Lock on key fob

[Wedge]

My remote locking/unlocking mechanism is becoming less and less sensitive. I have to hold the button down for a long time in order to lock/unlock the car, and the range is diminishing. Is this likely just a low battery in the key fob? What size battery does it take?

Thanks

[Loren]

Most likely the battery - but sometimes some dirt gets in there too. It would be best to put in a new battery and clean the contacts well.

[Wedge]

Most likely the battery - but sometimes some dirt gets in there too. It would be best to put in a new battery and clean the contacts well.

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Thank you, sir. Will do.

[Kim]

  What size battery does it take?

Thanks

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The battery is a round, lithium battery, No. 2032, about the size of a nickel, and available at most drug stores, Radio Shacks, etc.

[Wedge]

  What size battery does it take?

Thanks

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The battery is a round, lithium battery, No. 2032, about the size of a nickel, and available at most drug stores, Radio Shacks, etc.

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Thank you, Kim!

[Kim]

  What size battery does it take?

Thanks

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The battery is a round, lithium battery, No. 2032, about the size of a nickel, and available at most drug stores, Radio Shacks, etc.

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Thank you, Kim!

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You're welcome. You can go the TSBs on this site and find the one that details how to change the battery. I know .... that sounds like a joke .... but it shows which way to pry out the battery without your worrying that you're going to break the little tab; and, how to re-initialize the transmitter if it does not work after the change.

[Wedge]

  What size battery does it take?

Thanks

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The battery is a round, lithium battery, No. 2032, about the size of a nickel, and available at most drug stores, Radio Shacks, etc.

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Thank you, Kim!

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You're welcome. You can go the TSBs on this site and find the one that details how to change the battery. I know .... that sounds like a joke .... but it shows which way to pry out the battery without your worrying that you're going to break the little tab; and, how to re-initialize the transmitter if it does not work after the change.

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Thanks, again. You rock.