How to Replace the Battery in a 2012 Hyundai Accent Key Fob

How to Replace the Battery in a 2012 Hyundai Accent Key Fob

Keyless entry remote grant access to your car. Once the key fob battery is weak or dead you not to be able open trunk or doors from distance. In this article, we walks you through how to disassembly your key fob and change your Hyundai key battery.

What kind of battery keyless entry remote require

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

Step by step guide

A small coin battery installed inside the your remote key fob. Remove any internal key first, and then try to pry apart the remote key fob.

Accurately try to disassemble your keyless entry remote with hands or flat head screwdriver. Replace CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old battery with new one CR2032. Battery must be placed with the same polarity as was a previous. Your keyless entry remote will not work if you mistakenly put battery wrong way.

When the new battery installed, check key fob by pressing buttons. If all functions works, assemble your fob’s case in reverse order.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Accurately try to put the two halves together by hands from top to bottom. If your fob body tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

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Hyundai Accent Key Fob Battery Replacement (2006 - 2017)

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FAQ

Key fob of Hyundai Accent require 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $4-6 depending on the size packaging, brand and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

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

Changing your key fob battery is easy to do in 2012 Hyundai Accent. Most of car manufacturers think about customers and make a special hole for remote key fob open.

Auto repair shop's pricing for replace the battery in fob is from 50 to 600 dollars depending on the car.

You should change batteries inside keyless entry remote of Hyundai Accent at least once in 4 years. The lifetime of battery vary on their amount of use, operating conditions and quality. Lithium cells normally will last longer.

If your auto signal strength reduced, fob's battery more than 4 years old, has low key battery indicator on dashboard or need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors, it's probably battery replace in remote key fob required. Installed battery is discharged with a high probability, but if it's not fix, remote key fob change or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: TQ8RKE-3F03
  2. Models: 2011-2014 Hyundai Accent