How to Open Your 2016 Lincoln MKT Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2016 Lincoln MKT Key Fob & Change Battery

If your Lincoln keyless entry remote is not open doors perfectly, the battery likely must to be replaced. In this post, we described how to open your car key fob and replace your Lincoln key battery step by step.

What kind of battery remote key fob use

Before beginning disassembly remote 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 MKT's key fob

Inside of your keyless entry remote installed tiny coin battery. Move the key out of the way if it is in the keyless entry remote.

Carefully try to open your keyless entry remote with pry tools. Replace 1xCR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old battery with fresh one CR2032. Battery must be installed with the same position as was a previous. Your remote key fob will not work if you by mistake put battery wrong way.

Before assembling keyless entry fob's case, make sure that all functions works by pressing buttons on keyless entry remote.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Delicately try to put the two halves together by hands from top to bottom. If your fob shell firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

Video of key fob opening

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Frequently Asked Questions

Keyless entry remote of Lincoln MKT use 1xCR2032 batteries. Most CR2032 batteries are under $4-6 build upon the size packaging, type and brand you buy. Take your old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

Often, after keyless entry remote battery replace, reprogramming not required. Don't be scare of this procedure, because often it's described in user's manual.

Yes, you can change battery in your 2016 Lincoln MKT keyless entry remote yourself. Most hard part is to disassembly keyless entry fob's case. It's pretty simple with our instruction.

Car service cost for change the battery in keyless entry remote is $50-600 depending on the brand.

Key fob batteries in modern cars should be changed every three or four years, but this will vary based on their amount of use and battery quality. If your key fob reduced signal strength, you should replace batteries before it stop close doors and make problems for you.

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

  1. FCC ID: LIN M3N5WY8609
  2. Models: 2013-2020 Lincoln MKT