Toyota C-HR key fob battery
3 of the 5 model years listed for the Toyota C-HR 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.
- 2018Smart key
Not confirmed yet
- 2018Unknown
Not confirmed yet
- 2019Key-head remote (wireless remote key)
CR1620
Owner's manual: manua.ls (checked Nov 1, 2026)
Manual text: “CR1620 (vehicles without a smart key system)”
Find CR1620 on Amazon - 2019Smart key
CR2032
Owner's manual: manua.ls (checked Nov 1, 2026)
Manual text: “CR2032 (vehicles with a smart key system)”
Find CR2032 on Amazon - 2020Smart key
Not confirmed yet
- 2020Unknown
Not confirmed yet
- 2021Key-head remote (vehicles without a smart key system)
CR2032
Owner's manual: manua.ls (checked Nov 1, 2026)
Manual text: “Use a CR2032 lithium battery”
Find CR2032 on Amazon - 2021Smart key
CR2032
Owner's manual: manua.ls (checked Nov 1, 2026)
Manual text: “Use a CR2032 lithium battery”
Find CR2032 on Amazon - 2022Smart key and wireless remote key
CR2032
Owner's manual: manua.ls and amanuals.com (checked Nov 1, 2026)
Manual text: “You will need the following items: Lithium battery CR2032”
Find CR2032 on Amazon
Changing the battery
Key with remote in the head
- The remote electronics sit in the plastic head of the key itself, so there is no separate fob to open.
- Many key heads split along the side seam. Start at the small notch and pry a little at a time.
- Inside you may find a small circuit board in a tray. Lift the board out if the cell is underneath, swap the cell with the same side up, and refit the board.
- Snap it closed and press each button. The car still starts with a dead remote battery on most of these keys, because the start chip needs no battery.
A CR1620 is 16 mm across and 2.0 mm thick. It is easy to confuse with the 20 mm CR20xx sizes, which will not fit.
Smart key (push-button start)
- Most push-button fobs hide a metal backup key. Press or slide its catch and draw the key out first.
- 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.
- 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.
- Close the case until it clicks all the way round, put the metal key back, then try the buttons and a push-button start.
On most Toyota smart keys the metal key slides out after you press a small release, and the case opens at the slot it leaves behind.
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.
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.