How to Open Your 2004 GMC Safari Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 2004 GMC Safari Key Fob and Change Battery

If your car remote key fob is not open doors properly, the cell battery probably needs to be replaced. In this case, you will benefit from knowing how to open your keyless entry remote and replace a weak battery DIY. If you decide to do it at home near Safari, follow our instruction, but first make sure you have all you need.

What type battery does 2004 GMC Safari key fob required

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

Step by step instruction

Inside of your key fob installed small button cell battery. Delicately try to open your key with hands or flat head screwdriver. Remove CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

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

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

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

How to replace the battery video instruction

How To Replace GMC Safari Key Fob Battery 2002 2003 2004 2005

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Keyless entry remote of GMC Safari require 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $5 depending on the size packaging, brand and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to be sure.

Usually, after remote key fob battery replace, reprogramming not required. Remote key fob reprogramming procedure often described in user's manual of your vehicle.

Changing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 2004 GMC Safari. Most of car manufacturers think about customers and make a special hole for remote key fob disassembly.

The price to change the battery inside keyless entry remote can run anywhere $50-600 depending on the car and the service station.

Keyless entry remote batteries in GMC Safari should be replaced every three years, although this will vary based on frequency of use and build quality. If your remote key fob decreased signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

These symptoms will alert you that it's possible time to change battery in your 2004 GMC Safari: signal strength reduced, multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, you didn't change battery more than 4 years and key fob buttons not working.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: KOBLEAR1XT
  2. Models: 2001-2005 GMC Safari