Battery for 2008 honda civic key fob

If your car keyless entry remote is not open doors perfectly, the battery likely needs to be changed. It's not complicated to replace the battery in your keyless entry remote, and it’s easier than you think. All you need is outlined in this post.

What kind of battery key fob use

Before starting open key fob make sure that you have all required tools and materials: 2 CR2032 batteries, phillips head screwdriver and flat head screwdriver.
  • phillips head screwdriver
  • flat head screwdriver
  • 2xCR2032 batteries

Simple steps to replace the battery in your Civic's remote key fob

A tiny coin battery installed inside the your remote key fob. Remove screw on the back of the key fob. Flip the keyless entry remote over and find for at least 1 screw holding in the plastic.

Carefully try to pry apart your remote key fob with hands or flat head screwdriver. Change 2xCR2032 batteries with flat head screwdriver.

Replace old batteries with new one CR2032. Battery must be placed with the same polarity as was a previous. Your key fob will not work if you by mistake place battery wrong way.

Before assembling fob’s case, make sure that all functions works by testing buttons on keyless entry remote.

At this point squeeze fob’s back cover together. Line your body pieces together and put it together by hands from top to bottom. Inspect your key fob case for gaps. If it is not tightly closed try to repeat last step. Screw fastener in the back of the keyless entry remote.

Video of key opening

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FAQ

What size of battery does a 2008 Honda Civic keyless entry remote take?

Remote key fob of Honda Civic require 2xCR2032 batteries. Most CR2032 batteries are under $5 build upon the brand, size packaging and type you buy. You can take old battery to the store, with you to find a proper replacement.

Does a key have to be reprogrammed after changing the battery?

Often, after keyless entry remote battery change, you do not need to reprogram. Keyless entry remote reprogramming procedure often described in user's manual of your vehicle.

Is it hard to replace battery in remote key fob yourself?

Replacing your remote key fob battery is simple to do in 2008 Honda Civic. Most of car manufacturers think of the customers and make a special hole for keyless entry remote disassembly.

How much does it cost to replace a keyless entry fob's battery?

The price to change the battery inside key fob is in range from $30 to as high as $500 depending on the make and the service pricing.

How often should remote key fob batteries be replaced?

Keyless entry remote batteries in Honda Civic should be changed once in 3-4 years, but this will vary based on their amount of use and quality. If your remote key fob decreased signal strength, you should change batteries before it stop open doors and make problems for you.

How do you know if your key fob needs a new battery?

If your Honda fob's battery more than 4 years old, has low key battery indicator on dashboard, key fob buttons not working or signal strength reduced, it's probably battery change inside remote key fob needed. Current battery is dead or weak with a high probability, but if it's not fix, key fob replace or repair needed.

Owners of other Honda or Acura vehicles such as the Accord, Crosstour, CR-V, CR-Z, Element, Fit, Insight, Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, RL, TL. TSX, ZDX, MDX, and RDX may also find these instructions to be helpful.

The original battery in a Honda Civic key fob remote control is a Panasonic CR1616 watch type battery. Replacements can be purchased at a variety of retailers or online at Amazon.

The only tools needed to open the remote control and replace the battery is a # 0 Phillips head screwdriver such as in a Jeweler's screwdriver set.

Microsoft and Sony are both battling behind the scenes over the Activision Blizzard deal, and Microsoft is no longer pulling its punches with regulators

By Tom Warren / @tomwarren

Oct 12, 2022, 6:23 PM UTC|

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Microsoft isn’t happy with Sony and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. The UK regulator signaled an in-depth review of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard last month, and the CMA has now published its full 76-page report (PDF) on its findings. The CMA says it has concerns that Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal could lessen competition in game consoles, subscriptions, and cloud gaming, but Microsoft thinks the regulator has simply been listening to Sony’s lawyers too much.

Microsoft pleaded for its deal on the day of the Phase 2 decision last month, but now the gloves are well and truly off. Microsoft describes the CMA’s concerns as “misplaced” and says that the regulator “adopts Sony’s complaints without considering the potential harm to consumers” and “incorrectly relies on self-serving statements by Sony which significantly exaggerate the importance of Call of Duty.” Microsoft even accuses the CMA of adopting “Sony’s complaints without the appropriate level of critical review,” suggesting that the regulator is simply just listening too much to what Sony has to say.

