Member Since: 07 Feb 2023
Location: Dundee
Posts: 39
Change battery in key fob
Hi Folks
The car failed to open this morning and decided to open the key fob to determine what battery is required and order a replacement.
Did not expect to find a rechargeable Li-ion soldered onto a circuit board. Any explanations please?
30th May 2024 4:31 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10592
It charges when in the ignition.
30th May 2024 4:35 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8163
Or an electric tooth brush if car won't start.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
30th May 2024 5:22 pm
tommymcg
Member Since: 07 Feb 2023
Location: Dundee
Posts: 39
Re: Change battery in key fob
tommymcg wrote:
Hi Folks
The car failed to open this morning and decided to open the key fob to determine what battery is required and order a replacement.
Did not expect to find a rechargeable Li-ion soldered onto a circuit board. Any explanations please?
Hi Boys thanks for the replies, did not realise it charges when in the ignition. The last I changed a battery was for 2001 VW Passat and it was a straight forward battery.
Sorry don't get the electric toothbrush fix? In any case the battery requires to be changed as it does not hold a charge. Can the forum recommend or has experience of a repair for the key fob please?
30th May 2024 7:21 pm
HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
Posts: 610
If it has not charged in the car you can sometimes recharge them by propping a key on the side of a oral-b type charging base for several hours. It's free so worth trying 1st.
Both the key and an electric toothbrush are inductively charged. It does work, I rejuvinated a key that hadn't been used for some time (could have been years) and it worked fine thereafter. I then tried to avoid always using the same key.A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
30th May 2024 10:34 pm
tommymcg
Member Since: 07 Feb 2023
Location: Dundee
Posts: 39
Change battery in key fob
Hi Thanks for your reply, did not realise it was induction charging, every day is a school day.
Found a company on Ebay based in Peterborough that offers a repair service as the battery is not maintaining a charge. It is £25 and offers a return service within a week, seems like the best solution.
31st May 2024 8:53 am
tommymcg
Member Since: 07 Feb 2023
Location: Dundee
Posts: 39
I would recommend this seller on Ebay remoterepairscentre sent on Friday, repaired and returned on the Tuesday of the following week. New case and working.
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