When I first got my 451 cabrio, I think when I unlocked the car with the key fob, the lights would flash 3 times. When I locked the car, the lights would flash once. I have noticed today that the lights will flash eight time upon locking or unlocking. Is this odd?
Lock & unlock lights
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Thanks, my car did not come with an owners manual. I should order one.
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I stopped and bought a twin pack Duracell CR 2016 batteries to replace the fob battery. I opened the fob and noticed that the positive part of the battery is to be placed in the down position. I placed one of the new Duracell batteries into the fob and snapped it back together. Tested it and nothing. I opened the fob and removed and replaced the new Duracell back into the fob, verifying that it was going in correctly. Snapped it shut and still nothing upon testing. I removed the Duracell and placed the old battery back in the fob, snapped it shut and it worked on the car (flashed only 3x for locking.) I removed the old battery again, compared it with the new Duracell and reinstalled the new battery back into the fob. Snapped it shut and still nothing. By this time, I was thinking that the off chance that the new Duracell was a bad battery. Since I had bought a twin pack of batteries, I tried installing the second Duracell battery. Snapped the fob shut and still nothing. I removed that battery and reinstalled the old battery. Snapped it shut and it worked on the car, although it flashed 8 times this time. Summary: Neither new Duracell batteries will work in the key fob, but the old battery will work, although it flashes eight times. ???
I just need to figure out why new batteries will not work in the key fob.
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Update: neither of the new duracells would ever work. I ended up going to a specific battery store and he popped in a new battery, been working like a charm ever since.
Just out of curiosity,
You bought CR2016 as a replacement and it didn't work.
SMARTKAR posted a picture of CR2025 that works for him.
What type of battery finally popped in that makes it work again?
What was the original battery type in your key fob?
The mystery is killing me...
You bought CR2016 as a replacement and it didn't work.
SMARTKAR posted a picture of CR2025 that works for him.
What type of battery finally popped in that makes it work again?
What was the original battery type in your key fob?
The mystery is killing me...
The battery that was in there originally was a CR2016. The two new Duracells that did not work were both CR2016, the battery that was put in and worked was a CR2016.
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