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D2 remote battery replacement
Title says it all - how is this done? My 2nd remote seems to have a flat/dead battery, so I thought I'd ask on here before taking the remote into Stockport Audi.
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Flick the key blade out, then look on the back of the key for a small slot. Put a flat bladed screwdriver in the slot and lift the plastic gently while pulling the top part of the key with the blade in it away from the bottom bit with the buttons. It should need very little force.
Once apart, split the 2 halves of the button section with finger pressure, and batteries exposed
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Cheers Adrian
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Ideally a flat thick blade and just twist in the slot to separate the two halves before splitting the battery compartment.
No need to reprogram anything, just replace the batteries.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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Or you can use a plastic spudger if you want to avoid marking the fob.
Usually a single battery in the later D2 fobs I think, a CR2032 (ie 20mm dia, 3.2mm thick). CR2032 is a very common size that are also used for BIOS memory retention on computer motherboards, so most electronics/computer places stock them. Kinda ironic Stephen, don't you think, that you own an EV yet it's your petrol-driven vehicle that's had all the battery issues lately
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust Last edited by moltuae; 6th May 2016 at 07:54 AM. |
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Very ironic - in fact both my ICE cars have had electrical problems, with my Fiat Coupé being the more persistently problematic - they're also both a lot older, which doesn't help. And it looks like the remote issue on the S8 is deeper than just the batteries being flat, as replacing those didn't fix the issue
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You could check that the fobs are transmitting *something* using an RF fob tester. I have a Gunson tester like this that I bought years ago, but this Sealey one is cheaper and looks a better tester. It may be that your fobs have just been 'forgotten' for some reason; had that happen with mine once or twice. Have you tried the fob reprogramming ceremony? It goes something like ... leave one key in the ignition then put another key in the door while standing on one leg and pressing unlock. Failing that, assuming Craig the Keycutter is at the annual meet, you could ask him to program up some nice shiny new ones for you
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust Last edited by moltuae; 11th May 2016 at 07:44 AM. |
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All good diagnostic tips Mark, and although I don't have an RF test, my main remote works just fine, so there's clearly no problem at the vehicle end. I'll be passing Audi Stockport later, so may just pop in (in my Tesla, always goes down well... ) to see what they think.
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If it's only your spare remote that's not working, it may just need to be re-added to the system. Have you at any time used it to lock the car with the engine running (main remote in the ignition)? I think that may be how I accidentally deprogrammed one or two of my spare remotes in the past. Re-adding them by following the usual reprogramming sequence has always worked for me.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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