GROUNDWORK — Identify the remote before choosing a battery Task: fit-key-type-identification | Content version 2.0.0 Source page: https://csl-12-auto-repair.pages.dev/tasks/fit-key-type-identification/ MODEL / APPLICABILITY [{"modelId":"fit-2015-us","market":"US","year":2015,"engine":"1.5L gasoline","configurations":["all","standard-key","smart-key","halogen","alloy"]}] EXCLUSIONS Other model years and markets; imported Jazz or Fit Hybrid; modified or aftermarket components with a different procedure. PREPARE [ ] Park in a safe place away from traffic. Work with the vehicle stationary, parking brake set and ignition off unless a step explicitly calls for a parked functional check. [ ] Can you inspect the original key without opening a damaged or modified housing? [ ] Keep children and pets away from tools, fluids and coin cells. Never enter underneath the vehicle. [ ] Good lighting [ ] Both official remote drawings [ ] No battery purchase until the housing is matched OBSERVE & RECORD Observation date: __________ Vehicle / equipment confirmed: __________ Capture the external housing feature that determines the cell and tool choice before opening it. External housing match: __________ | Choices: Screw-fastened remote; Smart Entry removable-key remote; Unmatched Matched battery type: __________ Matched opening tools: __________ Replacement task or key-service request: __________ Before care: __________ STEPS 1. [ ] Compare the outside of the key with the screw-fastened remote on printed page 395. Record whether the cover screw is present. https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=397 | PDF page 397 2. [ ] Compare it with the Smart Entry Remote on printed page 396. Record whether it has the removable built-in key and the matching cover. https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=398 | PDF page 398 3. [ ] For the matching screw-fastened original remote, record CR1620 and a small Phillips screwdriver plus a cloth-protected flat-tip screwdriver. https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=397 | PDF page 397 4. [ ] For the matching original Smart Entry Remote, record CR2032 and a cloth-wrapped coin. A similar-looking aftermarket case needs its own instructions. https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=398 | PDF page 398 5. [ ] Save the matched housing, battery and matching replacement task. Leave an unmatched remote closed and take the housing description to a key-service provider. https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=398 | PDF page 398 6. [ ] Capture the external housing feature that determines the cell and tool choice before opening it. https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=398 | PDF page 398 DECISION CHECKS Can you inspect the original key without opening a damaged or modified housing? Yes — ready for this check → Continue with the steps, stopping if the real component differs from the manual. Not yet / not sure → Preparation saved. Return when the condition is confirmed; leave the vehicle untouched. Wet, corroded, broken or aftermarket remote → Housing cannot be matched or is damaged: take the actual remote to a service provider. Which housing and battery pair can you positively match? Original housing positively matched and correct battery plan recorded → Do the housing, battery and tool plan all refer to the same original remote design? Housing cannot be matched or is damaged: take the actual remote to a service provider. → Housing cannot be matched or is damaged: take the actual remote to a service provider. I have only prepared the plan → Plan prepared; no physical maintenance result recorded. Do the housing, battery and tool plan all refer to the same original remote design? All three agree with the original housing → Original housing positively matched and correct battery plan recorded The observation or repeat check is still incomplete → Plan prepared; no physical maintenance result recorded. Mixed battery/tool plan, aftermarket design or damaged housing → Housing cannot be matched or is damaged: take the actual remote to a service provider. RECHECK Before replacement, does the actual housing still match the chosen manual drawing and battery? After care: __________ Retest: not checked / improved / unchanged / worse If an earlier condition changes, reassess the later checks and result. RESULT CHECK Which housing and battery pair can you positively match? Original housing positively matched and correct battery plan recorded Record only the result you actually observed. A saved web checklist is not confirmation that a vehicle has been repaired. Do the housing, battery and tool plan all refer to the same original remote design? Before replacement, does the actual housing still match the chosen manual drawing and battery? STOP CONDITIONS Wet, corroded, broken or aftermarket remote Housing cannot be matched or is damaged: take the actual remote to a service provider. A part, label, connector or fastener differs from the cited manual; access requires raising the vehicle; you cannot identify the correct component. SERVICE HANDOFF Take the recorded observations, their dates and any actual work history to the service provider. Housing cannot be matched or is damaged: take the actual remote to a service provider. Notes: __________ SOURCES 2015 Honda Fit Owner’s Manual — Keys with Remote Transmitter, printed p.395 https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=397 | PDF page 397 Source checked 2026-10-04 Copyright retained by manufacturer; factual reference only. Original wording and schematic; no OEM images or manual redistribution. 2015 Honda Fit Owner’s Manual — Smart Entry Remote, printed p.396 https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/A5A1515OM/enu/A5A1515OM.pdf#page=398 | PDF page 398 Source checked 2026-10-04 Copyright retained by manufacturer; factual reference only. Original wording and schematic; no OEM images or manual redistribution. This blank plan records no completed maintenance or verified repair.