SOURCE: I have a 1998 Jaguare xj8, the battery is dead and
If the locking mechanism fails or no power is available, it is possible
to open the boot using a long thin screwdriver through the lower right
licence plate mounting hole.
Follow the linkage rod from the lock mechanism itself going left,
towards the centre, to where it joins the catch mechanism and push here.
It can help to shine a light through the left side licence plate hole,
and also to get a second screwdriver in here to take a little of the
tension off the catch itself, though not too much or it will spring back
into place.
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