We are used to accompanying you in the small problems that go with the use of your car. In this article, we are going to see a problem that may seem insignificant but that rather quickly turns out to be annoying if it is not corrected. In fact, we are going to help you to know how to replace my Audi R8 card battery? The advantage of cards is that they work hands-free, but without power your card will be ineffective. That’s why, first, we will see how the card works, then how to replace the battery of the card of your Audi R8?, and, at last, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Audi R8.

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How does the key card of your Audi R8 work?

Before we teach you how to replace the batteries in your Audi R8 hands-free card, we will fairly quickly illustrate how it works and the benefits it will provide you. Who hasn’t had difficulties 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 present you the 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 motor vehicle and on the card so that both can connect.
  • It permits you to open the Audi R8 simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is close to your car
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  • There are two versions of key card, one that permits to open and close like a centralized lock with the help of a 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 Audi R8 if you run out of battery power.

How do I replace the card battery of my Audi R8?

We will now move on to the part that interests you the most in this content, how to replace the key card battery of an Audi R8? Effectively this wireless technology requires energy to work. When the batteries of your card are dead you will not be able to wireless open the doors of your motor vehicle, but with the help of the integrated physical key you can do it manually. Relating to the ignition, all you have to do is place 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 Audi R8:

  • Press the button at the bottom and pull out the emergency key simultaneously.
  • You will need to see a tab that will allow you to open the case of your card in half.
  • Use a thin object to take out the used battery from the card
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  • Put in the new battery in the slot provided.
  • Close the card.
  • On some models it will work immediately, on others you will have to press the button 4 times to reactivate it.
  • Which kind of of battery to purchase for the card of my Audi R8?

    At last, to end our article content we will help you to select the card battery type of your Audi R8. They all look very equivalent and it is not always easy to select the suitable one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, regarding the number of the battery according to the year of your Audi R8, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.

    If you have any further questions about the Audi R8, do not hesitate to consult our Audi R8 category.