"Douglas Payne" <douggie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Tamale-Loco wrote:
>> Proud owner of a 9-5, but i have a couple of questions relating to the
"blipper"
>> Just today i started the car, and it went through the usual "Test Brake
Lights" spiel, and i was expecting the milage left til
>> empty to come up.
>> But instead of THAT, i got a "Change Key Battery" message instead. I
assume this is the remote "blipper"
>> First question is will this be just a case of me undoing the holding
screws and replacing the battery (batteries?) myself and all
>> will be well again, or will it be a trip to a dealer where the usual
rip off occurs, where i pay something ridiculous for THEM to
>> do it for me?
>
> If you open the blipper it will almost certainly have a standard lithium
or somesuch button cell inside. It'll have a number on
> it, something like CR2025 or CR2018. Here in the UK, such cells are
readily available from high street shops like Boots, camera
> shops and possibly shops that'll change watch batteries for you. I've
found that they are expensive for what you get this way,
> but you can buy 1 at a time and get just what you need.
>
> You can also buy them in big packs of 10 or so quite cheaply on eBay.
I've never tried buying one from a dealer, but there's a
> chance they'll charge over the odds.
>
>> Second question is............how the bloody hell does in know that the
battery in the remote is low? After all, its not attached
>> to anything, except the keyring
>
> The blipper will have a battery monitoring circuit in. It'll tell the
car's computer when the battery is low. Cunning eh?
>
> --
> Douglas
The thing thats a slight concern to me, is that will need to be
reprogrammed (like the radio),
and thets where additional expense might come into it
T-L
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