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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Replace Battery               
  • What you will need.
  • Key Fob from a 2007 erra VW
  • 2032 coin cell Battery
  • Small flat head screwdriver

What you will need.

Key Fob from a 2007 erra VW

2032 coin cell Battery

Small flat head screwdriver

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Step 2

              Remove Emergency Key               
  • Press button to remove plastic emergency key.

Press button to remove plastic emergency key.

Step 3

              Remove chrome top section.               
  • Push it sideways from the opposite side from the button.

Push it sideways from the opposite side from the button.

Step 4

              Pry case open.               
  • With chrome end cap off this should be pretty easy.

With chrome end cap off this should be pretty easy.

Step 5

              Remove old battery               
  • Use small screwdriver to lift out the old battery.

Use small screwdriver to lift out the old battery.

Step 6

              Pop in New Battery               
  • Battery should slide in easily.

Battery should slide in easily.

Step 7

              Test Fob               
  • Paying the unlock button should flash an LED

Paying the unlock button should flash an LED

Step 8

              Reassemble The Fob               
  • Put everything back together in the reverse order of taking it apart.

Put everything back together in the reverse order of taking it apart.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Tamara Jones - May 19, 2018

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Very nice job. Made it very easy to follow and complete task at hand. Thank you.

Daniel Green - Jun 23, 2019

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Glad I could help.

Mark Buj - Sep 8, 2021

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Thanks for the assist my man!

cindy page - Jan 17, 2022

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Great instructions! Thank you!