Key fob battery nearly dead

[Jowe]

Hi...

i have to soend about 30 seconds every time i lock or unlock my car as the battery in the key is nearly dead... can i just change the battery and itll be fine or will i have to get the key reprogrammed?


its a 1994 1.8 16v btw...


any help please... my car is delocked so need to get this sorted asap lol

[schakal]

yeah just replace the battery

[Jowe]

lovely!

any idea what size it is?

[lewis_willy2]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-GP-27A-A27-M...1%7C240%3A1318


as above^^^^

[Wobba]

What I'd do is get a phillips screwdriver, open it up, and have a look



However...I can tell you they are Panasonic CR2016 3V, and you need two for full charge.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=4470

[Wobba]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-GP-27A-A27-MN27-L828-12V-Car-Alarm-Key-Fob-Batteries_W0QQitemZ150306024136QQcmdZViewItem?hash =item150306024136&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=7 2%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318


as above^^^^

Ahh yea, the 2016's there are good, they come in 5's!

[Jowe]

im not beiong lazy!

im just worried about opening it up and it not working again cos like i said its got delocked doors!

would a Panasonic cr2032 3v battery work?

[Jowe]

just realised the 2032 is too big. thanks for the help...


is there a certain time restrition about how quickly i have to put the batteries in?

[Wobba]

just realised the 2032 is too big. thanks for the help...


is there a certain time restrition about how quickly i have to put the batteries in?

No they key fob data is 'hardwired' data, much like the BIOS on a PC.

[Jowe]

Blindin'... thanks wobba!