Door Latches

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Jaguar XE and 2017 Jaguar XE. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The door latches are installed at the rear edge of each door and engage with strikers on the adjacent pillar. Each interior and exterior door handle is connected with a release cable to the corresponding door latch. In the driver door a third release cable is connected between the door latch and the concealed emergency key barrel.

Each door latch has a motor assembly that contains a locking motor, a double locking motor (market dependent), an unlock switch and an ajar switch. The motor assembly is connected to the related door module and the BCM/GWM. The door modules are connected to the BCM/GWM on the MS (Medium Speed) CAN (Controller Area Network) body systems bus.

The interior door handles are connected by a cable to the latch release mechanisms. Lock and unlock switches adjacent to each interior door handle allow the door locks to be activated from inside the vehicle. If a door is ajar, the locking feature is inhibited.

When the vehicle is locked, the locking motors disengage the door latches from the exterior handle release cables. Where fitted, the double locking motors disengage the door latches from the interior handle release cables when the vehicle is double locked. When the vehicle is subsequently unlocked, the release cables are re-engaged with the door latches.