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Replacing the Smart Key Battery
I have got a note on my dash saying the the smart key battery needs replacing.
Is it just a matter of taking the old battery out and replacing it?
Does anything need to be done BEFORE i remove the battery?
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27th Sep 2012 6:33 pm
gvw
Member Since: 16 Jan 2012
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Coin battery from eBay about £1 each for Duracell.
Pretty sure it explains how to change them in the manual
27th Sep 2012 6:54 pm
Hairy Dan
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Dead easy
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28th Sep 2012 2:34 pm
jeffersj
Member Since: 22 Oct 2007
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Will the Duracell DL 2032 do the same job? Use them in the garage remote.Jeff
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30th Sep 2012 3:07 pm
Hairy Dan
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With the numbers being the same I would think they would fit but not 100% sureCheers Ian
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30th Sep 2012 3:43 pm
Nottsman
Member Since: 18 Jun 2009
Location: East Midlands
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I got the smartkey low battery warning on the display and followed the instructions above.
Used the Duracell 2032 battery......no problems.2010 D4 TDV6 HSE - Nara Bronze
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26th Oct 2012 9:40 am
santiD3
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: Navarra
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A little be confused. I have 2008 D3 model and until today I don´t have any problems with the key batteries, only 2 years??
I see in the photo that key in D4 is a little different from D3, there is not release bottom.
2nd Nov 2012 4:09 pm
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I thought the D3 charged itself up in the ignition slot - hence the need to toggle the usage
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A little be confused. I have 2008 D3 model and until today I don´t have any problems with the key batteries, only 2 years??
I see in the photo that key in D4 is a little different from D3, there is not release bottom.
Yes, the D3 key fob is a sealed unit with a rechargeable battery soldered in place; induction charging when the key is close to the ignition barrel. As GlosBoy says, one needs to alternate key usage to keep them both charged. I have one original key (7 & 1/2 years use), and one replacement (other lasted about 5 years). I did perform a battery swap on the failed one, but it was the charging circuit that had failed, as the new battery lasted only a few weeks.Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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interesting.
What I do is change keys every two years, and until now almost 5 years without problems.
I know a friend who change battery and and you have to be very carefully to open
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10th Nov 2012 9:36 am
barryp
Member Since: 24 Dec 2006
Location: Sydney
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D4 uses a totally different system to D3.
CR2032 battery for D4 is a replacement and not a rechargeable as with D3.
A better system in my view.
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11th Nov 2012 6:33 am
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Yup, my warning came on yesterday after 29 months and 24k miles. I use the same fob all the time.
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21st Jan 2013 2:12 pm
integrale
Member Since: 10 Mar 2008
Location: Aarhus
Posts: 230
I just got the "low battery" warning and I'm trying to change the battery. The key looks loke the one from the handbook but it does not open fully. What do I do wrong?
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