MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post

AndrewH · May 10th, 2004, 11:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by pubert

Hi Andy,
daft question, but how do you get in to change the battery, does the back just pop off with a bit of gentle leaverage? (dont want to kill it by pulling it to peaces).

The beemer garage told me that it should'nt be a flat battery because apparently it gets recharged when the key is in the ignition and the car is being driven, do'nt know how true this is.

Anything is worth a try

cheers
pubert

Pubert

Its fairly easy, all you do is gently prise the gap on the key end of the fob and work your way around the edge as it comes apart (the gap is on the key end on the opposite side to the lock/unlock buttons). Might be worth getting the battery first though. It’s a CR 2032 3 Volt battery and as dietcokeplease says, it's not a rechargeable battery.

Once you've got the back off the fob, you'll need to push a small black plastic clip away from the battery in order to get the battery to pop out (be careful as the plastic clip looks like it could break easily). Then do the reverse to get it back in again.

Hope this helps

Andrew

May 10th, 2004, 11:44 PM	#14
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 08:22 AM Posts: 4,182 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by pubert Hi Andy, daft question, but how do you get in to change the battery, does the back just pop off with a bit of gentle leaverage? (dont want to kill it by pulling it to peaces). The beemer garage told me that it should'nt be a flat battery because apparently it gets recharged when the key is in the ignition and the car is being driven, do'nt know how true this is. Anything is worth a try cheers pubert Pubert Its fairly easy, all you do is gently prise the gap on the key end of the fob and work your way around the edge as it comes apart (the gap is on the key end on the opposite side to the lock/unlock buttons). Might be worth getting the battery first though. It’s a CR 2032 3 Volt battery and as dietcokeplease says, it's not a rechargeable battery. Once you've got the back off the fob, you'll need to push a small black plastic clip away from the battery in order to get the battery to pop out (be careful as the plastic clip looks like it could break easily). Then do the reverse to get it back in again. Hope this helps Andrew