Keyless and clueless???
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Keyless and clueless???
Just a few questions about the keyless entry system from a new C6 owner:
1. So there is no way to lock your keys in your car as the doors will always open with the fob in the vicinity assuming the both battery in the fob and the car battery aren't dead?
2. Is it ok to leave your keys in your car for any amounts of time without worrying about draining the battery- like parking in your driveway while sitting on a lawnchair admiring it?
3. Can this car actually be smarter than my wife who always locks the keys in the car? ha ha
Thanks in advance...
1. So there is no way to lock your keys in your car as the doors will always open with the fob in the vicinity assuming the both battery in the fob and the car battery aren't dead?
2. Is it ok to leave your keys in your car for any amounts of time without worrying about draining the battery- like parking in your driveway while sitting on a lawnchair admiring it?
3. Can this car actually be smarter than my wife who always locks the keys in the car? ha ha
Thanks in advance...
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Just a few questions about the keyless entry system from a new C6 owner:
1. So there is no way to lock your keys in your car as the doors will always open with the fob in the vicinity assuming the both battery in the fob and the car battery aren't dead?
2. Is it ok to leave your keys in your car for any amounts of time without worrying about draining the battery- like parking in your driveway while sitting on a lawnchair admiring it?
3. Can this car actually be smarter than my wife who always locks the keys in the car? ha ha
Thanks in advance...
1. So there is no way to lock your keys in your car as the doors will always open with the fob in the vicinity assuming the both battery in the fob and the car battery aren't dead?
2. Is it ok to leave your keys in your car for any amounts of time without worrying about draining the battery- like parking in your driveway while sitting on a lawnchair admiring it?
3. Can this car actually be smarter than my wife who always locks the keys in the car? ha ha
Thanks in advance...
2. Leaving a fob in the car won't drain the battery.
3. The car may or may not be smarter than your wife, but if you don't understand and follow the rules, it's guaranteed the car will be smarter than both of you.
Le Mans Master
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From: North Western Connecticut
... that's begging for trouble IMO...... Now we'll hear from tennis players, etc but the bottom line is keep the fob with you. You won't get locked out unless the battery goes dead......
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Okay, okay in all fairness to my wife I was just having some fun at her expense, the truth is I have locked my keys in my car at least three times in the past 15 years and I can only remember her ever doing it once. I was truly worried about leaving the keys in the car and draining the battery for any amount of time. As for locking the keys in the car, as long as there isn't a mixup between two conflicting fobs, and I enter through the door, it shouldn't happen then, right?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Okay, okay in all fairness to my wife I was just having some fun at her expense, the truth is I have locked my keys in my car at least three times in the past 15 years and I can only remember her ever doing it once. I was truly worried about leaving the keys in the car and draining the battery for any amount of time. As for locking the keys in the car, as long as there isn't a mixup between two conflicting fobs, and I enter through the door, it shouldn't happen then, right?
I'm not sure what you were trying to ask in the last sentence. As long as you have one fob outside the car where you can always put your hands on it, unlocking the car should not be a problem.
Drifting
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From: Portland Oregon
I think it would be a good idea in your case to have the DIC set to NOT lock the doors automatically (it is a setting that is either active or passive... you will want active).
You will also want to have the actual key to the car stored somewhere so that if you do lock the fobs in the car you can use the key to open the rear hatch and pull the manual door opener.
You will also want to have the actual key to the car stored somewhere so that if you do lock the fobs in the car you can use the key to open the rear hatch and pull the manual door opener.
Heel & Toe
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From: Wildwood Mo
I have locked my fob in the car, and there was only one fob. And guess what the key to get me in the rear, well it was on the ring next to the fob. Ya Ya I know not to smart. It even gets better. I only owned the vette for about six hours at that time. So chevy sent out some lock people to get me in, and they broke the drivers side window out, this is not what they were trying to do but it happened. By this time I owned the car for about 7 hours. And it was on New Years Eve the day I purchased it.
There is a lesson there to be had. Key is in separate place now.
There is a lesson there to be had. Key is in separate place now.
Melting Slicks
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From: Life ain't no dress rehearsal, are you gonna wait to get your toys til AFTER you have a heart attack?
If you can't keep the FOB in your pocket, get a chain and hang it around your neck. Just as you would probably not want to leave keys to a car that uses a key in that car, you don't want to leave the FOB in the car.