Key FOB low battery message after replacing the battery

[gspete]

XLT 302A with Push Button Start

I got the "Key FOB Low Battery" message on the dash. After replacing the battery in the key FOB I still have the "Key FOB Low Battery" message even after several days, I thought it would go away on its own after a couple of days, silly me. I looked through the ForScan tool but did not find a reset type function.

Thoughts?

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[Wasatch]

Same problem here. Did you find a solution? I am wondering if the battery I bought was bad.

 

[Bryan Simon]

I just bought a 17 Explorer for her a couple of months ago. Push button start.
One of the fobs were giving the low battery warning when I bought the car.
Bought new batteries and while installing, noticed that one of the batteries was in upside down (two batteries/fob).
Might want to look a bit closer into that.

 

[Christarpher]

May also want to check if the batteries are the coated ones with bitterant on them to deter children from swallowing them. I've heard that can mess with the contact a bit.

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