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Burning Brakes
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where is the manual door release? i only have a button. maybe my car did not come with the option for them. there were lots of options i didn't select since the price of the car was a stretch for my budget to begin with
Racer
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Look in the glovebox for a book of generally good info on the car.
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Burning Brakes
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I would suggest reviewing the owners manual as this and many other safety features are explained. The recent death of a man and his dog in a C7 underscores the importance of knowing the car features, especially the safety aspects. There are also a number of folks on this forum who delight in insulting folks based on not reading the manual. Don't give them the opportunity!
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '16
As for the emergency door release, you will find it on the floorboard to the left of the driver's seat, next to the rocker panel. It is a a lever that you lift up to manually release the door. There is also one on the passenger side, to the right side of the seat on the floorboard next to the rocker panel. These come standard on all C7s.
There is also a manual door release in the trunk compartment. If you arrive at your car and find that the battery has died or your key fob is not working, there is a metal key that fits into the fob which can be used in a key lock above the license plate to open the trunk or rear hatch. Once that has been opened, you can then pull the manual door release there to open the driver side door.
As others have suggested, take a look a the owner's manual, found in the glove box. It will help a lot, but is not completely clear on some points, so if you get confused, ask away or shoot me a PM - always glad to help out.
Enjoy the new car, you will love it.
BJ
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St. Jude Donor '15
BJ is a good guy and as they say, any friend of Jesus is a friend of mine.
Enjoy your new C7 and welcome to the forum.
Coop
Burning Brakes
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Yes, sadly it appears the electronics failed in his car (or dead battery), he couldn't open the door electronically to get out and he (again apparently) didn't know about the manual door release. Both he and his dog died from heat exposure.