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Not good. Didn’t @BobbyG had a issue with the fob as well?
Not good. Didn’t @BobbyG had a issue with the fob as well?
Replace Ignition fob battery
I got an error message saying the keyfob battery is low. My car is only 2 months old. I put in a new battery and the message keeps popping up when I start the car. Everything is fine and there are no problems. Pulled out the spare key and the car started up without any messages! I also have the main fob stored in a Faraday box.
I had already mentionned on this Forum that my fob had such a strong signal that it unlocked the doors as I'm walking to the car without having to put my hand under the handle. And that I was certain that the fob was in "constant communication" with the car even if safely stored above the basement garage. Even got a Faraday box to avoid draining the battery.
Searched on RL and it seems this is actually a common occurrence on 2021 and 2022 models🤷♂️ Others had to replace the fob battery after only a couple of months. Tried "suggestions" to get rid of the message after replacing the battery but it didn't work for me.
Read that some are keeping their fobs "on the other side of the house"...or in "tin foil" which works like a Faraday box!!!
Anyways, I will be using the second fob for now and maybe the message on the first one will eventually disappear.
I had already mentionned on this Forum that my fob had such a strong signal that it unlocked the doors as I'm walking to the car without having to put my hand under the handle. And that I was certain that the fob was in "constant communication" with the car even if safely stored above the basement garage. Even got a Faraday box to avoid draining the battery.
Searched on RL and it seems this is actually a common occurrence on 2021 and 2022 models🤷♂️ Others had to replace the fob battery after only a couple of months. Tried "suggestions" to get rid of the message after replacing the battery but it didn't work for me.
Read that some are keeping their fobs "on the other side of the house"...or in "tin foil" which works like a Faraday box!!!Anyways, I will be using the second fob for now and maybe the message on the first one will eventually disappear.
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So far no problems here . Macan battery did go and took about two seconds to replace. I’ll keep this in mind in case. With Macan I ignored the error message. Eventually it froze my PCM. It was if it was trying to tell me “Oh yeah take that”. The replacement battery won.I got an error message saying the keyfob battery is low. My car is only 2 months old. I put in a new battery and the message keeps popping up when I start the car. Everything is fine and there are no problems. Pulled out the spare key and the car started up without any messages! I also have the main fob stored in a Faraday box.
I had already mentionned on this Forum that my fob had such a strong signal that it unlocked the doors as I'm walking to the car without having to put my hand under the handle. And that I was certain that the fob was in "constant communication" with the car even if safely stored above the basement garage. Even got a Faraday box to avoid draining the battery.
Searched on RL and it seems this is actually a common occurrence on 2021 and 2022 models🤷♂️ Others had to replace the fob battery after only a couple of months. Tried "suggestions" to get rid of the message after replacing the battery but it didn't work for me.
Anyways, I will be using the second fob for now and maybe the message on the first one will eventually disappear.
You will need to remove the key in order to eventually replace the battery. In this video, he uses the point of his screwdriver to pop it out. I didn't need to do that but looks like your keys are stubborn.
Good luck!
Interesting, I’ll give it a shot and thank you!You will need to remove the key in order to eventually replace the battery. In this video, he uses the point of his screwdriver to pop it out. I didn't need to do that but looks like your keys are stubborn.
Good luck!
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