How to Open Your 2017 Dodge Viper Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2017 Dodge Viper Key Fob & Change Battery

Remote key fob grant access to your car. Once the key fob battery is discharged you’ll lose your keyless entry fob's ability to use distance functions. In this article, we outlined how to disassembly your keyless entry remote and replace your Dodge key battery step by step.

What type battery remote key fob use

Before beginning open keyless entry remote check all that you need: flat head screwdriver, phillips head screwdriver and CR2032 battery.
  • phillips head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery
  • flat head screwdriver

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

Inside of your keyless entry remote installed small button battery. Remove any internal key first, and then try to pry apart the key fob. Remove fasteners on the back of the remote key fob. Flip the remote key fob over and find for at least one screw holding in the plastic.

Gently try to open your keyless entry remote with pry tools. Replace 1xCR2032 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.

Before assembling keyless entry fob's case, verify that all working fine by pressing buttons on key fob.

At this point squeeze fob’s back cover together. Line your shell two halves together and put it together by hands from top to bottom. Inspect your keyless entry remote shell for gaps. If it is not tightly closed try to repeat last step. Screw the back of the remote key fob.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Changing your keyless entry remote battery is easy to do in 2017 Dodge Viper. Most of car manufacturers think of the customers and make a special hole for keyless entry remote disassembly.

The cost to change the battery in key fob is in range $50-600 depending on the brand and the service pricing.

You should change batteries inside remote key fob of Dodge Viper at least once in three years. The lifetime of battery vary on frequency of use, operating conditions and quality.

If your Dodge signal strength reduced, has low key battery indicator on dashboard, fob's battery more than 4 years old or need multiple clicks to unlock or lock doors, it's probably battery replace in keyless entry remote needed. Currently installed battery is discharged with a high probability, but if it's not fix, key fob change or repair required.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: M3N-40821302
  2. Models: 2013-2018 Dodge Viper