Ive got a 2005 Octavia. I locked my car from the key fob, then returned 20 mins later and the fob wasn’t unlocking the car, no buttons on the fob were affecting the car, so I opened the door and drove off. I got the batteries replaced although the old battery still had some juice in it. The buttons totally do nothing to the car. Changing the battery of your Skoda Octavia, Skoda Fabia, Seat or Changing or Volkswagen, key is easy. The batteri used is a 3 volt Lithium battery model C
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Model: MkIII Octavia 1.4TSI DSG Elegance Estate with ACC, three spoke wheel and auto boot in white. Author. Posted 10 December, 2015. All the batteries have come from either Sainsburys or Skoda. Duracell and Sony (Skoda supplied) CR2025 last 2 weeks then tried the CR3032 that has lasted 2 months.
On a Vauxhall you can deadlock with the fob and open with the key (the alarm goes off and the imobiliser is active though) If the battery was ok and I was just locked out it wouldn't be as much of an issue, as the AA/RAC method of using wedges and a long pointing device should be adequate.
Had exactly the same problem a while ago. It was the battery. Changing the battery from my functioning key to the dead one didn't fix the problem. I thought it was a faulty keyfob so went to the dealer. They put in a new battery and all was good again. Skoda dealer had no idea why a battery worked fine in one fob but not the other. The Škoda Octavia. The Škoda Octavia is a small family car produced since the end of 1996. It shares its name with an earlier model produced by the state-run Škoda company between 1959 and 1971. Currently in its fourth generation, the modern-era Octavia has been available as five-door liftback or five-door estate styles only. auOA.
