How to Open Your 2011 Volvo XC60 Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 2011 Volvo XC60 Key Fob and Change Battery

If your car keyless entry remote isn't unlock doors well, the cell battery most likely needs to be changed. In this article, we outlined how to disassembly your remote key fob and replace your Volvo key battery.

What type battery remote key fob use

Before beginning disassembly key fob be sure that you have all recommended tools and materials: 2 CR2430 batteries and flat head screwdriver.
  • 2xCR2430 batteries
  • flat head screwdriver

Simple steps to replace the battery in your XC60's keyless entry remote

Inside of your key fob installed button battery. Move the key out of the way if it is in the remote key fob.

Carefully try to open your fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Replace two CR2430 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Get new batteries and install it inside 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 polarity on battery, by "+" mark.

After the new batteries installed, verify remote key fob by pressing buttons. If all functions works, assemble your keyless entry fob's shell in reverse order.

At this point squeeze fob’s back cover together. Line your case two halves together and assemble it together 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 guide

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FAQ

Remote key fob of Volvo XC60 require 2xCR2430 batteries. Price for CR2430 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.

Often, after keyless entry remote battery replace, reprogramming not required. Keyless entry remote reprogramming procedure often described in user's manual of your vehicle.

Yes, you can replace battery in your 2011 Volvo XC60 keyless entry remote yourself. Most hard part is to disassembly fob’s case. It's pretty easy with our instruction.

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

You should change batteries inside keyless entry remote of Volvo XC60 at least every three years. The lifetime of battery vary on usage time, quality and operating conditions.

These signs will warn you that it's probably time to replace battery in your Volvo XC60: low key battery indicator on dashboard, key fob buttons not working, signal strength reduced and you didn't change battery more than 4 years.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: KR55WK49266
  2. Models: 2008-2010 Volvo V70