JAGUAR S-Type - S-Type Rear Brakes

Q
My better half has a two-year old S-TYPE 3.0-litre petrol V6 (a run out XS model) that has just over 14,000 miles on the speedometer. I recently took it to the Jaguar main dealer in Kent where it was purchased for its annual service, and they reported that the rear brake pads were worn down to 3mm (I understand that they are normally 11mm new) and should be changed.
Having driven innumerable cars over nearly 50 years I was somewhat taken aback and questioned whether there was a fault on the car - I have never heard of a car requiring new rear pads before replacing the front ones, especially when taking into account the mileage. I was told that this is within Jaguar limits and was due to the electronic handbrake. I then reminded them that I previously owned a 2004 S-TYPE and the rear pads were still okay at 26,000 miles when I part-exchanged the car a couple of years ago. Your feedback would be most appreciated.

A
There have been numerous cases of premature rear pad wear on S-TYPEs with the electronic handbrake, usually caused by incorrect calibration of the system when new or following a pad change. A service bulletin has been issued concerning this and includes the calibration procedure. Unfortunately the setting up of the handbrake requires a diagnostic computer, either Jaguar's own IDS or the aftermarket Autologic; strangely we do not as yet seem to be hearing of problems when pads are fitted by independent Jaguar specialists.