carfobbattery

Kia Telluride key fob battery

5 of the 7 model years listed for the Kia Telluride have a proven battery. The most common answer is CR2032. Rows below run oldest to newest; a year can appear twice when the car came with more than one kind of key.

  1. 2020Smart key

    Not confirmed yet

  2. 2021Smart key

    CR2032

    Owner's manual: manua.ls (checked Nov 1, 2026)

    Manual text: “Replace the battery with a new battery (CR2032).”

    Find CR2032 on Amazon
  3. 2022Smart key

    CR2032

    Owner's manual: ownersmanual.kia.com (checked Nov 1, 2026)

    Find CR2032 on Amazon
  4. 2023-2025Smart key

    CR2450

    Owner's manual: ownersmanual.kia.com (checked Nov 1, 2026)

    Find CR2450 on Amazon
  5. 2026Smart key

    Not confirmed yet

Changing the battery

Smart key (push-button start)

  1. Most push-button fobs hide a metal backup key. Press or slide its catch and draw the key out first.
  2. Look inside the empty key slot for a notch. Put the tip of the metal key or a small flat screwdriver wrapped in tape there and twist gently until the shell splits.
  3. Pop the old battery out with a toothpick or plastic pick, not a metal blade, and seat the new one with the + side matching the old one.
  4. Close the case until it clicks all the way round, put the metal key back, then try the buttons and a push-button start.

Kia smart keys usually free the mechanical key with a button, and the case opens at the gap it leaves.

A CR2032 is 20 mm across and 3.2 mm thick. CR2032, CR2025 and CR2016 share the same width but not the same thickness, so a swap between them can leave a loose contact or a case that will not close.

A CR2450 is 24.5 mm across and 5.0 mm thick, much fatter than a CR2032. A thinner cell will rattle and lose contact, so buy the exact size.

Keep spare coin cells away from small children. A swallowed coin cell can burn the throat within hours; if it happens, go to an emergency room at once.

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