How to Open Your 2012 Toyota Camry Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2012 Toyota Camry Key Fob & Change Battery

Remote key fob grant easy access to your Toyota. Once the key fob battery is weak you will not to be able lock car remotely. Yes, it is possible to replace the battery in your key fob, and it’s easier than you think. All tools, that you need is explained in this post.

What kind of battery remote key fob use

Don't forget before disassembly key fob check all that you need: flat head screwdriver and CR1632 battery.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR1632 battery

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

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

Accurately try to disassemble your key fob with pry tools. Remove one CR1632 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new battery inside keyless entry fob's case. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the current cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check position on battery, by "+" mark.

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

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Accurately try to put the pieces in place by hands from top to bottom. If your keyless entry remote body tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

How to replace the battery video instruction

2012 - 2014 Toyota Camry key battery replacement

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Toyota Camry require 1xCR1632 batteries. Price for CR1632 batteries are under $5 build upon the type, size packaging and brand you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to be sure.

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

Changing your keyless entry remote battery is easy to do in 2012 Toyota Camry. Most of car manufacturers think of the clients and make a special hole for keyless entry remote disassembly.

The price to change the battery in remote key fob is in range $50-600 depending on the make and the service station.

You should replace batteries inside key fob of modern cars at least once in three years. The lifetime of battery vary on frequency of use, operating conditions and quality. Lithium cells normally will last longer.

If your car fob's battery more than 4 years old, signal strength reduced, need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors or key fob buttons not working, it's probably battery change in key fob needed. Current battery is discharged with a high probability, but if it's not help, key fob change or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: HYQ14AAB
  2. Models: 2007-2014 Toyota Camry