Thread: How Long Should The Battery In A D4 Smartkey Fob Last?

warrenty??? for a $1.50 battery,,, batterys go flat,

tecnicly yes but worth the effert,, no,

they "state" 16 yrs battery life, but that is the battery maker,, so should realy take it up with them tecnicly,?

Have they taken the auto charge facility out of the D4s. In my RRS, D3 equivalent the fob batteries are rechargeable and are charged by the car when the key is in the ignition so like all rechargeable batteries should be good for over 1000 recharges.

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

Have they taken the auto charge facility out of the D4s. In my RRS, D3 equivalent the fob batteries are rechargeable and are charged by the car when the key is in the ignition so like all rechargeable batteries should be good for over 1000 recharges.

Garry

Gary - yes, the D4 has a start/stop button, so the keys don't get charged like in the D3.

Originally Posted by jonesy63

Gary - yes, the D4 has a start/stop button, so the keys don't get charged like in the D3.

Which is part of the problem, cause the fob constantly 'talks' to the car.

The one I used all the time went flat in about 14 months and the spare went flat only a few months after I started using it.

To Stig0000's point.....I didn't realise anything on a LR was that cheap.....LOL!!!!

Also being 'new', I've never attempted pulling the fob apart....so figured it would need a unique (read money-making) LR tool...I know....cynical....LOL!!!!

However, less than 2 years versus 16........might just make that phone call!

Knowing my luck, I'd change it....start having all sorts of issues with the car and LR will say, "too bad dude, you blew the warranty"

Thanks for the input.

Cheers,

Kev.

Youl be rite mate... just simply change the bat... theres nothing you can stuff up...

But 2 yrs sounds about right... even less if you got keyless entry...

My D4 is abt 18 months old, the spare key that my wife carries and has only used a couple of times went flat last month where as the one that I use all of the time is still working fine.

$3.00 something for a pack of two, I changed the flat one and I now keep the spare one in the Disco. Even if you could claim it on warranty it really is not worth the trip to the dealer or the phone call to try and have it replaced.

Lou...

Originally Posted by elsey

My D4 is abt 18 months old, the spare key that my wife carries and has only used a couple of times went flat last month where as the one that I use all of the time is still working fine.

$3.00 something for a pack of two, I changed the flat one and I now keep the spare one in the Disco. Even if you could claim it on warranty it really is not worth the trip to the dealer or the phone call to try and have it replaced.

Lou...

Don't you think they'll wash my car while it's there....That's worth the trip....LOL!!!

I loved the way my last one went from "Battery Low" to "smart key not found" inside one hour.....when I was two hours in, on a four hour trip. It just topped what had been a dismal week-long camping trip, with my son breaking his elbow and shattering his wrist on day two. Thank god I was actually driving back to Brisbane when the key went flat....would have been interesting if it had happened on the way to camping, at the start of the week.....

Great idea keeping the spare in the glovebox.

Anyway, I digress.....

Flea-bay for the batteries or off LR?

And the million dollar question....how do you actually change them.....am I gonna have to read the handbook?

Thanks,

Kev.

Are they still Panasonic?,if so save yourself some greef and buy that type only. Pat