How to Open Your 2013 Toyota Tacoma Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2013 Toyota Tacoma Key Fob & Change Battery

If your car remote key fob is not unlock doors perfectly, the battery surely needs to be replaced. In this article, we explained how to disassembly Toyota remote key fob and replace a weak or dead battery DIY. If you gonna solve to do it at home near Tacoma, use this guide, but don't forget to check tools and materials required before you start.

What type battery keyless entry remote use

Before you start to open key fob check all that you need: 1xCR2032 battery and flat head screwdriver.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery

Simple steps to change the battery in your Tacoma's remote key fob

A small coin cell battery installed in the your remote key fob. Remove any internal key before you try to pry apart the remote key fob.

Gently try to open your key with pry tools. Remove CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new battery inside keyless entry fob's body. Be sure to connect the battery the right way around in a circuit. Your remote key fob will not work if you connect battery wrong way.

Before assembling fob’s case, check that all is functioning by pressing buttons on circuit board.

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. Inspect your remote key fob case for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step.

Video of key disassembly

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FAQ

Remote key fob of Toyota Tacoma use 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $5 build upon the brand, size packaging and type you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Key fob in most of cases reprogramming not needed after battery replace. If your remote key fob not working, recheck new battery voltage. If it is not help, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Changing your keyless entry remote battery is easy to do in 2013 Toyota Tacoma. Most of car manufacturers think about clients and make a special hole for key fob open.

Car service pricing for replace the battery in key fob is $50-600 depending on the make.

Remote key fob batteries in modern cars should be changed once in 4 years, also this will vary based on usage and battery quality. If your keyless entry remote reduced signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop working and make trouble for you.

These symptoms will warning you that it's perhaps time to change battery in your 2013 Toyota Tacoma: multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, key fob buttons not working, you didn't change battery more than 4 years and signal strength reduced.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: GQ43VT20T
  2. Models: 2005-2018 Toyota Tacoma