VW Touareg Key Fob battery & Emergency Key removal 2011-Newer

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Hi this video will show you how to change the key battery on the latest VW Touareg Key. This is a very simple job and you just need a small screwdriver.
Detailed procedure of changing the Touareg (T3) Key fob Battery without damaging your remote! Emergency Key removal procedure is also included in the video.
2011-2017 Volkswagen Touareg
For FCC ID: IYZVWTOUA

[@KeyFobRob]

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[@shittyrecordingstudio]

The person who designed this key fob should be sacked, and their boss sacked, and their boss's boss sacked. Replacing the battery on a critical part of your vehicle should not be this difficult. Kudos to the person who made this video. I have to revisit it annually.

[@KeyFobRob]

See you next year!!

[@weixiao9470]

Whoever design should be condemned

[@lisabek72]

I second that

[@jorgemtrevino]

Huge thanks! I read the cryptic manual and a mechanic told me to "push down" through the left side hole. I understood _push down,_ literally. Would never have guessed the trick is _"find a slider, hook your screwdriver on top and slide down"._ Owe you a beer! 🍻

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped! Cheers!

[@TouaregTDIRLine]

This is a better, more clear "how to" than what is in the owners manual! Thank you for posting this.

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fredcollinsjr]

Just a heartfelt thank you. I was able to replace the battery and I never knew about that hidden key.

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad I could make your day a little bit easier 👍

[@sherrysummers5019]

This really helped. I never would have figured this out on my own. Finding and triggering the latch that removes the side of the fob takes some time and patience. The rest of the process is easy.

[@KeyFobRob]

It takes some time for sure!!

[@jamiehoskinson2846]

You're a life-saver brother. Good work.

[@KeyFobRob]

No problem 👍

[@ronmurrell6290]

Thanks for taking the trouble.
Without instruction like this it just wouldn't happen

[@KeyFobRob]

Good stuff! Glad the video was helpful

[@ShamanMemoirs]

Thank you!!! Opening the left side through that little hole was the most difficult part. 😩 Thank you!!!

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad you found the video helpful

[@JosephSchade-fm7xg]

Thank you. I live in Dubai and was going to the dealer every time my wife's battery needed changing. I attempted to do it as per the owners manual , but was afraid Of breaking the key fob when I first tried to do it and was unsuccessful. Your directions were quite clear as was the video . Thanks again !!!

[@KeyFobRob]

Great 👍 Take care

[@ntgm20]

Thank you. Replaced mine under the time it took to watch your video. Like others have said the hardest part is getting the side piece off. Once it was I was surprised how heavy it felt. Thank you for making your video short with out extra commentary, the directions were very clear.

[@KeyFobRob]

No problem 👍 Once you find that little latch, it's pretty easy from there

[@evephr5140]

Thanks for the video, had it changed in a couple minutes.

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped

[@corinnemcdonald834]

Thank you Rob, this was extremely helpful. 😊

[@KeyFobRob]

👍👍

[@ToddMotto]

I do a lot of mechanics and… this key fob infuriated me 😀 thanks to whoever designed it. Best bet after finally getting it open is to put a very long lasting battery in it and pray you don’t have to open it again.

[@KeyFobRob]

It is an absolutely ridiculously designed key fob

[@TheNoahItAllLive]

Big thanks for the straight forward video

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped

[@johnfrancis5107]

Top notch guide! Thanks Rob!!

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it was helpful!

[@r3alityrjectna452]

Thank you! Extremely helpful.

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped!

[@brona_laby]

U saved my nerves and bad day. Thank you so much ❤

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad I could help!

[@zenaidabv8779]

short and usefull.... no nonsence. thanks ....appriciate

[@KeyFobRob]

You are welcome! Glad I could help you out

[@Suture555]

Thnaks for the video. It helped a lot.. Made the battery change easy

[@KeyFobRob]

No problem 👍

[@catherinelopez-figueroa6512]

Thank you! Worked like a charm!

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped!

[@peterwatson7311]

Hi, just used your video to change my battery, tons better than the User Manual. It worked fine so thanks for that. Just to add the Key Battery warning light only clears after first use.

[@KeyFobRob]

Great to hear!

[@yuanmengqu]

thank you so much for your useful information!

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-mz4sl5qw6m]

Many thanks for your time.

[@KeyFobRob]

You are welcome!

[@peterh9399]

thanks dude was a gr8 vid, made the task easy

[@KeyFobRob]

No problem 👍

[@HeavyHaulagePilbara]

Cheers simple but effective.

[@KeyFobRob]

You're welcome! Glad the video was helpful

[@DallasCensus]

Pretty good. One thing the video doesn't make clear (aside from exactly where the side latch release is) is whether to continue to depress the VW button while trying to release the latch.

[@SuburbanGurban]

Thanks! That works for me.

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped

[@layrd3580]

I took my key to the keys shop and he didn’t know how to open the key change it! Then we both watch your video😂 ,Thank you bro🙏🏽

[@KeyFobRob]

Happy to help!

[@matt_sweeney]

Thank you!!

