We have dedicated this website to help you solve the little problems you can face with your car . Today, we are going to see an issue that may seem minor but that fairly quickly turns out to be annoying if it is not repaired. In fact, we are going to help you to know how to replace my Mini Mini 3 card battery? The benefit of cards is that they work hands-free, but with no electricity 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 Mini Mini 3?, and, at last, which is the battery that matches to the card of your Mini Mini 3.

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How does the key card of your Mini Mini 3 function?

Before we teach you how to replace the batteries in your Mini Mini 3 hands-free card, we will fairly quickly summarize how it works and the benefits it will provide you. Who hasn’t had difficulties 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 solutions, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the history! 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 communicate.
  • It enables you to open the Mini Mini 3 simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is near your car
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  • There are two types 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 Mini Mini 3 if you run out of battery power.

How do I replace the card battery of my Mini Mini 3?

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 Mini Mini 3? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to function. 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 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 Mini Mini 3:

  • 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 thin object to remove the used battery from the card
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  • 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.
  • Which kind of of battery to buy for the card of my Mini Mini 3?

    At last, to end our article content we will help you to choose the card battery type of your Mini Mini 3. 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, concerning the number of the battery according to the year of your Mini Mini 3, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.

    To discover more tips on the Mini Mini 3, take a look at the Mini Mini 3 category.