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How to replace the battery in the key of a Mini

Model: Mini Mini R53, R50, R52 - Years 2001-2007
Part: Key

How to replace the battery (dead, damaged) in a Mini car key? Let's see in this video how to best perform the replacement: take our ignition key and go with the help of a screwdriver to pry between the two plastics until they separate; take out the empty battery with a screwdriver and take a new one of the same size and voltage. We reassemble the two parts of the remote control key covers until you hear the locking click of the same. We check the operation of the key remote control (by testing the opening and closing buttons of the doors).

Posted on 26 December 2019 by ScegliAuto

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