1996 Ford Explorer Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

1996 Ford Explorer Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

Keyless entry remote grant easy access to your auto. When the keyless entry remote battery is dead you will not to be able lock trunk or doors from distance. In this post, we described how to disassembly your key fob and replace your Ford key battery.

What type battery does 1996 Ford Explorer keyless entry remote take

Don't forget before open key fob check all that you need: two CR2016 batteries and flat head screwdriver.
  • 2xCR2016 batteries
  • flat head screwdriver

Step by step instruction

A coin battery installed in the your keyless entry remote. Carefully try to disassemble your remote key fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Remove two CR2016 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Change old batteries with new one CR2016. Battery must be placed with the same polarity as was a previous. Your key will not work if you mistakenly place battery wrong way.

Before assembling fob’s case, check that all functions works by testing buttons on circuit board.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Carefully try to put the two halves in place by hands from top to bottom. If your key body tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

Video of key opening

How To Replace Ford Explorer Key Fob Battery 1993 1994 1995 1996

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Ford Explorer 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 be sure.

Remote key fob 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.

Replacing your keyless entry remote battery is easy to do in 1996 Ford Explorer. Most of car manufacturers think of the clients and make a special hole for remote key fob disassembly.

The price to replace the battery inside keyless entry remote is from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the car and the service pricing.

Key fob batteries in modern cars should be replaced once in 3-4 years, but this will differ based on usage and battery quality. If your key fob reduced signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

If your Ford fob's battery more than 4 years old, signal strength reduced, has low key battery indicator on dashboard or key fob buttons not working, it's probably battery change in remote key fob needed. Currently installed battery is dead with a high probability, but if it's not fix, key fob replace or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

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