no not rechargable, I checked the spec 3.0 volt. I am now going to get a mate who is an electrician to see if the fobs have a short and are draining the new batterys. will let you know
andy

Hi tried this no success :-( interesting thing is I have two fobs, if I use fob 2 to lock and unlock car, BUT not to drive it - it appears to be OK and the [remote] battery holds charge. BUT if I use it to start the car as well as lock/unlock it then within 48 hours it fails like fob 1. I have disco...

ok, let me know how that goes, although with a new battery the remote works perfectly but goes flat very quickly. I am going to try disconnecting the vehicle battery and see if that helps? My only other thought is whether my vehicle battery is a bit low and is "sapping" the power from the ...

Hi,
how did you solve this as I have the same problem and cleaning made no difference.
Thanks
Andy