---
title: "Chevrolet Equinox Key Fob Battery"
description: "How the Chevrolet Equinox key fob battery specification changed from 2012 to 2025, compared generation by generation. The Chevrolet Equinox key fob takes a CR2450 (changed from the CR2032 used through 2024) coin cell. How to open the fob without breaking it, and which substitutions actually work."
url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/key-fob-battery"
updated: "2026-08-20"
---

# Chevrolet Equinox Key Fob Battery Type and Replacement

The specification is not the same across every year we cover, the table below shows exactly where it changes.

## Has the Chevrolet Equinox key fob battery specification changed by year?

| Model years | Fob battery |
| --- | --- |
| [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2025/key-fob-battery) | CR2450 (changed from the CR2032 used through 2024) |
| [2018-2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2018-2024/key-fob-battery) | CR2032 |
| [2012-2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2012-2017/key-fob-battery) | CR2032 |

## Full specifications by generation

The key fob battery on a Chevrolet Equinox is set by its generation, not its model year, so each generation has one page carrying the complete figures, part numbers and fitment notes for every year it covers.

- [2025 Chevrolet Equinox Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2025/key-fob-battery)
- [2018-2024 Chevrolet Equinox Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2018-2024/key-fob-battery)
- [2012-2017 Chevrolet Equinox Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2012-2017/key-fob-battery)

## Chevrolet Equinox key fob battery: common questions

### What battery does the Chevrolet Equinox key fob take?

A single CR2450 (changed from the CR2032 used through 2024) coin cell.

### Can you use a CR2032 instead of a CR2025 in a Chevrolet Equinox key fob?

This fob takes a CR2450 (changed from the CR2032 used through 2024), so start there. The two cells share a 20 mm diameter but differ in thickness, and the thicker one does not always seat in a housing built for the thinner.

### How do you open a Chevrolet Equinox key fob?

Slide out the mechanical emergency key first, which usually releases a catch, then part the halves with a plastic pry tool or a coin wrapped in tape. A screwdriver will mark the case and can crack the seam.

## Sources

- [Chevrolet Pressroom, 2025 Equinox specifications (engine, transmissions, tires, weights, tank)](https://news.chevrolet.com/newsroom.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2024/jan/0123-equinox.html)
- [fueleconomy.gov, 2025 Equinox EPA ratings](https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2025_Chevrolet_Equinox.shtml)
- [AMSOIL product lookup, 2025 Equinox 1.5L LSD (0W-20; 4.2 qt FWD / 5.3 qt AWD)](https://www.amsoil.com/lookup/auto-and-light-truck/2025/chevrolet/equinox/1-5l-4-cyl-engine-code-g-lsd-g-turbo/)
- [AutoZone, 2025 Equinox battery fitment (Group 48/H6 AGM)](https://www.autozone.com/batteries-starting-and-charging/battery/chevrolet/equinox/2025)
- [2025 Equinox key fob battery replacement (CR2450)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRdKhM7zs28)
- [WiperBladesUSA, 2025 Equinox wiper size chart](https://www.wiperbladesusa.com/wiper-size/chevrolet/equinox/2025)
- [RepairPal, 2025 Equinox recalls (none reported for the gas model)](https://repairpal.com/chevrolet/equinox/2025/recalls)

## Find your exact Equinox

- [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2025)
- [2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2024)
- [2023](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2023)
- [2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2022)
- [2021](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2021)
- [2020](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2020)
- [2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2019)
- [2018](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2018)
- [2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2017)
- [2016](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2016)
- [2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2015)
- [2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2014)
- [2013](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2013)
- [2012](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2012)

More Chevrolet Equinox guides:

- [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/oil)
- [Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/battery)
- [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/tires)
- [Wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/wipers)
- [Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/filters)
- [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/bulbs)
- [Brakes](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/brakes)
- [Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/fluids)
- [Service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/service-schedule)
- [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/common-problems)
- [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/oil-reset)
- [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/specs)

Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.