The trunk on your 02 X-Type will not open with the key or button on lid the trunk and there is no release button in the car or under the rear license plate does anyone have any ideas how to open this?

My trunk will not open from the key remote nor will the toggle switch work that is located on the rear of the trunk. QUESTION: IS THERE A KEY HOLE ON THE REAR OF THE TRUNK? I have read on line questions/anwsers and have been told that a key hole is located between the rear license plate and looks like a "hex" shape.

You need to look carefully because it is hidden. I have removed the license plate. Nothing there other than the two holes for the license plate.

I have been told the "hex" shape is above and between the license plate or it is between the lettering on the rear of the trunk (my model doesn't have anything located anywhere that looks like a "hex" shape. The plastic glow in the dark, emergency handle fell off about 2.5 weeks ago, so even if I could access the trunk from the inside, it won't open. I have read all of the questions/answers but I have not seen any responses as to how anyone eventually got the trunk open?

Thanks for any assistance you can give. When I went to NP02 (New Product 2002, the X-Type intro) we asked how to gain access to the boot if the latch button stopped working. The reply from the Jaguar engineers was to break out the left tail light assy and reach in for the manual release handle.

Several years later we had a car at the dealer and both the keyfob transmitter and the boot lid button would NOT open the lid. I called Jag tech line and asked if there was an updated way to gain access and the answer was 'still' to break out the left tail lamp assy to reach the release handle so I took a large hole saw and drilled several holes through the tail lamp and broke out a large section to get my arm in the hole and grab the release handle (I now had a large audience of dealer employees to watch the excitement). I installed a new tail lamp assy and repaired the original fault (I forget what failed, harness?

Since the boot lid handle is missing I would reach in with a 'hook' of some sort to grab the rear seat release. Then remove the boot lid carpeted liner to access the latch. You might find a good used tail lamp at a salvage yard?

Last edited by motorcarman; 11-22-2011 at 06:27 PM. Motorcarman, is there any way that doesn't involve breaking out the tail light assembly? I'm having a similar issue on my 2001 x-type but in addition to the trunk not opening, the interior lights stay on and the door ajar signal is lit on the console.

If the seats don't fold down because they are latched, NO! I can't think of another way.