MBP 13" "Trackpad Batteries Low" warning.

I'm getting a "Trackpad batteries low" warning on my 13" MBP. Are there specific trackpad batteries in a MBP? I did have an issue with trackpad performance about a year ago, which a Genius appointment determined was a bad battery. I assumed it was the MBP battery. Replaced it and problem solved. This time I have no apparent trackp[ad problem, but am now getting the low TP battery message.
Any comments?
Thanks.

Hi, thanks for your answer. I will take it to Genius Bar one day (it is 1000 km away from us), but in the meantime, I would like to investigate the "no warning at low power" issue. The battery does the same rattling nearly from the first minute. I took it to NextByte (premium reseller) where I bought it, but they are useless, their service is crap.
My main question is at the moment, why I don't get any low power warning? usually I don't let it go down under 30%, but it obviously can happen sometimes. As I am a graphic designer, it is not the best thing to lose 3-4 hours work.

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I am absolutely sick and tired of my iPhone dying in the middle of a call because I was not alerted to the battery's status once it got to 20% or lower.
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I just posted the same thing and it's now 2014!!!! I have endured this problem since my iphone 3gs.
And the option is still the same. Give feedback to Apple directly at www.apple.com/feedback.
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