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Keyfob "front", index finger on the latch for the door key. As seen in this pic,
push the latch to the left, then pull the door key out of the fob. Then turn the fob over.
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On the back side, there is a ledge or lip just under the door key latch, as shown here,
my thumb is against it. The blue arrow is pointing to the key latch, the pink arrow to the key
tab that holds the key in the fob. What you can't see is that the key latch also holds the back
of the fob on.
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While pressing down on the key latch all the way, push the back of the
fob off with your thumb. It is vital to be pushing the key latch as far as it will go, or the
back will not release. Make sure not to wrap your hand around the end/top of the fob, as most of
it is actually the back. It may open better when placing your thumb on the Toyota logo and
pushing from there.
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The back is off. Now use a very small Philips screwdriver, remove the 4 screws, remove
and replace the battery (CR2032), and reverse the disassembly. Note - just as it is important to press
the key latch all the way down in order to remove the back, it is necessary to press it
all the way down in order to latch the back back into place. Many
stores' Jewelry counters (Walmart, Target, etc) will change the battery
for you if you buy it there - just print these instructions out, or
practice opening the fob before you go, and you will be out the door in
minutes. But sometimes their cost on the batteries can be high. Dollar
Tree stores often have 3-packs of CR2032 batteries up near the register
on hang strips for $1. I recommend you replace the batteries in
all your fobs at the same time so you don't have to worry about when
one will fail, so this 3-pack is handy. Buy a set of jeweler's
screwdrivers for $1-2, and you can change them yourself quickly and
cheaply.
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