@@sooofunny37I paid £1.69 online took four days but in all honesty I was worried that my old one would die on me . £1.69 for 6 . Why 6 I don’t know lol
Thanks dude! For laughs i went and called my mini dealership and told them "my remote key is malfunctioning" as the car alarm says, they wanted $421. I already had a spare 2032 battery in my battery storage when i saw this video and boom, fixed for free!
Hello! I have NO IDEA how much you actually saved me but I followed your exact directions and it worked. My key fob is actually working. Happy Sunday! Many thanks to you
Great name, by the way, Key Fob Rob. I sure appreciate videos that get directly to the point and do so in a clear, concise way. I’m gonna go change out that pesky little battery right now. Thanks so much!
Thanks! Great video - super easy. The first cover on mine was a lot harder to get off than yours seemed to be, and I managed to crack one of the inner mounts while prying it off - but I’m sure if I’d been a little more patient with it, I could have avoided that. Doesn’t seem to have affected it, so all’s well! Saved me a huge headache - so thanks again!
THANK YOU! My Mini has been ALL CAPS for over a month about changing the fob battery. So glad I found your channel! Now I have to find out where I put the other fob. 😊👍
Your instructions were explicitly simple. I am grateful as I am not the engineering brain and thought I would actually have to go to the miniccooper dealer to do this. Because of your video, I did it😁 Thanks a mill
Thanks! One of those little metal do-dads that you use for ejecting a SIM card comes in really handy for extracting the actual battery. I had zero room for a screwdriver of the tiniest type!
Small notice: Use a larger screwdriver than the one in the video because a smaller one may damage the end of the plastic cover. I tried to pull it off and as the screwdriver tip pressed the stucked cover it broke on the side. I was lucky because it was more a cosmetic damage than an essential one. I then used a larger screwdriver and it came off easily.
Thank you for this very useful video. I didn’t even have to use a screwdriver; used the tip of a home steak knife instead. If you are careful, you shouldn’t have any problem. 👍🏼
If your having trouble with the key not been recognised by the car after changing the battery, then be EXTREMELY careful (at your own risk) and slightly lift the two connectors/tabs under the battery. It's likely that they are not making contact correctly with the underside of the battery. 👍
If you can't pry the cover off with a screwdriver, don't keep trying. You'll mess up the plastic and very possibly still won't be able to get the cover off. When the screwdriver didn't work for me, I used a utility knife to pry the cover up a bit at the seam between the cover and the body of the fob near the "neck" (the base of the area where the key goes in). Once I got a gap of a few millimeters, I was able to pry the cover up with the screwdriver the way Rob shows in the video.
Be careful as BMW have their own battery which must be used in their own key fobs. Managed to change the battery following your vid, no problem and using a new battery I bought off Amazon but dud not work. Rang up my mini dealer who told me I needed their own battery. Cost me £8.50 for 2 batteries so not too extortionate then worked like a dream.
Fantastic! Thanks! A couple of things I found….First, the owner’s manual leads you to believe you can use the tip of the metal key to pry your way in. Ha! Good luck with that! As our helpful video-maker said, you need a screwdriver - period. The other thing is how much force it requires to pry the outer lid off. I’m thinking surely I should be more gentle with the key fob of my not-at-all-inexpensive car, but no, you need a megaton of force to pry that puppy off. The folks in Stuttgart gave this design task to the intern. Just bad.
This is perfect...thank you. Would you happen to know.....How long does the typical original battery last in a Mini fob? And how long does the replacement battery last?
Hi. I screwed it up. The square part at the top where the key comes out, came off. A small spring and metal part came off. Now I can't figure out how to put it all back together. It won't klick in. Battery change worked great tho.
The key is (supposedly) designed so you can use the key blade itself as the screwdriver in this instance, if your in a pinch. That outer cover can be very stiff though, so definitely just use a wider screwdriver if you have one handy.
Do you know how to program the same FOB? I just purchased a 2019 Mini Clubman and one of the FOB's included with the car does not work. I changed the battery, still no go. Thanks!
