How To Disable The Panic Button In Automobile Key Fob Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

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• How to Disable the Panic Button in Automobile Key Fob
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Introduction

The photos show the fob for a 2005 Ford sedan but the technique is the same for other manufacturers of the same era.

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the key ring               

• Unclip the key ring from the key fob.

Unclip the key ring from the key fob.

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Step 2

• Use a screwdriver or a coin to pry apart the two halves of the key fob cover. It’s easiest to pry where the key ring attaches. When open, one part contains the battery and the other contains the circuit board.

Use a screwdriver or a coin to pry apart the two halves of the key fob cover. It’s easiest to pry where the key ring attaches. When open, one part contains the battery and the other contains the circuit board.

Step 3

              Separate the rubber buttons from the circuit board               

• Use your fingers to peel back the rubber buttons from the circuit board. Lay the circuit board aside.

Use your fingers to peel back the rubber buttons from the circuit board. Lay the circuit board aside.

Step 4

              Cut out the panic button               

• Use a pair of scissors to snip out the panic button from the rubber gasket.

Use a pair of scissors to snip out the panic button from the rubber gasket.

Step 5

              Cover the hole you created               

• Snip a small piece of electrician’s tape and stick it over the hole where the panic button was removed. (You can be creative in this step if you think of some other way to plug the hole.)

Snip a small piece of electrician’s tape and stick it over the hole where the panic button was removed. (You can be creative in this step if you think of some other way to plug the hole.)

Step 6

              Reassemble the components               

• Insert the circuit board so it fits snugly into the rubber gasket. Be sure it is oriented properly so the buttons are aligned over the switches on the board.
• Insert the gasket into the front cover and press it into place with your fingers so it is snug against the housing.

Insert the circuit board so it fits snugly into the rubber gasket. Be sure it is oriented properly so the buttons are aligned over the switches on the board.

Insert the gasket into the front cover and press it into place with your fingers so it is snug against the housing.

Step 7

              Reassemble the cover               

• Press the two halves of the cover back together. (Don’t forget to include the battery.)
• Press all the way around the cover with your fingers so the fit is tight and uniform.
• When complete, notice there is no longer any protruding panic button that can be pressed accidentally.

Press the two halves of the cover back together. (Don’t forget to include the battery.)

Press all the way around the cover with your fingers so the fit is tight and uniform.

When complete, notice there is no longer any protruding panic button that can be pressed accidentally.

Step 8

              Reattach the key ring               

• Reattach the key ring to the key fob.

Reattach the key ring to the key fob.

Enjoy the serenity of a remote that will no longer trigger your car alarm.

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                    John Dalbey                     

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