We are used to accompanying you in the small problems that go with the use of your car. Today, we are going to look at a problem that may seem unimportant but that promptly turns out to be bothering if it is not corrected. In fact, we are going to help you to know how to replace my Audi S3 card battery? The advantage of cards is that they work hands-free, but without 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 Audi S3?, and, finally, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Audi S3.

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How does the key card of your Audi S3 function?

Before we demonstrate how to replace the batteries in your Audi S3 hands-free card, we will fairly quickly explain how it works and the benefits it will offer you. Who hasn’t had difficulty finding their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car suppliers have been looking into this difficulty. With the advent of new wireless technologies, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the history! We are going to reveal 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 communicate.
  • It enables you to open the Audi S3 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 enables to open and close like a centralized lock 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 Audi S3 if you run out of battery power.

How do I change the card battery of my Audi S3?

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 Audi S3? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to function. 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 included physical key you can do it manually. Relating to the ignition, all you have to do is put the card in the slot provided 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 S3:

  • 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 slim object to remove the flat 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 automatically, on others you will have to press the button 4 times to reactivate it.
  • Which kind of of battery to buy for the card of my Audi S3?

    Finally, to end our article we will help you to select the card battery type of your Audi S3. They all look very equivalent and it is not always easy to select the correct one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, relating to the number of the battery according to the year of your Audi S3, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.

    To get more tips on the Audi S3, take a look at the Audi S3 category.