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ShropshireLad



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England 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Baltic Blue
Remote fob

Cam I change the battery in my key fob, can I even open up my key fob ...

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GlynnB



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England 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Zermatt Silver

Many threads already on this. Cut case open. New case from Ebay. New solder in battery from Ebay. Press back together. Silver 2009 HSE

Post #406861 21st Apr 2021 1:13 pm
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SYFL2



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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Yes you can it involves a bit of soldering and I think there are replacement cases. There’s a member here does it for people but don’t know if he’s still doing it.

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norfie



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Tambora Flame

I've not used my spare key for nearly 8 years, do you think it's beyond recharge? Whistle

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merlinj79



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SYFL2 wrote:
Yes you can it involves a bit of soldering and I think there are replacement cases. There’s a member here does it for people but don’t know if he’s still doing it.


Good chance the battery is gone. But it will still work as a spare...
1. You can unlock the door with the manual key.
2. The fob will work in the ignition once inserted, no battery ever required for that.
3. Caveat #1: IIRC keys will be disable if not used for a period of time (assumed lost)... so to keep it "active" you need to start the car (or just turn on the electronics) with it like once a month. Once it goes inactive you can re-activate it by first inserting a good key into the slot(start the car?), remove and then insert the deactivated key. The car will then get re-activate the old key, having validated that it's in your possession.
4. Caveat #2: As I understand it, if you've ever acquired a replacement new key, and did not get your spare key programmed at the same time, the spare key is permanently de-activated. When a new key is programmed, ALL previous/spare keys need to programmed as well at that time.

I recently bought a new key and was able to also program my old, dying key for use as a spare when I programmed the new one. Just need to remember to use it once a month now to keep it awake. Think I'll go do that right now...

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