Zee09
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VW Did It Right- Key Fob
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Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Mine were square but totally different
Neat I just replaced battery for 2018 VW just today too. however it would not start without putting key against ignition column. No warning except key was not nearby message even though in car. It’s a yearly thing .
Zee09
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I had an 18 Passat for 3 years but only had to replace the fob battery once, cr2032. Our 17 Edge is on original batteries maybe I should preemptively replace.
Zee09
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These went out in 2 years...
Not bad I guess. Very easy to pop the case open. I might just do them yearly but my car is getting very old in Jimmy years
The Tiguan has keyless start which I think consumes battery but not sure.
Yeah so did my Passat. My Jetta took a key though.
I wish. I got the surprise when the car didn't unlock. It was fun trying to pop the lock cover off without scratching the car in the pouring rain. I now keep a backup battery in my work bag.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Wow that little battery gave me more torque and hp as well as increased smoothness and the AC blows much colder...
I recommend everyone change them NOW!
I recommend everyone change them NOW!
twouvakind
Site Donor 2024
Same with the 2016 Kia remote, it is often activated in my pocket. Lord knows how long the button(s)are pushed, depleting the 2032 prematurely. First time I had to do the start button proximity start.
I didn't see this before. 2018 GTI, exact same scenario. The weird thing is it had a couple of other odd electrical gremlins as well. It seemed like the key allowed it to start, but the radio wouldn't turn on and putting the car in gear wouldn't not engage the clutch in the DSG gearbox. It would free rev and roll like it was in neutral. I shut the car down and held the key against the designated spot on the column and that worked and allowed me to get the car home.
My Mini's e-key remote uses a VL2020 rechargeable that gets charged via induction while in the e-key slot in the dashboard. It lasted for almost 8 years and I replaced it at the beginning of this year.
It also depends on the fob, don’t you think? A manual remote might last longer. A modern passive fob, maybe not as much.
Uh yeah.. Non RS fobs lasted longer and with those low whr batteries like those little 3v cylindrical ones the 90's Ford fobs had. But just because a modern fob is RS doesn't mean it's okay for it to only last 1-3 years. A cr2450 wouldn't make the fob large enough to upset anyone if they were to even notice it was a bit wider and thicker because of the bigger battery but it would last much longer which just about any logical person would prefer if given the choice. A 2450 has 2.57x the whr capacity compared to the 2032 going by Energizers capacity numbers.
Put your fob in a metal box, or if required more than 1 box nested inside another. When your fob signal is blocked my enough metal the signal can not get out. Test to see if you are using enough metal by trying to see if the vehicle see the fob while it is in the boxes.
I put mine in a small silver jewelry box and I put a rubber band around that to make sure it stays all the way closed and then I put that in a cookie tin. Either one of those alone is not enough to block the signal but combined by nesting the smaller one inside the other one with the fob in the smaller one the car will not recognize the fob as being there. So there's no way for anyone to capture the signal to use that as a means of stealing the car.
An old iron Dutch oven with the lid on would probably be a great metal box to keep your fob in to block the signal from getting out.
There are different quality batteries out there and some of the cheaper stuff doesn't last very long.
