How to Open Your 1993 Ford F-350 Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 1993 Ford F-350 Key Fob & Change Battery

Keyless entry remote grant access to your auto. When the key battery is dead or weak you lose your keyless entry fob's ability to control remote opportunities. It's not difficult to replace the battery in your key fob DIY. All tools, that you need is described in this article.

What size battery does 1993 Ford F-350 key fob take

Before beginning open key fob make sure that you have all recommended tools and materials: 2xCR2016 batteries and flat head screwdriver.
  • 2xCR2016 batteries
  • flat head screwdriver

Simple steps to change the battery in your F-350's keyless entry remote

Inside of your key fob installed coin battery. Delicately try to pry apart your key with pry tools. Change 2 CR2016 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old batteries with new one CR2016. Battery must be installed with the same position as was a previous. Your remote key fob will not work if you by mistake place battery wrong way.

Before assembling fob’s case, check that all functions works by pressing buttons on key fob.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Delicately try to assemble the pieces in place by hands from top to bottom. Inspect your key fob case for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step.

Video of remote key fob opening

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Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Ford F-350 use 2xCR2016 batteries. Price for CR2016 batteries are under $6 build upon the brand, size packaging and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

Usually, after key fob battery change, you do not need to reprogram. Don't be scare of this procedure, because often it's described in user's manual.

Replacing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 1993 Ford F-350. Most of car manufacturers think of the clients and make a special hole for keyless entry remote open.

The price to replace the battery inside fob can run anywhere $50-600 depending on the make and the service pricing.

You should replace batteries inside key fob of modern cars at least every 4 years. The term of battery differ on their amount of use, quality and operating conditions. Lithium cells normally will last longer.

These signs will warning you that it's perhaps time to replace battery in your 1993 Ford F-350: multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, key fob buttons not working, you didn't change battery more than 4 years and low key battery indicator on dashboard.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: GQ43VT4T
  2. Models: 1993-1997 Ford F-350