We have dedicated this website to help you solve the little problems you can face with your car . Today, we are going to look at a problem that may seem insignificant but that quickly turns out to be annoying if it is not corrected. In truth, we are going to help you to know how to replace my Opel Vivaro 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 replace the battery of the card of your Opel Vivaro?, and, at last, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Opel Vivaro.
How does the key card of your Opel Vivaro work?
Before we teach you how to replace the batteries in your Opel Vivaro hands-free card, we will fairly quickly explain how it works and the benefits it will offer you. Who hasn’t had difficulty finding their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car producers have been looking into this issue. With the advent of new wireless solutions, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the past! We are going to show you the 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 enables you to open the Opel Vivaro 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 versions of key card, one that enables 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 Opel Vivaro if you run out of battery power.
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How do I replace the card battery of my Opel Vivaro?
We will in this part go forward to the part that interests you the most in this article content, how to replace the key card battery of an Opel Vivaro? 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 motor vehicle, but with the help of the included physical key you can do it manually. Regarding the ignition, all you have to do is insert 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 Opel Vivaro:
- 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 thing to take out the flat 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 kind of of battery to buy for the card of my Opel Vivaro?
Finally, to finish our article we will help you to select the card battery type of your Opel Vivaro. 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, regarding the number of the battery according to the year of your Opel Vivaro, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.
To get more tips on the Opel Vivaro, take a look at the Opel Vivaro category.
