How to Replace the Battery in a 1998 Toyota Rav4 Key Fob

How to Replace the Battery in a 1998 Toyota Rav4 Key Fob

Key fob allow easy access to your auto. If the key fob battery is weak or dead you not to be able unlock car from distance. In this post, we outlined how to disassembly your car keyless entry remote and replace your Toyota key battery.

What kind of battery key fob use

Before going to disassembly remote key fob make sure that you have all recommended tools and materials: phillips head screwdriver, flat head screwdriver and one CR2025 battery.
  • phillips head screwdriver
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2025 battery

Simple steps to change the battery in your Rav4's key fob

Inside of your remote key fob installed tiny button battery. Remove fasteners on the back of the key fob. Spin the keyless entry remote over and find for at least 1 fastener holding in the plastic.

Gently try to pry apart your key fob with flat head screwdriver. Change 1xCR2025 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Get new battery and install it in keyless entry fob's case. Battery must be placed with the same position as was an old. Your keyless entry remote will not work if you by mistake place battery wrong way.

After the new battery installed, check remote key fob by pressing buttons. If everything is functioning, assemble your keyless entry fob's body in reverse order.

At this point squeeze fob’s back cover together. Line your shell two halves together and put it together by hands from top to bottom. If your keyless entry remote shell firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step. Screw the back of the remote key fob.

How to replace the battery video guide

How To Replace A 1998 - 2002 Toyota Rav4 Key Fob Battery FCCID BAB237131-022

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Toyota Rav4 require 1xCR2025 batteries. Price for CR2025 batteries are under $5 build upon the brand, type and size packaging you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Keyless entry remote in most of cases do not need to be reprogrammed after battery replace. If your keyless entry remote not working, recheck new battery voltage. If it is not help, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Changing your keyless entry remote battery is easy to do in 1998 Toyota Rav4. Most of car manufacturers think of the customers and make a special hole for remote key fob disassembly.

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

Remote key fob batteries in Toyota Rav4 should be changed once in three years, but this will vary based on usage and quality. If your keyless entry remote shortened signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop close doors and make problems for you.

If your Rav4 fob's battery more than 4 years old, signal strength reduced, key fob buttons not working or has low key battery indicator on dashboard, in most cases battery replace in keyless entry remote needed. Current battery is dead or weak 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: BAB237131-056
  2. Models: 1996-2005 Toyota Rav4