[@KeyFobRob]

You're welcome!

[@spearageddon3279]

Thank you!!! 😊👍👍

[@KeyFobRob]

You're welcome 😊

[@RadioBloodstreamTV]

Thank you 🙂

[@KeyFobRob]

You’re welcome 😊

[@hugoantoniozunigamedina2276]

Gracias maestro

[@KeyFobRob]

Encantado de poder ayudar

[@rolle1575]

thanks a lot. Good work. on a 2015 Touareg ( germany )it works too.

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad I could help you!

[@jaypatel-uy4ih]

Thanks for great help
May make video longer to show that spring to push down

[@KeyFobRob]

Noted!

[@KennethAberg]

you can actually stick a pick tool in the top seam of the fob where the latch is to open the side, way easier than the screwdriver method.

[@daciasoulliere3923]

Thanks 😊

[@KeyFobRob]

No problem 😊

[@mohammedkareem9972]

Thanks 👍

[@KeyFobRob]

No problem 👍

[@MommaTwoShoes]

thanks!

[@KeyFobRob]

You're welcome!

[@alessandrocoward9014]

Very helpful

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped

[@JethroKairys]

Thanks

[@KeyFobRob]

THANK YOU!!!

[@angelicasanchez2611]

Thanks ❤

[@KeyFobRob]

you're welcome

[@zimmerolls]

you definitely have to be patient with that lever to remove the side piece, don't force it, once it catches it pops easily. I did both of my key fobs, first one took me 20 minutes, the second 3 minutes :) you need a very tiny screwdriver!

[@KeyFobRob]

Good tip!

[@HeyItsSophie47]

Who the hell designed this key fob. I’ve been struggling with it for 30 minutes. Very helpful video though! Lol

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped!

[@al_easy7035]

Being ridiculous how hard it is to do. I gave up after 20 mins

[@victorianilsen763]

ty!

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TrishLester]

Thank you SO much! I never would have figured this out without your video. Could VW have made this process any more difficult? I don't think so. Plus...bought my car used and never knew I had an emergency key!
Any thoughts about where to purchase another key fob for a 2013 Touareg that doesn't cost more than a month's grocery budget?

[@donjames2462]

Yea! What they all said, I would never figured that out.

[@KeyFobRob]

Good stuff! Glad it was helpful!

[@srsr9146]

Awesome

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it helped

[@arjunaugarow]

Thank you. I would have gouged the crap out of the edges trying to pop it open.

[@KeyFobRob]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oZmonKeythe1st]

If you cannot find a tiny screwdriver like that, a paperclip works just as well.

[@KeyFobRob]

Nice tip!

[@jlindsay5913]

Is there a trick to the latch - I have been trying to do it for a solid 20 minutes...and by some strange miracle I HAD the tiny screwdriver...still can't get it open.

[@KeyFobRob]

It's extremely difficult. Just keep at it and follow the video.

[@redryder8834]

Good idea VW. Let’s take it to the dealer maybe they can charge us money just to learn how to drive it

[@KeyFobRob]

Bingo! Hopefully the video helped and saved you a trip to the dealership

[@jesterlou3000]

Not clear if I should be pressing the vw button on opposite side while trying to get lever down with my screwdriver, or work the lever without depressing the vw button??

[@KeyFobRob]

Almost certain the VW symbol needs to be depressed

[@mahmoudahmed1369]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@slowboat6021]

jeez that's some puzzle... tip "you don't have to hold the VW button in when releasing the side cover but it helps"

[@KeyFobRob]

you're welcome! Glad it helped

[@gracemalley6821]

The latch part does not come down. Not easy.

[@KeyFobRob]

Not easy at all.

[@BUEAU]

One of the most infuriating battery replacement experiences of my life. And if you take it to the dealer to have them do it, they'll charge you 50 bucks terrible.

[@KeyFobRob]

This one is pretty ridiculous. Takes a lot of time (and a little luck) to hit that latch just right

[@BUEAU]

@@KeyFobRob I have nothing better to do

[@derek9153]

This is just one more reason why I am frustrated with my Touareg. I seriously have a love/hate relationship with it. So many unnecessary and over engineered features. I’m still unable to get the side piece off and I have a dozen small screwdrivers. Anyone else get the cold water spilling all over their feet? Anyone else just love replacing the battery in their Touareg?

[@DallasCensus]

I'm in your camp, Derek. This is completely overcomplicated. Like almost everything about the Treg. The only thing I've found that can be easily replaced are the foglights and turn signals.

[@bigmaxy07]

Yep had the water ! and the whole passenger seat out for an entire-day-battery 600 dollar replacement

[@derek9153]

@@bigmaxy07 Yep. I still have mine because it’s paid off and I have a second car, but man. So frustrating.

[@cherip4573]

whoever designed this fob is a sadist. I can't get the side piece off to save my life.

[@KeyFobRob]

It is ridiculously difficult for no real reason

[@cowlumbus]

worst design ever...

[@KeyFobRob]

I've seen a lot of fobs and this one is certainly top 10 worst