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You ever lock the keys in the trunk of a 'normal' car?
Well you can do the same with the C6.
Turning off Auto Lock will not prevent the hatch/trunk from locking when the lid is closed. It always locks regardless of what the doors are doing.
Again, just like a 'normal' car.
As stated repeatedly above, the fob antennas are fairly directional and the one at the rear 'looks' out the back end to 'see' the fob if/when the button above the license plate is pushed.
On rare occasions the fob in a bag/pocket/etc that is tossed in the trunk ends up landing close enough to the fob antenna for it to be recognized and you can still open the trunk. This is dumb luck.
Hide a metal key, just like you'd do with any 'normal' car.
Well you can do the same with the C6.
Turning off Auto Lock will not prevent the hatch/trunk from locking when the lid is closed. It always locks regardless of what the doors are doing.
Again, just like a 'normal' car.
As stated repeatedly above, the fob antennas are fairly directional and the one at the rear 'looks' out the back end to 'see' the fob if/when the button above the license plate is pushed.
On rare occasions the fob in a bag/pocket/etc that is tossed in the trunk ends up landing close enough to the fob antenna for it to be recognized and you can still open the trunk. This is dumb luck.
Hide a metal key, just like you'd do with any 'normal' car.
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Now you learned to hide key, next step is to take piece of duck tape, and cut it to size of quarter and cover the truck key, to keep it clean, other wise it will fill with dirt, and the key won't be able to slide in to open hatch.
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That's not entirely correct! On my 08, if the FOB is placed within 6" near the rear of the car it will allow the button to work, but at 12" it will be out of range.
Last edited by Mike's LS3; Nov 6, 2015 at 11:10 AM.
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hell you can get No FOB detected with it in the passenger seat....
and yes this is why I have OnStar plugged in my cell phone...
and yes this is why I have OnStar plugged in my cell phone...
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That's totally normal if you're talking about the fob OUTSIDE the car? This whole thread is about the fob being INSIDE the car in the cargo area.
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Sorry, I did not make myself clear in the previous post.
Last edited by Mike's LS3; Nov 6, 2015 at 12:22 PM.
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You ever lock the keys in the trunk of a 'normal' car?
Well you can do the same with the C6.
Turning off Auto Lock will not prevent the hatch/trunk from locking when the lid is closed. It always locks regardless of what the doors are doing.
Again, just like a 'normal' car.
As stated repeatedly above, the fob antennas are fairly directional and the one at the rear 'looks' out the back end to 'see' the fob if/when the button above the license plate is pushed.
On rare occasions the fob in a bag/pocket/etc that is tossed in the trunk ends up landing close enough to the fob antenna for it to be recognized and you can still open the trunk. This is dumb luck.
Hide a metal key, just like you'd do with any 'normal' car.
Well you can do the same with the C6.
Turning off Auto Lock will not prevent the hatch/trunk from locking when the lid is closed. It always locks regardless of what the doors are doing.
Again, just like a 'normal' car.
As stated repeatedly above, the fob antennas are fairly directional and the one at the rear 'looks' out the back end to 'see' the fob if/when the button above the license plate is pushed.
On rare occasions the fob in a bag/pocket/etc that is tossed in the trunk ends up landing close enough to the fob antenna for it to be recognized and you can still open the trunk. This is dumb luck.
Hide a metal key, just like you'd do with any 'normal' car.
No one complained about this in the '70s. Lock the keys in the trunk and it's a bad situation...no different now. And no Onstar in the '70s either. How did we ever live back then???
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I'm sure you guys know this already, but a Corvette owner actually died being locked inside his car from the heat because he didn't know about the door release near the door.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLDqmGQU6L0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLDqmGQU6L0
Last edited by Mike's LS3; Nov 7, 2015 at 10:52 AM.