How to Open Your 1995 Ford Ranger Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 1995 Ford Ranger Key Fob & Change Battery

Key fob grant access to your Ranger. When the key battery is dead you will not to be able close trunk or doors remotely. Below, you’ll benefit from knowing how to open your car remote key fob and change a weak battery DIY. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Ranger, follow our guide, but first make sure you have all you need before you start.

What size battery does 1995 Ford Ranger remote key fob take

Changing batteries in key fob require two CR2016 batteries and flat head screwdriver. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the size of your fob’s batteries.
  • 2xCR2016 batteries
  • flat head screwdriver

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

Inside of your remote key fob installed coin cell battery. Carefully try to pry apart your key fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Remove two CR2016 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old batteries with new one CR2016. Be sure to connect the battery the right way around in a circuit. Your remote key fob will not work if you connect battery wrong way.

When the new batteries installed, verify remote key fob functionality by pressing buttons. If all functions works, assemble your fob’s body in reverse order.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Accurately try to put the pieces together by hands from top to bottom. If your key shell tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

Video of key opening

How To Replace Ford Ranger Key Fob Battery 1995 1996 1997

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Ford Ranger use 2xCR2016 batteries. Price for CR2016 batteries are under $4 depending on the brand, size packaging and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to be sure.

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

Replacing your key fob battery is simple to do in 1995 Ford Ranger. Most of car manufacturers think about clients and make a special hole for remote key fob disassembly.

The price to replace the battery inside keyless entry remote is in range $50-600 depending on the brand and the service station.

You should replace batteries inside keyless entry remote of Ford Ranger at least every three or four years. lifespan of battery vary on usage time, quality and operating conditions. Lithium cells usually will last longer.

These symptoms will warning you that it's perhaps time to replace battery in your Ford Ranger: you didn't change battery more than 4 years, signal strength reduced, low key battery indicator on dashboard and multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: GQ43VT4T
  2. Models: 1995-1997 Ford Ranger