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How to Replace the Key Fob Battery of a VW Golf

Model: Volkswagen Golf Golf IV, Golf 4, MK 4 - Years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Part: Key

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Learn how to open and replace the battery of the key fob for a Volkswagen Golf: take your remote and press the release button of the metal key; once the metal key is out, use a screwdriver to lever between the two covers of the key (in the space where the metal key fits).

Leverage until the covers separate, then remove the worn battery with a small screwdriver and take a new one of the same size and voltage.

Finally, join the two covers and check the proper functioning of the remote by pressing the buttons.


Updated on 3 March 2026 by ScegliAuto


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