How to Open Your 2008 Chevrolet Impala Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2008 Chevrolet Impala Key Fob & Change Battery

If your car keyless entry remote is no longer unlock doors perfectly, the cell battery most likely needs to be changed. In this post, we described how to open your car keyless entry remote and change your Chevrolet key battery.

What type battery does 2008 Chevrolet Impala key fob required

Before starting disassembly keyless entry remote check all that you need: flat head screwdriver and 1xCR2032 battery.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery

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

A coin cell battery installed in the your keyless entry remote. Accurately try to disassemble your key fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Replace CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new battery inside fob’s body. Battery must be placed with the same position as was an old. Your key fob will not work if you by mistake place battery wrong way.

Before assembling keyless entry 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 shell pieces together and put it together by hands from top to bottom. If your fob shell firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

Video of key fob disassembly

How to Replace A Key Fob Battery for Chevrolet Impala 2006 - 2013 FCCID: OUC60270

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Chevrolet Impala use 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $5 depending on the brand, size packaging and type you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Often, after key fob battery change, reprogramming not required. Don't be scare of this procedure, because often it's described in user's manual.

Replacing your key fob battery is easy to do in 2008 Chevrolet Impala. Most of car manufacturers think about customers and make a special hole for key fob disassembly.

Auto repair shop's cost for replace the battery in remote key fob is $50-600 depending on the car.

Keyless entry remote batteries in Chevrolet Impala should be changed every four years, but this will differ based on their amount of use and battery quality. If your key fob reduced signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop open doors and make problems for you.

These signs will warning you that it's perhaps time to replace battery in your Chevrolet Impala: multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, signal strength reduced, you didn't change battery more than 4 years and low key battery indicator on dashboard.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: OUC60270
  2. Models: 2006-2013 Chevrolet Impala