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Car Forum / Saab Cars / March 2008Remote "Blipper" Problem
Proud owner of a 9-5, but i have a couple of questions relating to the "blipper" Just today i started the car, and it went through the usual "Test Brake Lights" spiel, and i was expecting the milage left til empty to come up. But instead of THAT, i got a "Change Key Battery" message instead. I assume this is the remote "blipper" First question is will this be just a case of me undoing the holding screws and replacing the battery (batteries?) myself and all will be well again, or will it be a trip to a dealer where the usual rip off occurs, where i pay something ridiculous for THEM to do it for me? Second question is............how the bloody hell does in know that the battery in the remote is low? After all, its not attached to anything, except the keyring T-L > Second question is............how the bloody hell does in know that the battery in the remote is low? After all, its not attached to > anything, except the keyring The blipper will 'tell' the car's onboard computer that its battery is low. Graham >> Second question is............how the bloody hell does in know that the battery in the remote is low? After all, its not attached >> to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Graham Clever little blighter, aint it?;) Does it tell the cars onboard computer where it is.....in case i mislay it?:)) T-L > Proud owner of a 9-5, but i have a couple of questions relating to the > "blipper" [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > battery in the remote is low? After all, its not attached to anything, > except the keyring Mine went the other day - I mentioned it to Saab and they replaced it for me free of charge. It looks like a standard battery if you unscrew it though > Proud owner of a 9-5, but i have a couple of questions relating to the "blipper" > Just today i started the car, and it went through the usual "Test Brake Lights" spiel, and i was expecting the milage left til empty [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > will be well again, or will it be a trip to a dealer where the usual rip off occurs, where i pay something ridiculous for THEM to do > it for me? If you open the blipper it will almost certainly have a standard lithium or somesuch button cell inside. It'll have a number on it, something like CR2025 or CR2018. Here in the UK, such cells are readily available from high street shops like Boots, camera shops and possibly shops that'll change watch batteries for you. I've found that they are expensive for what you get this way, but you can buy 1 at a time and get just what you need. You can also buy them in big packs of 10 or so quite cheaply on eBay. I've never tried buying one from a dealer, but there's a chance they'll charge over the odds. > Second question is............how the bloody hell does in know that the battery in the remote is low? After all, its not attached to > anything, except the keyring The blipper will have a battery monitoring circuit in. It'll tell the car's computer when the battery is low. Cunning eh?  SignatureDouglas >> Proud owner of a 9-5, but i have a couple of questions relating to the "blipper" >> Just today i started the car, and it went through the usual "Test Brake Lights" spiel, and i was expecting the milage left til [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > The blipper will have a battery monitoring circuit in. It'll tell the car's computer when the battery is low. Cunning eh? The thing thats a slight concern to me, is that will need to be reprogrammed (like the radio), and thets where additional expense might come into it T-L >The thing thats a slight concern to me, is that will need to be reprogrammed (like the radio), >and thets where additional expense might come into it If it's like the one for my 2000 9-3, it'll just need re-syncing so the car knows where the key is in its code sequence. That's just done by pressing one of the buttons a few times after changing the battery (in range of the car, of course). I'd expect later cars to be like that too, though I don't know for sure. I'd tend to try it out. If it doesn't work, you'd have had to take it to a dealer anyway. Cheers, Colin.
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