How to Open Your 1996 Ford Bronco Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 1996 Ford Bronco Key Fob & Change Battery

Remote key fob grant easy access to your Ford. Once the key battery is dead you will not to be able unlock doors from distance. It's not difficult to change the battery in your keyless entry remote, and it’s easier than you think. All tools, that you need is described in this article.

What kind of battery keyless entry remote use

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

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

Inside of your keyless entry remote installed tiny coin cell battery. Gently try to disassemble your fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Change two CR2016 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Change old batteries with fresh one CR2016. 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 all working fine by pressing buttons on key fob.

At this point squeeze keyless entry fob's back cover together. Line your case two halves together and assemble it together by hands from top to bottom. If your key body firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

Video of key opening

How To Replace Ford Bronco Key Fob Battery 1994 1995 1996

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Ford Bronco require 2xCR2016 batteries. Price for CR2016 batteries are under $4-6 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.

Key fob in most of cases do not need to be reprogrammed after battery replace. If your key not working, recheck new battery voltage. Otherwise, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Replacing your key fob battery is simple to do in 1996 Ford Bronco. Most of car manufacturers think of the customers and make a special hole for key fob disassembly.

The cost to replace the battery inside fob can run anywhere from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the car and the service station.

Key fob batteries in Ford Bronco should be changed once in 3-4 years, although this will differ based on their amount of use and build quality. If your remote key fob decreased signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop open doors and make trouble for you.

These symptoms will alert you that it's probably time to change battery in your 1996 Ford Bronco: multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, low key battery indicator on dashboard, signal strength reduced and you didn't change battery more than 4 years.
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Fob Compatibility:

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