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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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I got in my car yesterday & was going to move it out of the garage shut the door and it wouldn't start , so I went to get out and the door wouldn't open , so here I am locked in my car and I can't get out then I remembered the manual door opener by the floor , I quess I need a battery tender merry xmas to everyone !
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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it's a wonder you even got in..
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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Well .... at least you didn't break the window out
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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Mental note: Double check manual door release today so that I won't have to go ape **** trying to get out....

Thanks for the heads up...
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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put the tender on her and don't have to worry bout it starting...
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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Hey,
I am taking everyones ones advice and I bought a cteck 3300
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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Brian: "Peter, this is stupider than that time you locked yourself inside your car."
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I was not taking any chances, I left my hood open, just to be on the safe side, a week before deciding to hook up the battery tender.

Last year I was able to drive my previous 2006 C6 the majority of weekends in Minneapolis, the way this winter is shaping up, it will be March/April before I can drive my new 2008 again.
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Originally Posted by slvr 07
put the tender on her and don't have to worry bout it starting...


Merry Christmas!
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I can't think of anything better than being stuck in a Vette. You could be stuck in a old honda.
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I went to the dealer and got a two wire pac connector and built a harness that comes out by the wiper for my battery tender. That will also allow me to hook a regular charger to it if the battery goes dead. The female is connected to the battery and I got a plug for the female side for when the charger is not hooked up.

It is the same plug as used on the skip shift connector.
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Originally Posted by PB40X40
Well .... at least you didn't break the window out
. I remember the one guy that was about to do that, and then, thank goodness, he remembered that the top came off! So he was able to get out by popping the top and climbing out through the roof. What a relief!!
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Originally Posted by DonutsZ51
it's a wonder you even got in..
I was wondering about the same thing. If the battery was that dead, how did you get the door open?
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Johnny,
How long was the car sitting without being started?

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About three weeks or so , I'll have to do a search to find what everyone is using to keep the battery up to par
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Don't Panic!! You're never trapped. If the emergency tabs don't work, just take the top off! Breath in, breath out!! Then undo the latches and go back in the house.
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"but you aint got no legs lieutenant Dan............"
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