1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

1996 Oldsmobile Achieva Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

Keyless entry remote grant easy access to your auto. When the key battery is weak you’ll lose your fob’s ability to control remote opening function. Below, we are going to tell you how to disassembly your remote key fob and replace a weak battery DIY. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Achieva, follow our guide, but first make sure you have everything you need before you start.

What is the battery keyless entry remote require

Changing batteries in remote key fob require flat head screwdriver and 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 change the battery in your Achieva's keyless entry remote

Inside of your key fob installed small button battery. Carefully try to pry apart your key with flat head screwdriver. Replace CR2016 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Get new batteries and install it in fob’s case. 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 fob’s case, verify that all working good by pressing buttons on key fob.

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

How to change the battery video guide

How To Replace Oldsmobile Achieva Key Fob Battery 1994 1995 1996

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Frequently Asked Questions

Keyless entry remote of Oldsmobile Achieva use 2xCR2016 batteries. Most CR2016 batteries are under $4-6 build upon the brand, type and size packaging you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to be sure.

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

Yes, you can change battery in your 1996 Oldsmobile Achieva remote key fob yourself. Most difficult part is to disassembly fob’s case. It's pretty easy with our guide.

The price to change the battery in keyless entry remote can run anywhere from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the brand and the service pricing.

You should change batteries inside keyless entry remote of modern cars at least every 4 years. The lifetime of battery differ on usage time, quality and operating conditions. Lithium cells usually will last longer.

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

  1. FCC ID: ABO0103T | ABO0104T
  2. Models: 1992-1996 Oldsmobile Achieva