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 discover a problem that may seem insignificant but that promptly turns out to be bothering if it is not fixed. Indeed, we are going to support you to know how to replace my Citroen Ds5 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 functions, then how to change the battery of the card of your Citroen Ds5?, and, at last, which is the battery that matches to the card of your Citroen Ds5.
How does the key card of your Citroen Ds5 function?
Before we demonstrate how to change the batteries in your Citroen Ds5 hands-free card, we will quickly explain how it works and the benefits it will give you. Who hasn’t had problems locating their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car producers have been looking into this trouble. With the advent of new wireless systems, key problems will quickly become a thing of the past! 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 motor vehicle and on the card so that both can communicate.
- It enables you to open the Citroen Ds5 simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is close to your car
- There are two types of key card, one that enables 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 Citroen Ds5 if you run out of battery power.
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How do I replace the card battery of my Citroen Ds5?
We will now move on to the part that interests you the most in this document, how to change the key card battery of an Citroen Ds5? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to function. When the batteries of your card are flat 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. Concerning 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 Citroen Ds5:
- 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 object to take off the flat 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 purchase for the card of my Citroen Ds5?
Finally, to finish our article content we will support you to choose the card battery type of your Citroen Ds5. They all look very identical and it is not always easy to choose the suitable one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, regarding the number of the battery according to the year of your Citroen Ds5, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.
If you wish more tutorials on the Citroen Ds5, go to our Citroen Ds5 category.
