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Replacing the Key Fob Battery for a Volkswagen Passat

Model: Volkswagen Passat MK 8, 3G, B8 - Years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Part: Key

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Let's discover the instructions to dismantle and replace the battery in the key fob for a Volkswagen Passat. First, take the key fob in hand and start by removing the physical key from inside it; use the slot to pry off the plastic back cover, as shown in the video.

Next, remove the old battery and replace it with a new one of the correct type and the same specification; insert it the right way round and reassemble the key fob, placing the physical key back into the slot last.


Posted on 16 July 2026 by ScegliAuto


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