How to Replace the Battery in a 1993 Toyota Celica Key Fob

How to Replace the Battery in a 1993 Toyota Celica Key Fob

If your auto keyless entry remote is not open doors perfectly, the cell battery surely needs to be replaced. Below, we outlined how to open your car key fob and replace your Toyota key battery.

What size battery does 1993 Toyota Celica remote key fob required

Replacing battery in remote key fob require flat head screwdriver, phillips head screwdriver and 1xCR2025 battery. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the size of your fob’s batteries.
  • 1xCR2025 battery
  • flat head screwdriver
  • phillips head screwdriver

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

Inside of your remote key fob installed small coin cell battery. Remove screw on the back of the remote key fob. Flip the key fob over and find for at least 1 screw holding in the plastic.

Gently try to disassemble your remote key fob with flat head screwdriver. Replace one CR2025 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Get new battery and install it in fob’s body. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the current cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check polarity on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling keyless entry fob's case, check that everything working properly by pressing buttons on remote key fob.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Accurately try to put the pieces in place by hands from top to bottom. Check your key shell for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step. Screw the back of the keyless entry remote.

Video of key fob disassembly

How To Replace Toyota Celica Key Fob Battery 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Keyless entry remote of Toyota Celica use 1xCR2025 batteries. Most CR2025 batteries are under $4-6 depending on the size packaging, type and brand you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to be sure.

Keyless entry remote in most of cases reprogramming not needed after battery replace. If your keyless entry remote not working, recheck new battery voltage. Otherwise, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Yes, you can change battery in your 1993 Toyota Celica remote key fob yourself. Most difficult part is to open fob’s case. It's pretty simple with our guide.

Dealer service price for change the battery in key is from 50 to 600 dollars depending on the make.

Key fob batteries in Toyota Celica should be changed once in 4 years, also this will vary based on usage and build quality. If your keyless entry remote shortened signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

If your car signal strength reduced, has low key battery indicator on dashboard, need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors or fob's battery more than 4 years old, it's probably battery change in key fob needed. Current battery is dead with a high probability, but if it's not help, fob change or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: BAB237131-022
  2. Models: 1990-1997 Toyota Celica