How to Open Your 1998 Mercury Sable Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 1998 Mercury Sable Key Fob & Change Battery

Keyless entry remote allow access to your Mercury. Once the key fob battery is weak or dead you will lose your keyless entry fob's ability to use remote opportunities. In this case, we demonstrate how to disassembly your key fob and replace a discharged battery yourself. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Sable, follow our guide, but first make sure you have tools and materials required.

What is the battery key fob require

Before going to open remote key fob be sure that you have all required tools and materials: flat head screwdriver and one CR2032 battery.
  • 1xCR2032 battery
  • flat head screwdriver

Simple steps to change the battery in your Sable's keyless entry remote

A small button cell battery installed inside the your remote key fob. Delicately try to disassemble your key fob with flat head screwdriver. Remove one CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old battery with new one CR2032. 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.

After the new battery installed, verify keyless entry remote by pressing buttons. If all functions works, assemble your fob’s shell in reverse order.

At this point squeeze keyless entry fob's back cover together. Line your case two halves together and put it together by hands from top to bottom. Check your keyless entry remote body for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step.

Video of keyless entry remote disassembly

How To Replace Mercury Sable Key Fob Battery 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Mercury Sable use 1xCR2032 batteries. Most CR2032 batteries are under $6 depending on the size packaging, brand and type you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Usually, after remote key fob battery replace, reprogramming not required. Don't be scare of this procedure, because often it's described in user's manual.

Changing your remote key fob battery is simple to do in 1998 Mercury Sable. Most of car manufacturers think about clients and make a special hole for keyless entry remote open.

Auto repair shop's price for change the battery in fob is $50-600 depending on the make.

You should change batteries inside keyless entry remote of Mercury Sable at least once in four years. lifespan of battery differ on frequency of use, quality and operating conditions. Famous brands cells normally will last longer.

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

  1. FCC ID: CWTWB1U322
  2. Models: 1998-2007 Mercury Sable