how do you remove the back to insert the battery? I have been trying for over and hour to slide the back up and it hasnt budged. Thanks
2082155
Get the tip of a pointy knife under groove at end and slide away from remote.
2082156
I TRULY don't remember. I thought it slid down easily. Try using coin, like a penny, for leverage. I no longer have my viper but I loved it.
2082157
there is a notch at the top (end with stubby antenna). use a small flat screwdriver or fingernail while pushing the cover towards the top from the back of the unit
2082158
when new it a bit hard as you replace battery's so here how you have to lift up the cover using the notch at the top and use your thumb to push the entire batter cover in the antenna direction
2082159
I also have trouble getting the battery cover open. It works best if you pull up at the notch on top with you finger nail while pushing up on the cover.
2216195
there are lines on the back, push down and slide the back piece off. it should take 2 triple A batteries
1532277
It is really hard to open! On one side of the battery cover there is a little tab and you push it over toward the center and you pull the cover back at the same time! You can push the little tab over with a small straight screwdriver if you can't get to it with your finger!
322185
Looking at it as it is pictured (yellow button on the right) there is a small black tab sticking out from the bottom side of the read out. Push that tab up through the readout, the large slider should push out the topside. Pull it all the way out. Put the battery in + side down. Then put it back together. I hope this helps.
871567
I couldn't be easier to remove and replace the battery. Taking the back off is the most complicated part, so if you already how to do that...no problem.
379115
It's a little tricky :) Turn it over and you have the black back cover with the big "B" on it. If you look at the edges you will see two small triangles along the sides. If you push down on the back and spin the whole back cover in the direction of the arrows (not even a quarter of a turn), the back will simply pop off and you'll see the battery compartment. Hope this helps...or write back if you can't get it. --CC
547580
If you didn't twist the back after removing the screw then you likely broke the little notch that holds the backing on tight. I did this to a few when changing the batteries. However, when I put the battery in and turned it on the battery stays in tightly. I just pressed the battery in then turned it on (because I like them to come on the same time everyday; I leave the switch at "on" all the time.) I guess you could try taping the backing on but I haven't needed to do that.
837868
Press the battery sliding cover in a bit first before trying to slide it down. This makes is open much easier.
51871
You aroused my curiosity so I checked my unit only to find that I also could not slide the battery cover off. I unplugged the cables, then took a thin bladed paring knife (with a dull cutting edge) and slipped the blade into the joint near the thumb grip. For safety I wrapped my thumb with several layers of a dish cloth, then I applied downward pressure and also pressure in the direction of the arrow while also applying prying pressure to the knife blade with the other hand.Before re-installing the cover I applied a thin coating of Vaseline to the slide areas and to the retaining catch. AVOID THE BATTERY CONTACTS! Hope this helps! You aroused my curiosity so I checked my unit only to find that I also could not slide the battery cover off. I unplugged the cables, then took a thin bladed paring knife (with a dull cutting edge) and slipped the blade into the joint near the thumb grip. For safety I wrapped my thumb with several layers of a dish cloth, then I applied downward pressure and also pressure in the direction of the arrow while also applying prying pressure to the knife blade with the other hand.Before re-installing the cover I applied a thin coating of Vaseline to the slide areas and to the retaining... » Read More You aroused my curiosity so I checked my unit only to find that I also could not slide the battery cover off. I unplugged the cables, then took a thin bladed paring knife (with a dull cutting edge) and slipped the blade into the joint near the thumb grip. For safety I wrapped my thumb with several layers of a dish cloth, then I applied downward pressure and also pressure in the direction of the arrow while also applying prying pressure to the knife blade with the other hand.Before re-installing the cover I applied a thin coating of Vaseline to the slide areas and to the retaining catch. AVOID THE BATTERY CONTACTS! Hope this helps! « Show Less
1069476
Yeah, it's tricky in that you have to make sure you push the green button *horizontally* towards the battery, and it's kind of difficult to do completely, *before* you pull up on the battery handle to lift it out. Hope this helps.
483807
There is a backplate but it looks like there is none! (I thought the same thing too when I first got it!) If you look hard you will see that the back plate is more like an "open frame" around the back of the unit. There is a little lip that you lift to lift the plate. Once you open that frame plate, the batteries will fit and it slips right back on to keep the batteries in place. However it is open in the middle so you do see a lot of the battery area! Hope this helps. It's there...just lift the little tab!
1546652
I found it to be so confusing to set, I finally gave it to my son just this past Sunday. I do not recall trying to unscrew the back unless I did initially to put in a battery maybe? I've had it a while and got so frustrated with it I gave it away. Hope you have better luck.
1549096
Look by the back wheel on the on the right side there is a little piece of plastic coming up a hole push it toward's the wheel and the whole piece should come out to place the battery and snap the piece back. I had to push to plastic/lever a few times before I understood how it was suppose to open. When you push it towards wheel it kinds of goes down and it opens. Hope this helps you.
652356
Remove the battery cover from the back and remove one battery. Under the cover there are two recessed buttons. You will need a couple bobby pins or something equally thin to get in there. Press and hold both these buttons down simultaneously and keep them held while you re-insert the battery. Release the buttons and it should be reset. It's a little tricky to hold down both buttons while manipulating the battery, so if you have a 2nd person available, I recommend getting them to help!
432322
there's lots of videos on the internet on how to replace the battery -- essentially it's 1) prying open the back cover, 2) pulling the old battery out (it's glued in, so do it slowly and carefully), then 3) pulling the little white plug out, and then 4) replacing it in the same fashion with your new battery, and replacing the back cover. It snaps in, you just need to do it carefully.Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi2RoheGfzg
1331628
If I remember right, it's harder than it should be. :) The battery installs in the back, and goes into the slot on it's side. There's a tab on the battery door that needs to fit into the small slot midway down the battery. That tab seems to lock the battery into place.
1834930
Try a coin. It is kind of hard at first, but if you push up on it, it snaps out. There looks like two openings for the battery, but it's the upper one. The lower is for the little circular stand that comes with it.