How to Open Your 2016 Audi A8 Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2016 Audi A8 Key Fob & Change Battery

Key fob grant easy access to your auto. Once the keyless entry remote battery is dead you’ll not to be able unlock car remotely. In this post, we explained how to disassembly your remote key fob and change your Audi key battery.

What type battery does 2016 Audi A8 keyless entry remote take

Don't forget before disassembly remote key fob be sure that you have all required tools and materials: 1 CR2032 battery and flat head screwdriver.
  • 1xCR2032 battery
  • flat head screwdriver

Step by step guide

Inside of your key fob installed small coin battery. Open the key if it is in the keyless entry remote.

Carefully try to disassemble your key with flat head screwdriver. Remove 1xCR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Change old battery with fresh one CR2032. Battery must be placed with the same polarity as was an old. Your key fob will not work if you by mistake place battery wrong way.

After the new battery installed, verify keyless entry remote 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. Gently try to put the two halves together by hands from top to bottom. If your key fob shell tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

Video of key disassembly

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FAQ

Key fob of Audi A8 require 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, with you to find a proper replacement.

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

Yes, you can replace battery in your 2016 Audi A8 remote key fob yourself. Most hard part is to open keyless entry fob's case. It's pretty simple with our guide.

Auto repair shop's price for replace the battery in fob is $50-600 depending on the car.

You should replace batteries inside remote key fob of Audi A8 at least every 4 years. The lifetime of battery differ on frequency of use, quality and operating conditions.

If your Audi has low key battery indicator on dashboard, signal strength reduced, key fob buttons not working or need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors, it's probably battery replace inside keyless entry remote needed. Installed battery is dead or weak with a high probability, but if it's not help to fix issues, key change or repair needed.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: IYZFBSB802
  2. Models: 2013-2016 Audi A8