Thanks for this. I have changed several batteries in various key fobs, but I couldn't see a way of doing this without damaging the fob. Followed your video and all sorted and saved dealer charging £15😀
Thank you. Very helpful. The Kia site just shows the already opened fob, so it's not clear where to apply the pressure to open it. Also says you need a flat-head screwdriver. This was great!
Thank you so much! , my brother wanted to take the key to a professional but my dad insisted on doing it on our own And your video came first to us , it worked!👍🏻
Importantly this works on other keys using nearly this key fob configuration inluding the 2021 Kia GT my son has. There _are_ some similar-looking but _not_ the same Kia fobs where it is the OTHER side that pops off, and not knowing that can have you breaking your fob!! Another popular video for a similar looking but different fob will have you trying to pry off the wrong side and can possibly cause you to snap or damage the central black nub you need to close the fob and get it open. The 'key' to figuring out which one is two fold: 1) THE FOB IN THE ABOVE VIDEO HAS 4 BUTTONS PLUS THE RELEASE. If yours has 4 in the same configuration plus the release, this is probably the right side to pry off as instructed in the video above. The other video has a fob just like this one except there are THREE BUTTONS PLUS THE RELEASE, so if you have that configuration with THREE buttons, you need that other video which tells you to pry the other side off. 2)Generally the button number and config should tell you which side, but if at the time of beginning to twist it, it feels like there isn't any movement or light snapping as the side starts to lift slightly off, or you feel like you may be putting quite a bit more effort than is safe, make a careful tentative effort at trying the other side to see if it is more yielding. As has been mentioned elsewhere, a small flathead screwdriver may be easier, but beware the use of too much force... Just to make it clear though, I had to use rather more force than I wanted to to get the beginning of an opening even on the correct side of the black central nub
Thank you very much! In my case, the plastic cover wouldn't open easily, so I used a small screwdriver to carefully force the cover to open without damaging it.
Work this one out... UK Kia Picnato 2022 smart keyless entry/start. Keyfob battery low so starting to fail to open doors and start car unless touched against stop/start button. 1) Put in brand new CR2032, checked high state of charge at 3.3V - no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened. 2) Rechecked everything inc inspect fob for wear or damage (none found) and cleaned fob internal contacts with rubber and electrical contact cleaner, battery also - no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened. Duff keyfob? 3) Tried same new battery in spare keyfob - same no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened. Neither keyfob working with new battery so must be a duff battery somehow? 4) Tried another brand new CR2032, checked high state of charge at 3.3V in both fobs - same no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened. What! Two brand new duff batteries, really? 5) Tried an old CR2032, checked med-low state of charge at 3.1V in both fobs - success, both fobs working as they should. 6) Rechecked both brand new CR2032s, visually perfect, all dimensions same as original battery. 7) Tried both brand new CR2032s in another car's fob - work perfect. What!!! Makes no sense. How can 2 verified working Kia fobs be tried with 2 brand new batteries of the correct spec not work but the batteries work fine elsewhere??? No, I am not making any of this up!
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Quick and to the point, without forcing us to sit through your entire family history. Thank you!
You bet!
Lol 😂 this was so funny 😅
I hollowed 😅on this one
Now I kinda want to know his backstory
Thanks. It's people like you that make life easier.
Glad to help! Take care
Thank you!!!!! Showing where to put the key to pry against and open was extremely helpful!!! Yay! I did it myself with your help. :)
Glad it helped!
super helpful, the hardest part for me was taking the new battery out of the packaging lol
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Seriously!
That was great - nice and clear. The trickiest thing in the whole process was getting the battery out of it's packaging! Thanks!!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for this. I have changed several batteries in various key fobs, but I couldn't see a way of doing this without damaging the fob. Followed your video and all sorted and saved dealer charging £15😀
Excellent!!
Thank you. Very helpful. The Kia site just shows the already opened fob, so it's not clear where to apply the pressure to open it. Also says you need a flat-head screwdriver.
This was great!
Glad it helped
Very helpful, I thank you. A flat head screwdriver worked more easily but your instruction guided me to do the twisting in the right place.
