How to Open Your 1999 Ford Explorer Key Fob and Change Battery
If your car remote key fob is not open doors perfectly, the cell battery likely must to be replaced. Below, we described how to disassembly your key fob and change your Ford key battery.
What size battery does 1999 Ford Explorer keyless entry remote take
Changing battery in keyless entry remote require flat head screwdriver and 1xCR2032 battery. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the size of your keyless entry fob's batteries.- flat head screwdriver
- 1xCR2032 battery
Step by step instruction
A coin cell battery installed inside the your remote key fob. Gently try to disassemble your key with hands or flat head screwdriver. Replace one CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.
Change old battery with fresh 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.
Before assembling keyless entry fob's case, verify that all functions works by testing buttons on circuit board.
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. If your keyless entry remote case tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.
Video of remote key fob opening
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