WelshGas
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How often do you change the battery in your :-
Key Remote?
Heater Remote?
Key Remote?
Heater Remote?
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WelshGas
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Key remotes 8 yrs, although I do swap the 2 keys around every year.
Heater remote, 8 yrs.
Heater remote, 8 yrs.
Hawthorn37
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No long term experience on Cali’s, but I guess most VW keys will be similar. Wife’s Golf, battery needed to be changed at 5 years in, daughters Polo changed also 5 years in.
owen_h
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Had the dash message end of last year so 10 years on my 2012 Beach.
Initially the new battery didn't work. Traced the issue to a (clear) coating that's now being added to the edge of button batteries. Coating is stop children and babies swallowing the cells but it can act as an insulator if the key contact is on the edge. Bit of a rub with sandpaper and worked.
Initially the new battery didn't work. Traced the issue to a (clear) coating that's now being added to the edge of button batteries. Coating is stop children and babies swallowing the cells but it can act as an insulator if the key contact is on the edge. Bit of a rub with sandpaper and worked.
The Blue Merle
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I get about 4-5years, just changed the one on my kombi (van is 4 and half years old), same with my t6 joker and t5.1 cali.
Used daily and same key.
Halfords sell replacement battery very cheap and 2min job (YouTube video available if unsure).
Used daily and same key.
Halfords sell replacement battery very cheap and 2min job (YouTube video available if unsure).
The Blue Merle
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The van does tell you it pops up on display
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Pineweasel
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Van is ten years old, batteries never changed. Didn't realise I'd get a message on the dashboard.
westfalia
Same here Jeff, 2006.
Mine charge up when in the ignition. I know this cos one was flat
so I used it as the main key for a while and it charged up.
Heater remote I have changed once.
TheDoc
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I’m lucky if I get 6 months without a message in my car fob but my old car went years and my van has done a couple so far so I guess it either varies or I’ve got a dicky fob!
mikebravo
I don’t think the battery is rechargeable (at least not in models as recent as the T6). It’s likely your key had de-synchronized and through a series of actions (pressing the button, manually unlocking and putting it in the ignition or whatever) you inadvertently re-synchronized it.
mikebravo
Has anyone seen this dash board warning on a T5.1 or T6? The T6 manual doesn’t mention it, so I’m just wondering if I can rely on this in my T5.1… ?
Btw the T6 manual does have the following advice about a red LED on the key itself, which is supposed to indicate adequate battery levels. And it shows you how to replace the battery.
Btw the T6 manual does have the following advice about a red LED on the key itself, which is supposed to indicate adequate battery levels. And it shows you how to replace the battery.
The Blue Merle
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Yes on T6 and I’m sure my t5.1 cali had it but was along time ago
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I just had this warning on my 2012 Beetle and it took me by surprise when such a warning came up
a week later the blimmin fob shaft broke from the casing .. so its spare key time!
a week later the blimmin fob shaft broke from the casing .. so its spare key time!
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