How to Open Your 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Key Fob and Change Battery

Key fob allow easy access to your Cutlass. When the key fob battery is weak you’ll not to be able open doors from distance. In this article, you’ll benefit from knowing how to open your car remote key fob and replace a dead or weak battery yourself. If you choose to do it at home near Cutlass, follow our instruction, but don't forget to check all you need before you start.

What is the battery keyless entry remote use

Before starting disassembly key fob check all that you need: flat head screwdriver and one CR2032 battery.
  • 1xCR2032 battery
  • flat head screwdriver

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

A button battery installed inside the your key fob. Accurately try to disassemble your fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Replace 1xCR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new battery inside fob’s shell. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the charge cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check polarity on battery, by "+" mark.

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

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Accurately try to assemble the two halves in place by hands from top to bottom. Check your remote key fob shell for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step.

Key Fob Battery Replacement 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Video

How To Replace Oldsmobile Cutlass Key Fob Battery 1997 1998

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Keyless entry remote of Oldsmobile Cutlass use 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $4 build upon the brand, size packaging and type you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Usually, after remote 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.

Changing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Most of car manufacturers think of the customers and make a special hole for key fob disassembly.

Dealer service cost for change the battery in remote key fob is from 50 to 600 dollars depending on the make.

Remote key fob batteries in Oldsmobile Cutlass should be replaced every three or four years, but this will differ based on usage and quality. If your remote key fob shortened signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

These signs will warn you that it's perhaps time to change battery in your Oldsmobile Cutlass: low key battery indicator on dashboard, signal strength reduced, key fob buttons not working and you didn't change battery more than 4 years.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: ABO1502T | AB01502T
  2. Models: 1997-1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass