95/6 XJ6 Questions - Paperwork and How Do I Like Snow???

Folks,

I just bought a lovely green XJ6 manufactured in 1995 ( only 80 thousand miles -- 128000 Kilometers ). It is in great shape.

First, I do not have the "vehicle care handbook" owners manual for this car - I do have the driver's handbook, security system handbook, and stereo manual, etc - but not the this critical one. Is it possible to find one of these manuals? ( perhaps a PDF file somewhere? )

Also, I am concerned about driving this car in the snow. From what I read here this is not a good snow car. Here in Pittsburgh, we have usually 2 or 3 snowstorms a year, very steep hills, and very marginal road cleaning service.

Finally, what sort of traction control does this car have? I see there is a "traction control instrument light" but there are no buttons or controls that I can find.

What snow tires are the best and does weight in the trunk make a difference in traction. ( I have read differing theories on the weight issue )

Thanks very much for your help!

BNEX

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bnex
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desocec

Try the following for PDF files

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Peter

My XJ40 3.2 is doing better in snow than I expected it to. In Denmark we do not have too much snow, but I have been to Sweden a few times, and it is handling fairly well. Mine (1992) do not have any traction control or diff brake, so off cause you have to use the accelerator pedal with care... Goodyear UG5-tires in 215/65R15 is working fine for me. The car does not feel light in the rear like an old BMW or other lighter RWD cars. You can always fill the tank with gas to load the rear axle...

Leo Jensen

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Leo Jensen

Tires,tyres, whatever, buy 4 snow tires with studs and you'll have no worries. Use all season and it will not be pleasant.

Reply to
Blake Dodson

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The traction control switch on my XJR (dark green too, great colour) is on the extreme right (rhd car). It might be that traction isn't standard on yours, but that they have used the same display units for both XJ6s and XJRs. Snow driving can be scary, just don't put your foot down too hard.

Richard

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Turenne

Hi,

the "Daimler" version of the x300 usually was equipped with traction control. The "Executive" wasn't. Of the "Souvereigns", some had traction control, some hadn't. If the pre-owner can't tell you, you'll have to try it out yourself in the snow.

I, like others, found driving an x300 without t.c. in the snow isn't as bad as expected. Lots of snow in the Austrian Alps last year, but the cat ran smooth where "jeeps" with allweather tires got stuck on oversnowed ice. When the rear gets on the drift in an icy curve, however, it is tricky to gain control again - the x300 is long AND heavy.

The battery is located in the back of the car, so weight distribution is a tad better than in a Mercedes or Bimmer. I usually have 20 to 30 Kg of additional garabge in the boot, and the car feels balanced with that. Good winter tires are a must! I use Michelin Pilot Alpin A2. They're almost perfect, delivering maximum grip on ice and moderate amounts of snow. On the clean Autobahn you'll get whobbly steering above 160 Km/h or so but that shouldn't be a problem for you over there.

Kind Regards,

-flo.

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F. Z. Hackenbush

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