How to Replace the Battery in a 2012 Ford E-450 Key Fob

How to Replace the Battery in a 2012 Ford E-450 Key Fob

Key fob allow access to your car. Once the key fob battery is dead or weak you’ll not to be able open car remotely. Yes, it is possible to change the battery in your remote key fob with our step by step instruction. Everything you need is described in this article.

What size battery does 2012 Ford E-450 keyless entry remote take

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

Step by step guide

Inside of your remote key fob installed small button cell battery. Remove any internal key before you try to pry apart the keyless entry remote.

Carefully try to disassemble your key with pry tools. Remove 1 CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old battery with new one CR2032. 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 working fine by pressing buttons on key fob.

At this point squeeze keyless entry fob's back cover together. Line your body pieces together and assemble it together by hands from top to bottom. If your remote key fob case firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Ford E-450 require 1xCR2032 batteries. Most CR2032 batteries are under $5 depending on the size packaging, brand and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Keyless entry remote in most of cases reprogramming not needed after battery change. If your remote key fob not working, recheck new battery voltage. Otherwise, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Replacing your keyless entry remote battery is easy to do in 2012 Ford E-450. Most of car manufacturers think about customers and make a special hole for remote key fob open.

The cost to change the battery in remote key fob can run anywhere from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the brand and the service pricing.

Keyless entry remote batteries in modern cars should be replaced every four years, but this will vary based on frequency of use and quality. If your key fob reduced signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

These signs will alert you that it's perhaps time to change battery in your 2012 Ford E-450: low key battery indicator on dashboard, key fob buttons not working, multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required and you didn't change battery more than 4 years.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: CWTWB1U331
  2. Models: 2008-2016 Ford E-450