There is a Cherry submicroswitch attached the the trunk latch. This switch controls the light and the instrument indicator. It also activates the alarm.
good luck... I haven't found it for over a month as of yet!
they are for night illumination of your license plate. Illegal if they are not working at night.
The Fuse for Licence Plate Lights on a Jaguar XJ8 [1999] is Located in the Fuse Box in the boot/Trunk on the right hand side it is Fuse No.-19 and is a 5AMP one.
Does it not have a key lock on the trunk lid.
In the trunk.
There isn't a remote trunk release on mine (i.e. from inside the cabin). The trunk unlocks on the central locking and/or can be unlocked with the key The release lever for the trunk lid is beneath the lock between the license plate lights. It's a chromed lever
Manual lever is located by license plate lights, turn key to unlock position and press chrome lever up.
my Oldsmobile alero did the same thing. It turned out to be as simple as a blown bulb in my tail light.
Behind the passenger seat there is a trunk release lever. Pull it straight out to unlock the trunk. (This is for a roadster)
i had the same problem i replaced the rear lamp control module. it is located in the trunk in the large fuse box near the battery. there not cheap. i found one in a salvage yard for 90.00 bucks. if you can, try someone;s to see if that's your problem good luck.
in the trunk
there is open trunk switch in the glove compartment