keyless entry battery

My remote only works sometimes I think the battery maybe going out. Does anyone know how to or where I can find info on changing the battery? I can't figure out how to even open the thing. Jetta 2001

look in the hand book,or go to a local spares shop they should be able to help.

what is a spares shop?

sorry,did,nt realise you were overseas,what i mean is any place that you can buy car parts from,why not try your dealer?

I will try the parts place, I was trying to avoid having to pay the high fees at the dealer if it was something I could do myself. Thanks for the help. :rolleyes:

You should be able to get the battery at any local walmart for quite a bit cheaper.

does anyone know how I can open the remote? There are no screws or anything.

you should be able to just pop it open form the crease in the sides

I just changed the batteries in my key. If you have a special battery store, Like BATTERIES PLUS, they will have them for around 5 bucks. Slide the key apart, it opens up in the middle. Then the side that does not have the key on it opens down the middle. When you change the batts. it may not work right away, but after a couple of hours of driving around and stuff, it started working out of the blue. Hope it helps.