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Originally Posted by Jay Vickers
My batteries are dead on both my key's. Can anyone tell me how to charge them. I think I did this before by putting the key in ignition & turning on the ignition, letting it sit overnight. Thank you in advance.
jay
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The new style (diamond shaped) remote keys do charge while they are in the ignition and the car is on (from ignition position 1-upward)...but to fully charged a discharged key can take up to 30 hours.
Leaving your key in the ignition in position 1 or 2 will kill the battery...and can also kill the key after it remains on and the battery dies.
In order to do what you propose...you would need to hook up a battery charger or trickle charger to the pos & neg jump start terminals in the engine bay...or directly to the battery. This would prevent the battery from draining and possibly killing your key while its in the ignition during the time of the battery drain.
If you have an induction charger (like many cordless tooth brushes have)...you can place the key close to the induction charger...some have claimed it will charge the key's battery...but some also suggest not to do this, too...it's your call.
TIP: KL R = ignition position 1