At the heart of all the back and forth is access to Call of Duty and concerns around the future of game subscriptions. “The CMA recognizes that ABK’s newest games are not currently available on any subscription service on the day of release but considers that this may change as subscription services continue to grow,” says the UK regulator. “After the Merger, Microsoft would gain control of this important input and could use it to harm the competitiveness of its rivals.”

Microsoft’s full response to the CMA, seen by The Verge, also includes parts where the company tries to, comically, make it look like it somehow sucks at gaming and it can’t compete. Microsoft says Xbox “is in last place in console” and “seventh place in PC” and “nowhere in mobile game distribution globally,” and Microsoft argues it has no reason to harm or degrade rival cloud gaming services as it wants to “encourage the major shift in consumer behavior required for cloud gaming to succeed.”

Microsoft might well be in last place in console sales during the previous generation, but it’s certainly investing billions of dollars to ensure any future Xbox sales aren’t less than half of the PlayStation and that its Xbox Game Pass bet pays off.

Sony and Microsoft have also been battling it out over Call of Duty, and the CMA recognizes this by revealing it’s concerned about Sony’s future revenues related to Call of Duty. “PlayStation currently has a larger share of the console gaming market than Xbox, but the CMA considers that Call of Duty is sufficiently important that losing access to it (or losing access on competitive terms) could significantly impact Sony’s revenues and user base.”

Battery for 2008 honda civic key fob

Call of Duty is at the center of Sony and Microsoft’s battles.Image: Activision

Sony has shown how significant Call of Duty is after it labeled Microsoft’s offer to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation “inadequate on many levels.” The Verge revealed last month that Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox chief Phil Spencer made a written commitment to PlayStation head Jim Ryan earlier this year to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for “several more years” beyond the existing marketing deal Sony has with Activision. “After almost 20 years of Call of Duty on PlayStation, their proposal was inadequate on many levels and failed to take account of the impact on our gamers,” said PlayStation head Jim Ryan in response.

Now Microsoft says keeping Call of Duty on PlayStation is a “commercial imperative for the Xbox business and the economics of the transaction.” Microsoft says it would put revenue at risk if it pulled Call of Duty from PlayStation and that “Microsoft has been clear that it is counting on revenues from the distribution of Activision Blizzard games on Sony PlayStation.”

Microsoft also accuses Sony of not welcoming competition from Xbox Game Pass and that Sony has decided to block Game Pass on PlayStation. “This increased competition has not been welcomed by the market leader Sony, which has elected to protect its revenues from sales of newly released games, rather than offer gamers the choice of accessing them via its subscription, PlayStation Plus.” This comes just months after Microsoft claimed, in legal filings, that Sony pays for “blocking rights” to keep games off Xbox Game Pass.

If the UK battles are anything to go by, this acquisition could get messy as Microsoft and Sony battle it out behind the scenes to sway regulators. Microsoft even has a dedicated website to highlight its arguments as it seeks to convince regulators that its giant deal isn’t a bad one for gamers. We’re still months away from final regulator decisions, but get ready for this battle to continue to spill out onto the internet’s streets.

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What battery goes in a 2008 Honda Civic key fob?

This Honda Civic Keyless Entry Remote Key Fob Battery is the OEM replacement for all Civic models from 2007 thru 2013. This Energizer CR1616 3v Lithium Battery will replace the original battery from your Key Fob, keyless entry remote / remote key.

What size battery is in a Honda Civic key fob?

This replacement kit is for a Honda Civic (2014-2021) Key Fob with either a low or a dead battery. Included is an original CR2032 3V battery.

How do you open the key fob on a 2008 Honda Civic?

How to Open the Honda Key Fob.
Locate the button to release the metal key inside the fob..
Slide that button open and pull the key out..
Carefully place the edge of the key into the slot at the top of the key fob. Wedge the key and lightly twist, the back of the key fob should pop off..