Re program key fob

[Croge]

Hi all,

Hoping someone can help. I have seen this question be asked but I'm struggling to find an answer. Both keys for my Karoq needed battery replacement. I've had and ateca before this car(sorry) and never had this issue. Changed the Batterys in both key fobs at the same time coz I'm a clown, and now the car won't unlock with the fob. Changed the battery for a like for like Panasonic. Don't really want to go to the dealer for them to fix it. Is there a way I can make the fob work again to unlock and lock the car. I have tried all the usual manually lock and unlock the car multiple times while standing on one leg and humming the national anthem but no joy. Any help at all will be appreciated!

Thanks

[CJJE]

There's a procedure in my owners manual (in the section about changing the keyfob battery) where it talks about needing to synchronise the key by pressing a button on the keyfob and unlocking the door manually via the locking cylinder within 1 minute. I suggest you check in your manual in case its different for your car.

[Croge]

Hi mate, thanks for the reply. I did see that in the owner's manual but it has not worked and I've tried it a few times was hoping someone on here had a similar experience and had a fix. Should have said in my prev post it's a 2020 model. Cheers

[sanqhar]

Sorry to state the obvious but you do have the batteries in the correct way round?

Is there a little red light on the key fob?
Does it come on when you press a button?

tom

[Croge]

Hiya Tom, thanks for the reply. Yes mate the battery is in the correct way with the writing on it facing up. Red light comes on when a button is pressed. Pain at the min as unlocking with the key manually seems to set the alarm off and got to hold the key to the start stop button to switch it off. Doesn't always got off first time. Can be 30 odd seconds or more.

[lrussell]

Hi mate. How did you solve this problem in the end? I have just run into the exact same situation as you, both keys dying batteries, changed them at the same time and neither of them work to unlock the car, or are detected to start the car. Absolute pain in the a**. I´ve been messing around with all sorts of supposed configurations but nothing working, curious if you fixed it or a dealer fixed it in the end?

[Melski]

I saw this vid on YT, maybe this will help with the issue. The title of the vid “how to turn off auto-lock and unlock on your skoda karoq”

[Melski]

I have the same problem with my skoda karoq 2018 sel, i changed the battery as it was dead already and bought one from the shop but since then it started to lock and unlock while im still driving. Skoda dealership is a good 13 miles from my place.

[KenA]

Had problems two days ago when I could not unlock my Karoq 2023. Fortunenately the spare key was OK. Got some Duracel CR2032 and followed instructions in the manual and all is OK now. So that battery was only 19 months old. Now having got a couple of spares so maybe I will change each year now.