How to Replace the Battery in a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg Key Fob

How to Replace the Battery in a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg Key Fob

If your Volkswagen key fob is no longer working correct, the battery more likely must to be changed. In this case, you’ll benefit from knowing how to open Volkswagen keyless entry remote and replace a dead battery DIY. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Touareg, use this instruction, but first make sure you have tools and materials required before you start.

What type battery does 2004 Volkswagen Touareg remote key fob take

Replacing battery in key fob require flat head screwdriver and one CR2032 battery. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the size of your fob’s batteries.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery

Step by step guide

A small button battery installed inside the your key fob. Open the key if it is in the key fob.

Carefully try to disassemble your remote key fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Change 1 CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new battery in fob’s shell. 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 position on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling keyless entry fob's case, make sure that all functions works by pressing buttons on circuit board.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Gently try to put 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Usually, after key battery change, you do not need to reprogram. Don't be scare of this procedure, because often it's described in user's manual.

Yes, you can replace battery in your 2004 Volkswagen Touareg remote key fob yourself. Most difficult part is to disassembly fob’s case. It's pretty simple with our guide.

Car service price for replace the battery in keyless entry remote is $50-600 depending on the brand.

Keyless entry remote batteries in Volkswagen Touareg should be changed every three years, also this will vary based on their amount of use and battery quality. If your keyless entry remote decreased signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make problems for you.

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

  1. FCC ID: NBG010206T
  2. Models: 2004-2016 Volkswagen Touareg