2032 Battery you need - amzn.to/2MsYPrd
i paid $15.99 for 4@CVS bc i wanted them same day. Duracell brand.
@@sooofunny37I paid £1.69 online took four days but in all honesty I was worried that my old one would die on me . £1.69 for 6 . Why 6 I don’t know lol
This is why I love YT. Randomly got the low battery alert from my mini today and rushed here for a fix. Great overview!
Glad my video could be of some assistance to you! 👍
Ditto! 🙌🏼
Same ,car told me to replace came here
I was in such a panic about replacing my battery but this video has calmed me down a whole lot! Thank you 😅
Glad I could help!
no lalala intro and went straight to the problem, good video, thanks!!!!
You're welcome! Glad I could help
I couldn't figure out how to open it. Looked like the plastic was going to break. This video gave me the courage. All done. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
I did this by myself without having to ask my boyfriend for help. 😊
Nice!
Nice
Thanks dude!
For laughs i went and called my mini dealership and told them "my remote key is malfunctioning" as the car alarm says, they wanted $421.
I already had a spare 2032 battery in my battery storage when i saw this video and boom, fixed for free!
Lol - good stuff!
I resisted the temptation to call the dealership and instead, went on RUclips.
@@815loveveda Saved some cash ;)
Very fast and efficient explainer. Thanks!
Boom! Thank you Wyatt!
Hello! I have NO IDEA how much you actually saved me but I followed your exact directions and it worked. My key fob is actually working. Happy Sunday! Many thanks to you
Excellent! The dealerships charge ~50 so glad you could save come cash and a trip! Take care
Great name, by the way, Key Fob Rob. I sure appreciate videos that get directly to the point and do so in a clear, concise way. I’m gonna go change out that pesky little battery right now. Thanks so much!
Glad I could help you out!
Thanks! Great video - super easy. The first cover on mine was a lot harder to get off than yours seemed to be, and I managed to crack one of the inner mounts while prying it off - but I’m sure if I’d been a little more patient with it, I could have avoided that. Doesn’t seem to have affected it, so all’s well! Saved me a huge headache - so thanks again!
You bet! Glad I could help
Key itself is the screwdriver you need - all beautifully designed by bmw 👍
THANK YOU! My Mini has been ALL CAPS for over a month about changing the fob battery. So glad I found your channel! Now I have to find out where I put the other fob. 😊👍
This was awesome!!! Made it so I didn't have to ask the dealer to do it! Thanks a ton!
Glad it helped!
Much needed advice - clear and useful. Thanks. Had to rewind a few times as it goes so quickly but got there in the end.
Glad it helped!
Yes me too!
Woohoo! Fixed it - feel like a technical genius 😆 Many thanks 👍🏼
Glad you found the video helpful! Take care
Thank you so much! So easy to do with your AMAZING straight forward instructions!
Your instructions were explicitly simple. I am grateful as I am not the engineering brain and thought I would actually have to go to the miniccooper dealer to do this. Because of your video, I did it😁 Thanks a mill
Glad it helped!
Thanks! One of those little metal do-dads that you use for ejecting a SIM card comes in really handy for extracting the actual battery. I had zero room for a screwdriver of the tiniest type!
I am not able to change the battery without watching this viedo, thank you.
Thank you for providing a service to the public.
Glad it helped
Thank you! Saw online people take them for mini to do themselves!! This saved time & money, being a very simple job🤣
Thanks and yes, my back took a bit of effort to come off...was nervous I was going to crack it. All good. Easy to watch. 👍
Glad it helped
Thank you for this excellent video. I replaced the batteries of both keys rather effortlessly. A view years ago I damaged the key and it took me ages.
Glad it helped! Take care
Still helping people 4 years later! 🙏🏻
yup! Hopefully for 4 more years to come!
