Replacing SmartKey battery on GLK with Keyless-Go
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Replacing SmartKey battery on GLK with Keyless-Go
It took me a while to find out that the GLK Keyless-Go equipped SmartKey is different from other SmartKeys as far as changing the battery is concerned:
1. It only uses one 2025 battery instead of two.
2. The cover pops open instead of slides out.
LEFT PICTURE: I have attached below typical instructions (below, screen shot copied from manual) very commonly found on the internet. Unfortunately, they don't apply to our Keyless-Go SmartKey on the GLK. It took me awhile to realize that the battery tray was not going to slide out.
RIGHT PICTURE: Here is the video instruction which works for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkjlX...eature=related
For those who are in Canada, cheapest place I can find for the battery:
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...34374302697169
1. It only uses one 2025 battery instead of two.
2. The cover pops open instead of slides out.
LEFT PICTURE: I have attached below typical instructions (below, screen shot copied from manual) very commonly found on the internet. Unfortunately, they don't apply to our Keyless-Go SmartKey on the GLK. It took me awhile to realize that the battery tray was not going to slide out.
RIGHT PICTURE: Here is the video instruction which works for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkjlX...eature=related
For those who are in Canada, cheapest place I can find for the battery:
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...34374302697169
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FYI, I was at the parts counter of Vancouver M-B yesterday and another customer came in needing a battery for their key. Guy at the parts counter hands him a 2-pack and says "battery replacements are free", then shows the customer how to open up the fob.
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Yoiks ... 12 bucks is a rip off for sure. Was that at the dealership on Broadway or the one on Boundary? I was at the Broadway dealer ... one thing I've found is that their sales department is run almost independently from their service/parts, so going straight downstairs to the parts counter can yield different answers from upstairs!
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Yoiks ... 12 bucks is a rip off for sure. Was that at the dealership on Broadway or the one on Boundary? I was at the Broadway dealer ... one thing I've found is that their sales department is run almost independently from their service/parts, so going straight downstairs to the parts counter can yield different answers from upstairs!
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Found my batteries at $1.25/unit at Mountain Equipment Coop.
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parts and services departments for Mercedes dealerships in Vancouver I believe are mostly separated (like many other dealerships)
I know for one that the Richmond one works separately from the dealership as I was told by my Sales Advisor. I have been told by him that if i ever run out of battery in my remote, i can just bring it to him and get it changed.
I know for one that the Richmond one works separately from the dealership as I was told by my Sales Advisor. I have been told by him that if i ever run out of battery in my remote, i can just bring it to him and get it changed.
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On my 07 BMW the keyless go version of the key fob looks exactly the same as the normal key fob. The difference was the keyless go version had a replaceable battery and the normal key had a rechargeable battery that would charge whenever it was in the ignition lock with an induction coil so there were no metal contacts on the key fob.
The one thing I miss about the BMW keys is that they stored a copy of all the service data, owner settings and DTC codes in the key. Whenever you needed to see a service advisor you would bring the key to the service advisor and he would put the key fob in a reader and all of the information he needed to see would be uploaded into his computer. If you opted for a live data transfer setting the car would send any DTC's and error data in real time to BMW and generate a service call automatically.
The one thing I miss about the BMW keys is that they stored a copy of all the service data, owner settings and DTC codes in the key. Whenever you needed to see a service advisor you would bring the key to the service advisor and he would put the key fob in a reader and all of the information he needed to see would be uploaded into his computer. If you opted for a live data transfer setting the car would send any DTC's and error data in real time to BMW and generate a service call automatically.
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