We are used to accompanying you in the small problems that go with the use of your car. In this guide, we are going to look at a problem that may seem unimportant but that quickly turns out to be annoying if it is not corrected. In fact, we are going to support you to know how to replace my Audi S5 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 change the battery of the card of your Audi S5?, and, finally, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Audi S5.

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How does the key card of your Audi S5 work?

Before we teach you how to change the batteries in your Audi S5 hands-free card, we will fairly quickly describe how it works and the benefits it will offer you. Who hasn’t had problem finding their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car makers have been looking into this trouble. With the advent of new wireless systems, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the past! We are going to present 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 motor vehicle and on the card so that both can communicate.
  • It allows you to open the Audi S5 simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is in close proximity to your car
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  • There are two versions of key card, one that allows to open and close like a centralized locking mechanism with the support 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 S5 if you run out of battery power.

How do I replace the card battery of my Audi S5?

We will now go forward to the part that interests you the most in this article, how to change the key card battery of an Audi S5? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to work. When the batteries of your card are lifeless 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 by hand. Regarding the ignition, all you have to do is insert 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 S5:

  • Press the button at the bottom and pull out the emergency key while doing so.
  • You will need to see a tab that will allow you to open the case of your card in half.
  • Use a thin thing to take out 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 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 S5?

    Finally, to end our article we will support you to select the card battery type of your Audi S5. They all look very identical and it is not always easy to select the good one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, relating to the number of the battery according to the year of your Audi S5, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.

    If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Audi S5, do not hesitate to consult our Audi S5 category.