How to Open Your 2016 Volkswagen Eos Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2016 Volkswagen Eos Key Fob & Change Battery

If your car key fob is no longer open doors correct, the battery likely must to be replaced. Below, we explained how to disassembly your car keyless entry remote and change a discharged battery yourself. If you choose to do it at home near Eos, use this instruction, but first make sure you have tools and materials required.

What is the battery remote key fob use

Changing battery in keyless entry remote require one CR2032 battery and flat head screwdriver. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the size of your fob’s batteries.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery

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

Inside of your keyless entry remote installed tiny button battery. Open key before you try to pry apart the key fob.

Carefully try to pry apart your key fob with pry tools. Change CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Change old battery with new one CR2032. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the current cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check position on battery, by "+" mark.

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

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Accurately try to assemble the pieces together by hands from top to bottom. Check your fob body for gaps. If it is not firmly closed try to repeat last step.

How to replace the battery video instruction

DIY: Volkswagen Key Fob Battery Replacement & Disassembly

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Volkswagen Eos use 1xCR2032 batteries. Most CR2032 batteries are under $4 build upon the size packaging, type and brand you buy. Take your old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

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

Changing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 2016 Volkswagen Eos. Most of car manufacturers think about customers and make a special hole for keyless entry remote open.

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

You should replace batteries inside key fob of Volkswagen Eos at least once in three years. The term of battery vary on usage time, operating conditions and quality.

These symptoms will warning you that it's probably time to change battery in your 2016 Volkswagen Eos: low key battery indicator on dashboard, multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors required, key fob buttons not working and signal strength reduced.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: NBG010206T
  2. Models: 2011-2017 Volkswagen Eos