How to Open Your 2016 Ford Transit Connect Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 2016 Ford Transit Connect Key Fob and Change Battery

Key fob grant access to your Ford. Once the remote key fob battery is weak or dead you’ll lose your fob’s ability to control distance functions. In this post, you’ll benefit from knowing how to open your key fob and replace a weak battery yourself. If you choose to do it at home near Transit Connect, use this instruction, but don't forget to check everything you need before you start.

What type battery does 2016 Ford Transit Connect keyless entry remote required

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

Step by step instruction

A tiny button battery installed in the your key fob. Remove any internal key before you try to pry apart the keyless entry remote.

Carefully try to open your key with pry tools. Remove 1 CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Change old battery with fresh one CR2032. Be sure to connect the battery the right way around in a circuit. Your key fob will not work if you place battery wrong way.

After the new battery installed, check remote key fob functionality by pressing buttons. If everything working good, assemble your keyless entry fob's case in reverse order.

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

Video of keyless entry remote opening

Ford Transit Connect Remote Key Fob Battery Replacement 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Ford Transit Connect require 1xCR2032 batteries. Most CR2032 batteries are under $5 build upon the brand, type and size packaging you buy. You can take old battery to the store, to find a proper replacement.

Usually, after key battery replace, reprogramming not required. Key fob reprogramming procedure often described in user's manual of your vehicle.

Changing your keyless entry remote battery is simple to do in 2016 Ford Transit Connect. Most of car manufacturers think of the clients and make a special hole for keyless entry remote open.

The price to replace the battery inside key fob is in range $50-600 depending on the car and the service pricing.

Remote key fob batteries in Ford Transit Connect should be replaced every three or four years, although this will differ based on their amount of use and quality. If your key fob shortened signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop close doors and make problems for you.

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

  1. FCC ID: OUCD6000022
  2. Models: 2014-2018 Ford Transit Connect