furniss5

C6 CORVETTE EMERGENCY ENTRY ACCESS SYSTEM 2005 - 2009


Two wires, one connects to each battery terminal.
Then, the red and black alligator type clips
clip onto a non metal part of your grill, giving you the ability to open the car and then jump start the car if the battery goes dead.

What concerned me is the blockage of the radiator by the Clips and the negative look, with the clips being visible through the grill.
Maybe not a big thing.

Has anyone done this.?
Would you recommend?

Sounds cheap for @ $32.
My car is a 2008 with a 18mo old battery.

haljensen

We already have an Emergency Entry Access System and it's free.

It's called a key.

Dave S

Why would you go thru that nonsense when all you need to do is use the key??

VET4LES

The key is the answer. I keep one hidden under the Corvette and a slimed down one in my wallet. I also keep a fob hidden inside with the battery out.

furniss5

Is there a key and a fob?

I understood that if your battery was dead then the
fob would not work. Is that right?

I have a plug above my license where I thought a key would go.
I do have 2 keyless electronic fobs.

Thanks, 1st time C6 owner.

Charlie in Arizona

danl72

dpigguy

get down and look at the area above the license plate. you will see the light, a rubber switch to open the hatch and a key slot on the right side. use the key that is in the fob (pull out the silver base of the fob) and there you are!

C6Tim

Your keys are inside the FOB's.

America'sSportsCar

Congratulations furniss5 on being a first time C6 owner! If your C6 FOB battery was dead, use the metal key like the previous members have mentioned to open the rear hatch. Next, pull the door release "tag" located in the left side of the trunk. Once the car door is open, get in and open the glove box. Locate the small "fob programming slot" inside the glove box and insert the fob into it. You should now be able to start the car using the push button ignition switch.

If your C6 CAR battery is dead and you want to jump start it, you should be able to pop the hood using the interior hood release lever once you're in the car. So that would eliminate the need for your idea of having two wires route from the battery to the grille.

If there was no way to open the hood to gain access to the battery, then that idea would be perfect. But I still like your creative/problem solving-way of thinking!

Zymurgy

May I suggest you spend some time reading your owners manual? If you don't know about the key inside the keyless fob, then there is probably a lot more you don't know about your car.

DSOMvette

I am not sure what year the ops vette is but not all C6 come with the key inside the fob. Mine is an 05 and certainly is not like the one pictured. I know they started doing this at some point but do not know for sure what year. Mine is a typical key fob and key (other than the corvette logo on the fob). Still has the key and access to the trunk opening above the plate.

Zymurgy

Per the OPs profile, he has a 2008. I believe the keyless fob (as pictured) was first available for the 2008 model year. It was printed in the 2007 model year owners manual, but was delayed until 2008.

LS WON

GCD1962

The whole keyless thing with the newer C-6's is total crap and something that was never needed. More and more I'm preferring my '00 C-5 over my '09 C-6. Take key, insert in ign switch and turn - there is nothing to improve on ! Mess-up yes, but the Fob keyless system is a step backwards.

steveb601

My 07 came with a separate key not inside the fobs as shown in my manual.

Zymurgy

That is exactly what I said. The manual for 2007 shows the integrated key fob, but is was delayed until the 2008 model year. The OP has a 2008 according to his profile.

furniss5

Thanks for the explanation. The 1st owner died. This car was on his bucket list. He died 3 months after getting the car.

His wife knew nothing about the car.

Thanks for the courtesy of explaining the fob with photos.
Some of the posts made me think the fob was called a key.

Had no idea it pulled apart.

I understand how it works now.

Many Thanks
Charlie in Arizona

seamus2154

Good luck w/ the car Charlie. They get alittle tough here sometimes. I have an 08Z and have had to use the key several times from this crappy battery dying!!! There is also a fob learning thing you have to know sometimes also in the glove box. Check out the manual.

foremaw

Wow, you prefer your C5 over the C6 because of the FOB? Actually, I like it and have never had any issues at all. But its one of those things that if the C6 didn't have it, there'd be all kinds of posts complaining and asking why GM do it. Its the way of things here, brother.

4thC4at60

After more than 50 cars and more than 3,000,000 miles driving over the past 52 years I'll take the FOB. Screw keys, other than for "emergency" access to the C6, which I have never needed but know it works. 38K miles in the C6 and climbing..... I don't miss the ignition key or door key at all. How could I? Walk up to the car, get in. Push a button, start - drive away. Arrive at destination, get out - walk away. Doors lock. How cool is that?