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Fault diagnosis
Geely EX5: Reduced smart key remote range or key not recognised
The smart key has a short remote range, remote control fails, or the key is not recognised due to low battery charge.
Geely EX5: Reduced smart key remote range or key not recognised
Symptoms
- The smart key has a short remote range, remote control fails, or the key is not recognised due to low battery charge. [1]
Possible causes
- This section associates the above low-battery situations with the need to replace the smart key battery; it does not explain all key communication faults. [1]
Checks
- Verify that this is a low key battery situation, and inspect and replace the key battery according to the manual; rule out housing and assembly problems, and avoid damaging the internal circuitry. [1]
What to do
- Once low battery charge is confirmed, replace the battery according to the actual vehicle manual; leave the battery type/OE number blank if no reliable information is available. Do not use a battery type from another model. [1]
Applicability and limits
- Only applies to the Geely EX5 configuration in the source; model year unconfirmed; the vehicle model database is empty and no model is linked. Do not extend to other models. Scope: unknown [1]
Related part categories
- Low-voltage system / Smart key battery / Key and body electrics [1]
Sources
[Source 1] GEELY EX5 Manual de Usuario (official Chilean website, manual version January 2025) — PDF pp.207–208 / printed pp.205–206, Reemplazo de la batería de la llave inteligente (accessed 2026-11-01)
https://www.geely.cl/content/uploads/2025/06/Owner%C2%B4s-manual-00-E245-J1Geeky-EX5_compressed.pdf
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