We have dedicated this website to help you solve the little problems you can face with your car . In the present day, we are going to take a look at a problem that may seem unimportant but that rather quickly turns out to be frustrating if it is not repaired. In truth, we are going to help you to know how to replace my Mini Countryman card battery? The advantage of cards is that they work hands-free, but with no power your card will be useless. That’s why, first, we will see how the card functions, then how to replace the battery of the card of your Mini Countryman?, and, at last, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Mini Countryman.
How does the key card of your Mini Countryman work?
Before we demonstrate how to replace the batteries in your Mini Countryman hands-free card, we will fairly quickly describe how it works and the benefits it will offer you. Who hasn’t had problem locating their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car suppliers have been looking into this problem. With the advent of new wireless solutions, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the history! We are going to demonstrate you the product features and operation of your car key card now:
- It uses a wireless technology that emits a frequency of 433 MHz.
- Receivers/transmitters are present on the car and on the card so that both can connect.
- It allows you to open the Mini Countryman simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is near your car
- There are two versions of key card, one that allows to open and close like a centralized locking mechanism with the help of a press button, and the other one that allows to open without even touching the card.
- There is a spare key in the card so that you can open the door and start your Mini Countryman if you run out of battery power.
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How do I change the card battery of my Mini Countryman?
We will in this part go forward to the part that interests you the most in this content, how to replace the key card battery of an Mini Countryman? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to work. When the batteries of your card are flat you will not be able to wireless open the doors of your car, but with the help of the integrated physical key you can do it manually. Concerning the ignition, all you have to do is insert the card in the slot included for this purpose, even without a battery, it has a chip that allows your car to start. We now move on to the procedure for replacing the battery of the card in your Mini Countryman:
- Press the button at the bottom and pull out the emergency key concurrently.
- You will need to see a tab that will allow you to open the case of your card in half.
- Use a slim object to remove the used battery from the card
- Install the new battery in the slot provided.
- Close the card.
- On some models it will work automatically, on others you will have to press the button 4 times to reactivate it.
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Which type of battery to use for the card of my Mini Countryman?
At last, to conclude our content page we will help you to select the card battery type of your Mini Countryman. They all look very identical and it is not always easy to select the correct one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, regarding the number of the battery according to the year of your Mini Countryman, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.
To find more tips on the Mini Countryman, take a look at the Mini Countryman category.
