2018 Chevrolet Colorado Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

2018 Chevrolet Colorado Key Fob Battery Replacement Guide

If your auto key is no longer working perfectly, the cell battery most likely must to be replaced. Below, we explained how to open your car key fob and replace a weak or dead battery yourself. If you decide to do it at home near Colorado, follow our instruction, but don't forget to check tools and materials required before you start.

What kind of battery keyless entry remote use

Before you start to disassembly keyless entry remote check all that you need: flat head screwdriver and one CR2032 battery.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery

Step by step guide

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

Delicately try to pry apart your remote key fob with pry tools. Replace 1xCR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Get new battery and install it in fob’s case. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the charge cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check position on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling fob’s case, check that all is functioning by testing buttons on circuit board.

The last thing to do is put your cover back on fob. Delicately try to put the pieces in place by hands from top to bottom. If your remote key fob body tightly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Chevrolet Colorado use 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $5 depending on the size packaging, brand and type you buy. Take your old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

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

Yes, you can replace battery in your 2018 Chevrolet Colorado key yourself. Most difficult part is to disassembly fob’s case. It's pretty simple with our guide.

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

You should replace batteries inside remote key fob of Chevrolet Colorado at least every 4 years. The term of battery differ on usage time, operating conditions and quality.

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

  1. FCC ID: M3N-32337100
  2. Models: 2015-2021 Chevrolet Colorado