How to Open Your 2005 Toyota Celica Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 2005 Toyota Celica Key Fob and Change Battery

If your Toyota key isn't working perfectly, the cell battery most likely must to be replaced. In this post, we are going to tell you how to open your car key fob and replace a weak or dead battery yourself. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Celica, use this guide, but first make sure you have tools and materials required.

What type battery does 2005 Toyota Celica key fob required

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

Simple steps to replace the battery in your Celica's key fob

A small button battery installed in the your key fob. Remove screw on the back of the key fob. Spin the key fob over and look for at least one screw holding in the plastic.

Accurately try to disassemble your key fob with flat head screwdriver. Change 1xCR2025 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new battery in fob’s body. Be sure to connect the battery the right way around in a circuit. Your keyless entry remote will not work if you place battery wrong way.

Before assembling fob’s case, make sure that all is functioning by testing buttons on remote key fob.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Accurately try to put the pieces together by hands from top to bottom. Inspect your key case for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step. Screw the back of the key fob.

Video of remote key fob opening

How To Replace Toyota Celica Key Fob Battery 2005

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Key fob of Toyota Celica use 1xCR2025 batteries. Most CR2025 batteries are under $5 depending on the brand, type and size packaging you buy. Take your old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

Remote key fob in most of cases do not require to be reprogrammed after battery change. If your key fob not working, recheck new battery voltage. If it is not help, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Changing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 2005 Toyota Celica. Most of car manufacturers think of the customers and make a special hole for keyless entry remote open.

The price to change the battery inside fob can run anywhere $50-600 depending on the make and the service station.

Key fob batteries in Toyota Celica should be changed every 4 years, although this will differ based on frequency of use and quality. If your remote key fob reduced signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

If your Toyota has low key battery indicator on dashboard, fob's battery more than 4 years old, need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors or key fob buttons not working, it's probably battery replace inside key fob required. Currently installed battery is dead or weak with a high probability, but if it's not help, fob replace or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: BAB237131-056
  2. Models: 2000-2005 Toyota Celica