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  1. 03-16-2017 12:12 PM #1
    goblues38
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    "please recharge remote battery" message in center stack?

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    is this just a generic message telling me to replace the battery in my key fob?
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  2. 03-16-2017 03:52 PM #2
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    Just plug the key into the key hole while driving and u'll be set. Mine did that a while ago, but recently I got the replace battery message instead.
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    I've never placed my key anywhere in the vehicle other than my pocket, and never got a recharge notice.
    I did get the replace battery message last week. They use a standard 2032 battery, so it was a piece of cake.
    So, you're saying that the slot in the dash will charge the fob??? I did not know that.
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  4. 03-16-2017 09:23 PM #4
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    Info from my dealer, but then again they tell u a lot of B$!!
    But for me, that charging message went away...so who knows
    Just change the battery...it's like what #SQive said...POC!
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  5. 03-17-2017 04:10 AM #5
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    Hahaha wtf. I just got this yesterday too.
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    Same thing here, "replace battery"..... one of the fob's that's not used a lot - battery dead.

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  7. 03-17-2017 10:24 AM #7
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    I must say though, I do appreciate the warning.
    It would suck if it just went completely dead.
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    The battery in the key does not recharge by putting it in the ignition. The battery is a standard 2032 button battery. I just replaced mine not too long ago. Pretty easy to do. Found a youtube video that explained how to. But the battery DOES NOT recharge by putting it into the ignition slot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cheewy16 View Post
    Just plug the key into the key hole while driving and u'll be set. Mine did that a while ago, but recently I got the replace battery message instead.
    goblues38, are you and cheewy16 sure you saw it say "recharge" and if so, were you on your way home from the bar?
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  10. 03-17-2017 01:35 PM #10
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    positive it said recharge. which is why i axed the question here.
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  12. 03-19-2017 12:13 PM #11
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    I find it hard to believe the fob and ignition slot have what would amount to as wireless charing. Also, the standard CR2032 batteries are not rechargeable (but you could use a LIR2032 if you had a way to recharge them). If your fob battery is dead, you need to place it in the slot so the car can read it, as opposed to the fob emitting a single to the car.

    I bet the cluster says 'recharge' as a warning that the signal is weak, and then, says 'replace' when the car is not receiving any signal from the fob. Theoretically, if you had a LIR2032, you could pull it and recharge it though.
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    FWIW -- The CR2032 on your computer's motherboard gets recharged.

    Mine only said replace, and it did so for a week before I finally got around to changing it, but it worked fine during that week.
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