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Replacing Remote Control Keypad

To remove

1. Press in the clip in the little hole using the back of a 1 mm drill bit or the like and open the cover.

Tip: Hold the drill bit with a pliers for sufficient force.







2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the circuit card.







NOTE: Be careful not to touch the circuit card with you fingers.

4. Remove the keypad.

To fit







1. Fit the keypad.
2. Wipe the circuit card and the back of the keypad with a cotton cloth and fit the circuit card back in the remote control.
3. Refit the battery and the cover. When replacing the battery, us a SAAB original battery.

NOTE: After replacing the battery, press the unlock button on the remote control 4-5 times to synchronise the remote control's code with TWICE.