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 an issue that may seem insignificant but that quickly turns out to be annoying if it is not fixed. Indeed, we are going to support you to know how to replace my Kia Xceed card battery? The benefit 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 Kia Xceed?, and, at last, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Kia Xceed.
How does the key card of your Kia Xceed operate?
Before we describe how to replace the batteries in your Kia Xceed hands-free card, we will fairly quickly illustrate how it works and the benefits it will give you. Who hasn’t had trouble finding their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car makers have been looking into this problem. With the advent of new wireless systems, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the past! We are going to reveal 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 connect.
- It allows you to open the Kia Xceed 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
- There are two types of key card, one that allows to open and close like a centralized lock 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 Kia Xceed if you run out of battery power.
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How do I change the card battery of my Kia Xceed?
We will in this part go forward to the part that interests you the most in this document, how to replace the key card battery of an Kia Xceed? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to operate. 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 included physical key you can do it physically. 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 Kia Xceed:
- Press the button at the bottom and pull out the emergency key concurrently.
- 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
- Install 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.
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Which category of battery to use for the card of my Kia Xceed?
At last, to end our article content we will support you to choose the card battery type of your Kia Xceed. They all look very equivalent and it is not always easy to choose the correct one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, regarding the number of the battery according to the year of your Kia Xceed, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.
If you need more tutorials on the Kia Xceed, go to our Kia Xceed category.
