How to Open Your 2017 Honda Accord Key Fob & Change Battery

How to Open Your 2017 Honda Accord Key Fob & Change Battery

Keyless entry remote grant easy access to your Honda. When the remote key fob battery is weak you’ll lose your keyless entry fob's ability to control distance functions. In this article, we walks you through how to disassembly your remote key fob and replace your Honda key battery step by step.

What is the battery key fob use

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

Simple steps to replace the battery in your Accord's key fob

Inside of your key fob installed small button cell battery. Open key first, and then try to pry apart the key fob.

Gently try to pry apart your key with flat head screwdriver. Change 1xCR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Get new battery and install it in keyless entry fob's body. Battery must be placed with the same polarity as was an old. Your keyless entry remote will not work if you mistakenly place battery wrong way.

When the new battery installed, verify keyless entry remote functionality by pressing buttons. If all functions works, assemble your fob’s shell in reverse order.

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

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FAQ

Keyless entry remote of Honda Accord 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.

Keyless entry remote in most of cases reprogramming not required 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.

Replacing your remote key fob battery is easy to do in 2017 Honda Accord. Most of car manufacturers think about clients and make a special hole for keyless entry remote disassembly.

Auto repair shop's price for change the battery in remote key fob is from 50 to 600 dollars depending on the make.

You should change batteries inside key fob of Honda Accord at least once in three years. The lifetime of battery vary on their amount of use, operating conditions and quality.

These symptoms will alert you that it's possible time to change battery in your Honda Accord: low key battery indicator on dashboard, you didn't change battery more than 4 years, key fob buttons not working and signal strength reduced.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: ACJ932HK1310A
  2. Models: 2016-2018 Honda Accord Hybrid