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How to replace the key battery of a Smart Fortwo

Model: Smart Smart 451 - Years 2007-2015
Part: Key

How to replace the key battery of a Smart Fortwo? 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; we extract the discharged battery (with 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 exact functioning of the key remote control by testing the opening and closing buttons of the doors.

Posted on 26 November 2019 by ScegliAuto

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