Small notice: Use a larger screwdriver than the one in the video because a smaller one may damage the end of the plastic cover. I tried to pull it off and as the screwdriver tip pressed the stucked cover it broke on the side. I was lucky because it was more a cosmetic damage than an essential one. I then used a larger screwdriver and it came off easily.
Yeah, I used a plastic blunt knife
You can use the key itself, so the official Mini instructions on RUclips.
Excellent advice thanks!
@@killomaster It is the official instruction, but it doesn't work properly, because the tip is too short.
@@killomasterUsing the key itself doesn’t work at all it just fucks up the plastic.
This instruction pretty straightforward, nice and easy.I just change my car key battery
Thank you for this very useful video. I didn’t even have to use a screwdriver; used the tip of a home steak knife instead. If you are careful, you shouldn’t have any problem. 👍🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Great video thank you,just discovered I had a key inside the round thing.
Glad it helped
Perfect instructions and vid! Easy to follow. Probably saved $20 by not having the dealership do it! :). Gracias!
De nada!
Thank you for showing us the method of changing the battery.You are the best.
No problem 👍
Simple and to the point. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Great video, straightforward and easy to follow
Glad it was helpful!
If your having trouble with the key not been recognised by the car after changing the battery, then be EXTREMELY careful (at your own risk) and slightly lift the two connectors/tabs under the battery. It's likely that they are not making contact correctly with the underside of the battery. 👍
this one fixed the problem!THX👌
Thank you so much for making this easy-to-follow video.
Glad it was helpful!
If you can't pry the cover off with a screwdriver, don't keep trying. You'll mess up the plastic and very possibly still won't be able to get the cover off. When the screwdriver didn't work for me, I used a utility knife to pry the cover up a bit at the seam between the cover and the body of the fob near the "neck" (the base of the area where the key goes in). Once I got a gap of a few millimeters, I was able to pry the cover up with the screwdriver the way Rob shows in the video.
Glad the video was helpful for you. Take it easy
Thanks! The gift that keeps on giving... 2-22-2022
Ha! See you again in a couple years :)
Key Fob Rob saves the day again!
Ha! Glad I could help
Thanks so much! Saved time, money, and felt like a genius in the process.
Good stuff! Glad the video was helpful
Thank you very much, you have saved me money and I know now how to replace a battery for a Mini Cooper!
Great! Glad the video was helpful
Thanks for this...a friend of ours just paid £23.00 to have hers changed!
Yikes! Not the worst I've seen a dealership charge but this one can certainly be done on your own
That wasn't even a main dealer Rob...it was in a 'Timpsons'!@@KeyFobRob
An easy guide to follow
Cheers for the help mate
Cheers!
Be careful as BMW have their own battery which must be used in their own key fobs. Managed to change the battery following your vid, no problem and using a new battery I bought off Amazon but dud not work. Rang up my mini dealer who told me I needed their own battery. Cost me £8.50 for 2 batteries so not too extortionate then worked like a dream.
Thank you!! Short and sweet and to the point!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks , very simply explained and demonstrated . Bless you 😊🙏🏻
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you for this. I saved sm money by doing it myself
Glad the video was helpful!
This is so helpful. Thank you for posting this.
You're welcome, glad it helped!
Fantastic! Thanks! A couple of things I found….First, the owner’s manual leads you to believe you can use the tip of the metal key to pry your way in. Ha! Good luck with that! As our helpful video-maker said, you need a screwdriver - period. The other thing is how much force it requires to pry the outer lid off. I’m thinking surely I should be more gentle with the key fob of my not-at-all-inexpensive car, but no, you need a megaton of force to pry that puppy off. The folks in Stuttgart gave this design task to the intern. Just bad.
Agreed - Glad my little demonstration could help you out
I tried to follow the manual's direction to use the key itself and all it did was chew up the plastic of my expensive fob! Glad I found the tutorial!
Excellent, so quick. I have lost the plastic backing which goes around the MINI section. Any idea where I can get a replacement?
eBay has some good options - ebay.us/qPS1Ip
Thank you it worked following your instruction first time
Glad it helped
This is perfect...thank you. Would you happen to know.....How long does the typical original battery last in a Mini fob? And how long does the replacement battery last?