Glad it helped
Thanks. I figured this was how to do it but didn't want to break my key. Appreciate it.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Rob, you saved me around £6 so I could change the battery myself. Great video! Xx
Good stuff! Glad the video was helpful!
Thank you so much! , my brother wanted to take the key to a professional but my dad insisted on doing it on our own
And your video came first to us , it worked!👍🏻
Glad I could help!
Good Video. Finally a how-to video that is not packed with crap. Thanks
Glad it helped
Thank you... always get very apprehensive when trying to pry the case open, great to see "it" being done relatively easily.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing this knowledge with me. You are very kind and I hope you live a long and happy life
Thank you for the short and easy-to-understand description!
Glad it helped!
This video was exactly what I needed! (And nothing that I didn't.) Thank you.
You're welcome. Take care
I had to use my key between the top and that pin in the middle for my Kia EV. Thanks for your video, it helped me figure it out!
Glad it helped!
Best video that I found so far on replacing key fob battery for my Kia. Thanks so much and this is excellent work!!
Excellent. Glad you could get it sorted out!
Best you found? How many did you watch?😂
I had a feeling I was on the right track but was scared to use the key to open the base. Thanks a bunch for the vid!
Glad you found the video helpful
Importantly this works on other keys using nearly this key fob configuration inluding the 2021 Kia GT my son has. There _are_ some similar-looking but _not_ the same Kia fobs where it is the OTHER side that pops off, and not knowing that can have you breaking your fob!!
Another popular video for a similar looking but different fob will have you trying to pry off the wrong side and can possibly cause you to snap or damage the central black nub you need to close the fob and get it open. The 'key' to figuring out which one is two fold: 1) THE FOB IN THE ABOVE VIDEO HAS 4 BUTTONS PLUS THE RELEASE. If yours has 4 in the same configuration plus the release, this is probably the right side to pry off as instructed in the video above. The other video has a fob just like this one except there are THREE BUTTONS PLUS THE RELEASE, so if you have that configuration with THREE buttons, you need that other video which tells you to pry the other side off. 2)Generally the button number and config should tell you which side, but if at the time of beginning to twist it, it feels like there isn't any movement or light snapping as the side starts to lift slightly off, or you feel like you may be putting quite a bit more effort than is safe, make a careful tentative effort at trying the other side to see if it is more yielding.
As has been mentioned elsewhere, a small flathead screwdriver may be easier, but beware the use of too much force... Just to make it clear though, I had to use rather more force than I wanted to to get the beginning of an opening even on the correct side of the black central nub
On man! You made my Sunday much easier. Cheers😊
Glad to help!
Thank you very much! In my case, the plastic cover wouldn't open easily, so I used a small screwdriver to carefully force the cover to open without damaging it.
Glad I could help!
Worked perfect thanks so much man, easy to replace using your tips with no tools
Glad it helped
Other videos showing the 2020 Kia Soul were a different fob than mine. This one finally matched! Thx
Glad it helped!
Nice to-the-point video. Mine was a whole lot harder to open up than yours was!
Glad the video was helpful!
Thank you for your time
I've just changed the batteries on our 2020 Kia Sportage key fobs with your help 👍🏻
Glad it helped
Thanky you!! I really could not have done this with out your help. The instructions in the manual where super bad.
Glad it helped 😁
Thank you so much! I'll go buy my battery after work and skip going to the dealership.
You're welcome! It's way cheaper to do it yourself.
Thx ... this video literaly saved christmas this year for me! :D
Amazing. You saved me a trip to the dealership
Thanks, I definitely would have broken it if I hadn't watched this video, great job, I appreciate it.
You're welcome!
Great Rob saved me going Dealers or Halfords as I already have those batteries at home
Glad it helped!
Thanks! this saved my ass and now I can get into the car again. the mechanical key slot on the driver's side door was too awkward for me.
No problem 👍
Thanks for the video. Your process worked perfectly. 😎
Glad it helped!
Thanks, was fast, effective and to the point
Glad it helped
Thanks Rob, you're a champion
Ha! Nah - just a dude on the internet trying to help a few people
Simple video nothing more, nothing less 👍🏼
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much! This was so quick and simple!
You're welcome!
Btw what is that hold button for? I don't have that on my, so just curious 😮
My 2023 Sorrento you pry on the opposite side. It’s also VERY hard to open. Takes a good wide flat screwdriver.
