Tracker key fob battery life

[nrps1]

So the car was just over 3yrs old when I purchased from a non Porsche dealer and the keyfobs were missing. I bought second hand ones off eBay so they needed pairing up which took about 30 minutes at the dealership. I've not used the second one as often as the primary I randomly selected, but when I have that one is flat too, so I fear both are draining rapidly. I could ask Porsche to replace them, but seeing as I didn't buy from them in the first place I'm not sure how successful that will be.... hmm, def doesn't seem normal though eh!

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[simcity]

Original batteries here on both keys and tracker fobs (PVTS) after 13 months.

I wouldn’t expect to replace either of them in under 2 years. Perhaps I will be disappointed ?

Message flashed up tonight, 'driver card battery low' (or words to that effect).

Presuming this is the battery inside the PVTS (Vodafone) fob, rather than the car key (which I replaced both sets of batteries around 6 months ago).

So any ideas how to crack open the rectangular wedge-shaped PVTS fob? It's not immediately obvious...

 

[W1NGE]

Message flashed up tonight, 'driver card battery low' (or words to that effect).

Presuming this is the battery inside the PVTS (Vodafone) fob, rather than the car key (which I replaced both sets of batteries around 6 months ago).

So any ideas how to crack open the rectangular wedge-shaped PVTS fob? It's not immediately obvious...

It just slides apart in two halves. Apply a little pressure top and bottom in the centre and then slide.

 

[paulbroere]

My key-fob battery lasted a year (I drive 35000km a year, I have keyless-access). Started using the spare key, which also lasted almost exactly a year.
Both gave me a waring, after which they still lasted at least a week (then I replaced them)

 

[simcity]

It just slides apart in two halves. Apply a little pressure top and bottom in the centre and then slide.

Thanks I was trying everything (except actually reading the manual ?) to get them opened. Now I have the knack.

Incidentally I tested the CR2032 button cell in a coin cell tester I've got and it reported 60% life (on each coin cell respectively) and both reported 2.46v loaded (can't just test them o/c with a DMM)

The dash message reported that as "empty". Oh well they almost got 2.5 years.

 

[W1NGE]

Thanks I was trying everything (except actually reading the manual ?) to get them opened. Now I have the knack.

Incidentally I tested the CR2032 button cell in a coin cell tester I've got and it reported 60% life (on each coin cell respectively) and both reported 2.46v loaded (can't just test them o/c with a DMM)

The dash message reported that as "empty". Oh well they almost got 2.5 years.

Ha ha, I'd sold mine by then and bought a 911 and skipped the fobs (not required by insurers now).

Glad to see the back of them.

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