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How to change the battery of a Kia Sportage key.

Model: Kia Sportage QL, MK 4 - Years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Part: Key

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Today we will see how to change the battery of a fourth generation Kia Sportage. First, we need to remove the physical emergency key by pressing the release button and extracting it from its slot.

Then, we insert a flathead screwdriver into a slot located in the key housing and rotate it to pry open the remote control as shown in the video. Once done, we can remove the old battery and replace it with a new one, and finally close everything following the reverse procedure.

The necessary battery is a CR2032 3V.


Posted on 1 July 2025 by ScegliAuto


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