How to Open Your 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Key Fob & Change Battery

Key fob allow access to your auto. Once the key battery is dead or weak you lose your keyless entry fob's ability to use remote opening function. It's not complicated to replace the battery in your remote key fob, and it’s easier than you think. Everything you need is described in this post.

What kind of battery remote key fob use

Changing batteries in key fob require flat head screwdriver and two CR1620 batteries. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the type of your keyless entry fob's batteries.
  • 2xCR1620 batteries
  • flat head screwdriver

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

A button cell battery installed in the your remote key fob. Gently try to disassemble your key with pry tools. Replace CR1620 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new batteries in fob’s shell. 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.

When the new batteries installed, verify remote key fob by pressing buttons. If all functions works, assemble your keyless entry fob's shell in reverse order.

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

How to replace the battery video instruction

How To Replace Ford Crown Victoria Key Fob Battery 1995 2006

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Ford Crown Victoria use 2xCR1620 batteries. Price for CR1620 batteries are under $6 build upon the type, brand and size packaging you buy. Take your old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

Usually, after remote key fob battery change, you do not need to reprogram. Keyless entry remote reprogramming procedure often described in user's manual of your vehicle.

Changing your key fob battery is simple to do in 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. Most of car manufacturers think about clients and make a special hole for remote key fob open.

Car service cost for replace the battery in fob is from 50 to 600 dollars depending on the make.

You should replace batteries inside key fob of modern cars at least once in 3-4 years. lifespan of battery vary on their amount of use, operating conditions and quality. Lithium cells usually will last longer.

These signs will warn you that it's probably time to replace battery in your Ford Crown Victoria: signal strength reduced, key fob buttons not working, multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required and low key battery indicator on dashboard.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: LHJ002
  2. Models: 1995-1997 Ford Crown Victoria