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 see a problem that may seem unimportant but that promptly turns out to be frustrating if it is not fixed. In fact, we are going to help you to know how to replace my Cadillac XT5 card battery? The advantage of cards is that they work hands-free, but without electricity your card will be useless. That’s why, first, we will see how the card works, then how to change the battery of the card of your Cadillac XT5?, and, at last, which is the battery that matches to the card of your Cadillac XT5.
How does the key card of your Cadillac XT5 work?
Before we explain how to change the batteries in your Cadillac XT5 hands-free card, we will fairly quickly illustrate how it works and the benefits it will offer you. Who hasn’t had trouble 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 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 car and on the card so that both can intercommunicate.
- It allows you to open the Cadillac XT5 simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is next to 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 Cadillac XT5 if you run out of battery power.
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How do I change the card battery of my Cadillac XT5?
We will now go forward to the part that interests you the most in this document, how to change the key card battery of an Cadillac XT5? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to work. When the batteries of your card are dead you will not be able to wireless open the doors of your car, but with the help of the included physical key you can do it manually. Concerning the ignition, all you have to do is place 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 Cadillac XT5:
- 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 slim object to take out the used battery from the card
- Install the new battery in the slot provided.
- Close the card.
- On some models it will work instantly, on others you will have to press the button 4 times to reactivate it.
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Which type of battery to buy for the card of my Cadillac XT5?
At last, to end our article we will help you to select the card battery type of your Cadillac XT5. They all look very equivalent and it is not always easy to select the right one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, relating to the number of the battery according to the year of your Cadillac XT5, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Cadillac XT5, do not hesitate to consult our Cadillac XT5 category.
