We are used to accompanying you in the small problems that go with the use of your car. In the present day, we are going to see a problem that may seem unimportant but that fairly quickly turns out to be frustrating if it is not fixed. Indeed, we are going to support you to know how to replace my Peugeot 308 card battery? The advantage of cards is that they work hands-free, but without electric power your card will be useless. That’s why, first, we will see how the card works, then how to replace the battery of the card of your Peugeot 308?, and, at last, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Peugeot 308.

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How does the key card of your Peugeot 308 operate?

Before we demonstrate how to replace the batteries in your Peugeot 308 hands-free card, we will fairly quickly describe how it works and the benefits it will provide you. Who hasn’t had problems locating their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car brands have been looking into this trouble. With the advent of new wireless technologies, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the history! 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 car and on the card so that both can connect.
  • It enables you to open the Peugeot 308 simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is close to 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 support of a 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 Peugeot 308 if you run out of battery power.

How do I change the card battery of my Peugeot 308?

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 Peugeot 308? Effectively this wireless technology requires energy to operate. When the batteries of your card are lifeless 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 physically. Regarding 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 Peugeot 308:

  • Press the button at the bottom and pull out the emergency key simultaneously.
  • 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 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 automatically, on others you will have to press the button 4 times to reactivate it.
  • Which kind of of battery to use for the card of my Peugeot 308?

    Finally, to end our content page we will support you to choose the card battery type of your Peugeot 308. 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, relating to the number of the battery according to the year of your Peugeot 308, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.

    If you wish more tutorials on the Peugeot 308, go to our Peugeot 308 category.