Hey guys,

If you've ever been locked out of your Vette you know how hard it is to get back in, especially if the battery is dead... hopefully this will help.

 

Well I'll be dog.

 

Unless you lock that FOB in the car, then you are $hit out of luck, unless you have a spare key in your wallet, or you have OnStar to get the door open for you.
With a dead battery, you had better have that FOB or a spare key, or AAA.
Spare Key blank are B106 (Saturn)

 

I keep one of these in my wallet at all times..

 

That would work

 

I have a spare key hidden under the C6 and a spare fob with the battery removed hidden in the car. I also carry a spare key in my wallet. In over eight years I've never needed any of them.

 

I have:

1. OnStar.

2. Spare fob, a phone call and less than 10 minutes away.

 

Does that mean you never drive more than ten minutes from home?
Or that "2." is actually 1.5? That you call Onstar and they unlock your car, and you use the spare fob to get going?

lisa

 

It means that lately (last 3 months), I've not had occasion to drive more the 10 minutes from home. I live in a small town.

We drive the wife's car when we go out of town.

Technically, that 2. is a 1.5.

 

Outstanding. Got locked out due to dead battery as I was about to leave for the track but didn't know about the pull-tab on the left. So, after unpacking the tools, cooler, spare parts, etc I tried to climb in but couldn't fit above or below the harness bar. Had to get my 10yr old daughter to slip under the bar. Comical.

 

Film at 11? That must have been a hoot. Kids are good for specialized applications. Operator's Manual is for adults to read to save the kids for important things, like trick or treat night!

Elmer

 

Oh there's more.
After she Gumbied her way into the front seat to open the door, I opened the hood to connect jumper cables to my mother-in-law's Volvo (she lives with us - a comedy it its own right). The way the Volvo battery is situated in the trunk makes connecting to the terminals difficult. It's hard to get the cables on securely. When the 'Vette doesn't start after ~ 5 - 10 mins of charging, I disconnected the cables on the 'Vette and I started to fiddle with the connections to the Volvo battery terminals. I must have had something still connected because sparks and small flames start shooting out of the socket I had on one of the nuts that secured the battery cables to the terminal. The sparks land on the interior lining of the trunk and burn little holes into the fabric. I am swearing like a sailor while my daughter is still in the 'Vette. The windows are heavily tinted so I couldn't tell whether she was laughing or crying.
I took the key fobs to a local dealer thinking their batteries might be dead - no go, they were fine. As a last resort, I call a local gas station to come over with one of those jump packs. I've reflexively closed the door by now so my daughter has to perform an encore slipping under the harness bar. Thankfully, the car starts right up.
I made it to the track just in time to make the drivers meeting. They felt bad enough for my ordeal to switch the groups around so I wouldn't miss any track time. Unfortunately, my experience with fire for the day was not over. Midway thru the 1st session, I pull into the pits to pick up one of the pro racers as an instructor only to find out that my brakes were on fire. New pads, only 1/2 bedded apparently can flame.

 

I feel for you... that is a rough day! At least your car didn't roast like the dude with nitrous...