IS_250

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just wanted to let you guys know to pick up some extra remote batteries. i ended up locking my key in my car today. trust me, its not impossible to lock your smartkey in the car. my battery in one of my remotes died and it allowed me to lock the key in the car. luckily i was at home and grabbed the other remote and got it out. i tried it again and again and it will lock the remote if the battery is dead or dying.

for reference the battery for the remote is a CR1632. It was a PITA for me to find a replacement. I tried several stores wal-mart, tweeter, circuit city, target, radio shack and the battery could not be found in stock. I ended up finding a specialty battery store that had it. im sure the dealer has them, but my dealer is out of the way.

ben_r_

Wow... I bet the dealer wanted 15 bucks for it too huh??? Man... Thats lame that its hard to find.

ABC

you can find them on ebay. I think someone on here bought a 5 pack for $15.

kickin8

iTrader: (1)

maybe we all should get a group buy....hahaha!

kickin8

iTrader: (1)

how old is your car? I think the battery last ~1-1.5 years?

jasonviper

you should have tried walgreens! your neighborhood pharmacy.

andoy

wouldnt it indicate on the instrument display that ur battery for the FOB is in need of a new one? I remember reading this in the manual.

pisaykotik

Fortunately a local dealer replaces remote batteries for free.

javyLSU

iTrader: (21)

+1. This happened to me last week, and my local dealer replaced the battery for free. Fortunately, I'm a 5 minute drive from the dealership.

Javier

ReLexin

it would cost me more in gas to go to the dealership that for a battery.

ExclusivIS

iTrader: (9)

Guess You always gotta have that second Fob ready at all times!

IS_250

iTrader: (2)

the only indication that i had that the battery was dying was the light on the fob quit lighting up when i locked or unlocked the doors. also, the car stopped recognizing the keyfob when i walked up to the door. a couple times i had to put the keyfob right next to the ignition just to start the car.

and no, walgreens and CVS both do not carry the CR1632 batteries. well at least the ones in my area dont.

Bichon

I posted a thread similar to this when my key fob battery died an early death shortly after picking up the car. Lots of good info in the thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=202623

kensteele

thank, yes i remember that thread. i just went out to my car to find the batteries that i stashed away, i'm going to go ahead and change batteries right away just for kicks, after after all they've been in use over a year now already. might as well use from fresh batteries.

ISbb

Should the key be with you the whole time? IN your pocket!! I keep it in my pocket or bag all the time...