2015 Toyota Matrix Key Fob Battery Replacement Instructions

2015 Toyota Matrix Key Fob Battery Replacement Instructions

Key fob allow easy access to your auto. When the key fob battery is dead you’ll lose your fob’s ability to use distance opening function. In this article, we outlined how to open your car remote key fob and change your Toyota key battery step by step.

What kind of battery remote key fob use

Replacing battery in remote key fob require 1xCR2025 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
  • 1xCR2025 battery

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

A button cell battery installed in the your remote key fob. Remove any internal key first, and then try to pry apart the key fob.

Delicately try to open your remote key fob with flat head screwdriver. Change 1xCR2025 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old battery with fresh one CR2025. 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 position on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling fob’s case, make sure that all functions works by pressing buttons on remote key fob.

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

Video of key fob disassembly

How to â—Ź Toyota Key Fob Remote Keyless Battery Change/Replace

Still not working? Buy new one

FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Toyota Matrix use 1xCR2025 batteries. Price for CR2025 batteries are under $4-6 depending on the size packaging, type and brand you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Key fob 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.

Yes, you can change battery in your 2015 Toyota Matrix key yourself. Most difficult part is to disassembly keyless entry fob's case. It's pretty simple with our step by step guide.

The price to replace the battery in fob is from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the make and the service pricing.

You should replace batteries inside key fob of modern cars at least every three years. The lifetime of battery differ on frequency of use, quality and operating conditions.

These signs will alert you that it's perhaps time to replace battery in your 2015 Toyota Matrix: multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, you didn't change battery more than 4 years, signal strength reduced and low key battery indicator on dashboard.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: GQ4-29T
  2. Models: 2009-2016 Toyota Matrix