# Eletronic key battery change **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 17, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eletronic-key-battery-change/47571 "2010-04-17T15:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ldeazevedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/97f17d/32.png) [@ldeazevedo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ldeazevedo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eletronic-key-battery-change/47571/1 "2010-04-17T15:09:21Z")
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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eletronic-key-battery-change/47571/2 "2010-04-17T16:20:45Z")
Make, model, year, question? After replacing the battery, the remote may have to be synchronized to the car. The procedure should be outlined in the Owner’s Manual. ---
**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eletronic-key-battery-change/47571/3 "2010-04-17T16:41:10Z")
It would be useful to have more info. “electronic key battery change” doesn’t even sound like a question. Usually you just pop the back off and replace the lithium coin cell(s) Mine takes two CR2016s. Yours may be different. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eletronic-key-battery-change/47571/4 "2010-04-17T16:43:37Z")
Yes. The electronic key fob battery (batteries) can be changed. Next question?