Thank you, you saved me a lot of time!
Glad I could help!
Really helpful and to the point. Many thanks. 🇬🇧😊👍
No problem 👍
How about getting the battery out of the newer fob with the green board? Please.
This one? ruclips.net/video/E1udF9aHEes/видео.html
❤ thank you! That was 2 snaps and a click(in Living Color vibe)
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much!! I’ll be doing that soon 🙏🏾
Thanks! Definitely worked with my 2022 Kia Seltos fob
Glad it helped!
thank you ! I was struggling and afread to break it... 👍👍
I'm glad the video helped you out! 😊
Thanks for telling us what battery it is
Glad it helped!
This is the best YT video I've ever seen! I guess this is what I'm paying my Internet bill for ❤
Thanks for the informative video 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Do you have to re sync it to thr car at all?
Thank you for being straight to the point
you bet. Take it easy
Great Video, very helpful, made me look like a Boss! 😎
Boom! Glad the video helped
Very very helpful 😊 thanks a ton
My pleasure 😊
fire, thanks for the tutorial my guy
you bet. Take it easy
I just changed the battery and the red light goes on but it won’t unlock or lock the car. What did I do wrong??
Great Job -- just the facts, no BS
Thanks! It worked!
Stealerships charge like $15 to do that 😂
There’s a shop in my town that quoted me £30 for this, mental!
Yeah - some shops are even worse. Hopefully the video was helpful
What a hero.
Just a random dude on the internet trying to help a few people from time to time. Thanks for stopping in!
Super easy to follow. Thanks!
Merci beaucoup ça m’a vraiment aidé
Vous êtes les bienvenus
Great video! To the point, thanks for that.
Glad it was helpful!
This was realy helpfull.. thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the great demo.
My pleasure!
Thank you! Thought I had to go to the dealer.
No problem 👍 you can absolutely do it at home
Great video
Thanks for stopping in Alex
Work this one out...
UK Kia Picnato 2022 smart keyless entry/start.
Keyfob battery low so starting to fail to open doors and start car unless touched against stop/start button.
1) Put in brand new CR2032, checked high state of charge at 3.3V - no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened.
2) Rechecked everything inc inspect fob for wear or damage (none found) and cleaned fob internal contacts with rubber and electrical contact cleaner, battery also - no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened.
Duff keyfob?
3) Tried same new battery in spare keyfob - same no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened.
Neither keyfob working with new battery so must be a duff battery somehow?
4) Tried another brand new CR2032, checked high state of charge at 3.3V in both fobs - same no luck, little light on fob not even flashing and car cannot be opened.
What! Two brand new duff batteries, really?
5) Tried an old CR2032, checked med-low state of charge at 3.1V in both fobs - success, both fobs working as they should.
6) Rechecked both brand new CR2032s, visually perfect, all dimensions same as original battery.
7) Tried both brand new CR2032s in another car's fob - work perfect.
What!!! Makes no sense.
How can 2 verified working Kia fobs be tried with 2 brand new batteries of the correct spec not work but the batteries work fine elsewhere???
No, I am not making any of this up!
So easy even I was able to do it!!!
Glad it was helpful
Thanks, excellent video!
Does this work on K5?
It's the same process unless you have a fold out key. If you do, use this video - ruclips.net/video/1oMq7Pv7fFs/видео.html
Thank you
Thanks. Popped open right as the tab you point out snapped.😢
Yeah - that part is very fragile
Just great! Thanks!
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Thanks for great video!
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Very helpful! Thanks
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Uh yea, that little pry part... on mine it STAYS on the bottom side. It does NOT go with the pried (lifted part)
2021 Seltos.. fyi....
Thank you so much!!!!🎉
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Super Video! Danke dafür
Gern geschehen
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THANK YOU! Saved me
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great video....thx for posting
No problem!
thx :) helped right on time :)
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Thank you bro!
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Thank youu🙏🏼
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Thank you kind sir. ✌🏾
you bet!
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thank you thank you thank youi!!!!
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How to change battery in a key fob for a Kia 2025 Forte
awesome!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks!!
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Thank you sir
Welcome
Easy peasy!
Yup!