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How to replace the Mini Cooper key battery

Model: Mini Mini Countryman2, F60 - Years 2017-2023
Part: Key

To be able to replace the button cell inside the Mini Cooper key, just a few simple steps are enough. Let's find out what they are. First you need to locate and press the button on the bottom of the cover so as to completely remove the physical emergency key. Immediately after, using a common flathead screwdriver, disassemble the back of the cover and remove the protective cap of the battery. Once you finally have access to the exhausted battery, replace it with a new one and finally reassemble the cover correctly and insert the physical key inside.

Posted on 6 April 2022 by ScegliAuto

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