You should be able to get about 3-5 years out of the original or any replacement. Take care!
Thanks for the instructions.
Worked perfectly.
Great to hear!
thanks bunches. Couldn't find a flat head, so i broke out my Duluth Trading Co Beaver branded Victorinox Swiss Army Knife.
Nice! That will work too :)
Is there a process to pair the key fob back to the car? my key fob died, I suspected a faulty battery but it might not be the case
Thank you for posting!!! This was a life saver for me.
Glad it helped!
Thanks I just managed to replace the battery. Thank you
No problem 👍
Used the key, worked as intended
Hi. I screwed it up. The square part at the top where the key comes out, came off. A small spring and metal part came off. Now I can't figure out how to put it all back together. It won't klick in. Battery change worked great tho.
back here every two years!
thanks so much for this video, appreciate u go straight into the point
You're welcome! I try to keep things concise.
Thanks for the video - very helpful and saved me £10
No problem 👍 Cheers
Thank you so much ! this video is really helpful and easy to follow 👍🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Best instructions…success!
Nice!!
This video was perfect. Thank you!!!!!
Glad I could help!
Thanks so much got me out of a real pickle when my car wouldn’t start ❤
Good video, quick, simple, straight forward. Nice.
Glad I could help you out!
The key is (supposedly) designed so you can use the key blade itself as the screwdriver in this instance, if your in a pinch. That outer cover can be very stiff though, so definitely just use a wider screwdriver if you have one handy.
You’re right! I just tried that, and it did work
Yes I tried the key itself, but found a screwdriver easier.
Very nice. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you, clear and easy explanation
Glad it was helpful!
How do I program the key fob for a 2017 mini cooper?
Perfect. Just what I needed.
Glad it was helpful
It dose work makes power?
Really easy. Thanks. 😊
Thanks for sharing Key Fob Rob!! :)
You bet 😜
Yogur video Help me to much. Thank you
Happy to help
thank you so much for this! I feel like a badass since I did it myself!
Nice work!!
Thank you, YT saves the day and a lot of expense once again 👍
No problem 👍
Do you know how to program the same FOB? I just purchased a 2019 Mini Clubman and one of the FOB's included with the car does not work. I changed the battery, still no go. Thanks!
Thank you. Back on the road again. X
Glad I could help you!
Straight forward video. Many thanks for this.
Glad you found it helpful!
Thanks, Easy to follow instructions.
You're welcome!
Very helpful video! Thank you so much!
Appreciate the help!
Glad it was helpful!
👌🏽 This so easy to execute , thank you ❤
You're welcome
Thank you! That was easy! 😊
You’re welcome 😊
Perfect, now I can replace both my keys batteries coz they've literally stopped working kmt.
Yup! It works perfectly !!!
Great 👍
Gawd, I wuvvv you! Thank you so much for this video!!!! Ugh... but it's still not working!!! Whaaa... Do I have to reset it w/the car?
You made this look so easy
I've done a few of these before ;)
@@KeyFobRob well thanks to you I managed to do my own. The old battery is so hard to get out tho;
Perfect video. Thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks for that, very useful. Do you need to reprogram the key after battery replacement?
Unless it's been dead for a long time. you won't need to reprogram with a battery change.
Thanks for sharing. U saved my life. 😂
Happy to help
Very easy to follow
Great! Glad the video was helpful
So simple thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
Will this work on 2019 models?
If it looks like this, it will be the same process. You will just need a 2032 battery - amzn.to/2MsYPrd
So useful 👍🏻, thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks you was useful 🙏👍
Life saver Thankyou 😊😊
Happy to help
Thanks for the instructional video.
No problem 👍
The video helped. thanks. The design of the batter compartment is stupid. You almost have to break the cover to get it off.
Good stuff! Glad the video was helpful!