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2001 Mercury Cougar Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

2001 Mercury Cougar Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

If your Mercury remote key fob is no longer working perfectly, the cell battery surely needs to be changed. In this case, we demonstrate how to open Mercury remote key fob and replace a weak or dead battery yourself. If you decide to do it at home near Cougar, use this guide, but first make sure you have tools and materials required before you start.

What type battery key fob require

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

Simple steps to replace the battery in your car's keyless entry remote

A tiny button cell battery installed inside the your key fob. Accurately try to disassemble your keyless entry remote with hands or flat head screwdriver. Replace 1xCR2032 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 current cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check position on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling fob’s case, verify that all functions works by testing buttons on key fob.

At this point squeeze keyless entry fob's back cover together. Line your case two halves together and assemble it in place by hands from top to bottom. If your key fob shell firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

How to change the battery video instruction

How To Replace Mercury Cougar Key Fob Battery 1999 2000 2001 2002

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Key fob of Mercury Cougar require 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $4-6 depending on the type, brand and size packaging you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to be sure.

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

Changing your remote key fob battery is simple to do in 2001 Mercury Cougar. Most of car manufacturers think about clients and make a special hole for key fob disassembly.

The price to replace the battery inside key can run anywhere from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the brand and the service pricing.

Remote key fob batteries in modern cars should be changed once in three years, also this will vary based on frequency of use and quality. If your remote key fob reduced signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop close doors and make problems for you.

If your auto fob's battery more than 4 years old, need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors, key fob buttons not working or signal strength reduced, it's probably battery change inside key fob needed. Current battery is weak or dead with a high probability, but if it's not help to fix issues, fob replace or repair required.
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Contents:

  1. Battery Size and Tools
  2. Replacement Guide
  3. Video Instruction
  4. FAQ

Other Mercury Models:

Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: CWTWB1U322
  2. Models: 1999-2002 Mercury Cougar