How to Open Your 1993 Chevrolet S10 Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 1993 Chevrolet S10 Key Fob and Change Battery

Keyless entry remote allow easy access to your Chevrolet. When the keyless entry remote battery is weak you will lose your fob’s ability to control distance functions. Below, we explained how to disassembly your keyless entry remote and change your Chevrolet key battery step by step.

What type battery remote key fob require

Before starting open remote key fob check all that you need: flat head screwdriver and 2 CR2016 batteries.
  • 2xCR2016 batteries
  • flat head screwdriver

Simple steps to replace the battery in your S10's key fob

A coin cell battery installed inside the your keyless entry remote. Accurately try to pry apart your remote key fob with pry tools. Remove CR2016 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old batteries with new one CR2016. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the charge cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check position on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling fob’s case, verify that everything is functioning by pressing buttons on circuit board.

At this point squeeze keyless entry fob's back cover together. Line your case pieces together and assemble it in place by hands from top to bottom. Inspect your fob shell for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step.

How to change the battery video guide

How To Replace Chevrolet S 10 Key Fob Battery 1993 1994 1995 1996

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Key fob of Chevrolet S10 use 2xCR2016 batteries. Price for CR2016 batteries are under $5 build upon the brand, type and size packaging you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Remote key fob in most of cases reprogramming not required after battery replace. If your key fob not working, recheck new battery voltage. If it is not help, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Replacing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 1993 Chevrolet S10. Most of car manufacturers think of the customers and make a special hole for keyless entry remote open.

The cost to change the battery in fob is from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the car and the service station.

Remote key fob batteries in modern cars should be changed every three or four years, also this will differ based on usage and build quality. If your key fob shortened signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

These signs will alert you that it's perhaps time to replace battery in your Chevrolet S10: signal strength reduced, you didn't change battery more than 4 years, low key battery indicator on dashboard and key fob buttons not working.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: ABO0104T
  2. Models: 1993-1996 Chevrolet S10