Fuel door lock?
Melting Slicks
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If you have auto lock configured for your car, when you exit your car with the driver door open (works with passenger door open as well), press the unlock button for 3-4 seconds until you hear 3 chimes. Now the car doors and gas door will remain unlocked until your next ignition cycle. Handy if you have a passenger in car that wants to get out while you are filling up the car because as the alarm is disabled as well. I use this feature when washing and cleaning car too.
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If you have auto lock configured for your car, when you exit your car with the driver door open (works with passenger door open as well), press the unlock button for 3-4 seconds until you hear 3 chimes. Now the car doors and gas door will remain unlocked until your next ignition cycle. Handy if you have a passenger in car that wants to get out while you are filling up the car because as the alarm is disabled as well. I use this feature when washing and cleaning car too.
Le Mans Master
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I used passive locks for the first 18 months of owning my car. I liked just walking away and not having to deal with the fob. I quit using the feature after finding it inconvenient as every time I wanted to play with the car in my garage I had to get the key.
I also found myself walking away from my other cars not locking them due to the habit I built with the C7.
Remember back when we used to have to insert a solid metal key into a tumbler?
I also found myself walking away from my other cars not locking them due to the habit I built with the C7.
Remember back when we used to have to insert a solid metal key into a tumbler?
Melting Slicks
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I don't want to get my FOB out 2 to 3 times a day to lock/unlock it.
Safety Car
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I used passive locks for the first 18 months of owning my car. I liked just walking away and not having to deal with the fob. I quit using the feature after finding it inconvenient as every time I wanted to play with the car in my garage I had to get the key.
I also found myself walking away from my other cars not locking them due to the habit I built with the C7.
Remember back when we used to have to insert a solid metal key into a tumbler?
I also found myself walking away from my other cars not locking them due to the habit I built with the C7.
Remember back when we used to have to insert a solid metal key into a tumbler?
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If you have auto lock configured for your car, when you exit your car with the driver door open (works with passenger door open as well), press the unlock button for 3-4 seconds until you hear 3 chimes. Now the car doors and gas door will remain unlocked until your next ignition cycle. Handy if you have a passenger in car that wants to get out while you are filling up the car because as the alarm is disabled as well. I use this feature when washing and cleaning car too.
Disarming the autolock also avoids setting the interior motion alarm that will sound off if the passenger moves their hand.
As for allowing the passenger to exit, that’s a real safety issue. Jet fuel is basically kerosene and much safer than gasoline, but we were required to have the jetway at the door if fueling with passengers on board.
Burning Brakes
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^^THAT! That's exactly what I found myself doing with my other car. I thought it was a cool feature, but only a couple of times with the "other" car, had to turn off the feature and relearn how to hit the FOBs lock button.
Last edited by ImpliedConsent; Nov 12, 2018 at 12:23 PM. Reason: OT: Why are we capitalizing FOB? I know why I do, but anyone else?
Safety Car
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Do people really steal gas or mess with your fuel? This whole locking fuel door deal seems like the answer to a problem nobody has. Especially with the capless system on the C7 where you need a funnel just to get to the tank.
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This is why many of us disabled it. I personally don't need it. I've read a couple stories of people who had it fail with the door closed/locked. That's all I needed to make my decision. It was a real pain for them to deal with.
Last edited by Zjoe6; Nov 12, 2018 at 01:44 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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FYI, you don't need to click the fob to lock the car. I don't use auto lock. It's a PIA for me more times than not. I used to dig the fob out of my pocket to lock the car each time, then I realized that's an exercise in frustrations. As you're getting out, or just before while you're still sitting and the door is open, reach over and press the lock button on the door. Get out and walk away, fob untouched in pocket.
Some of you must have assumed the door was locked when it wasn't. You might want to check once or twice to make sure your favorite method is actually working. Lock the car as usual, walk away some 10 feet or so, remove your fob from you pocket and leave it safely away from the car. Walk back to the car and check your locks. Once your method is proven you'll have more confidence in knowing your car is in fact locked.
Some of you must have assumed the door was locked when it wasn't. You might want to check once or twice to make sure your favorite method is actually working. Lock the car as usual, walk away some 10 feet or so, remove your fob from you pocket and leave it safely away from the car. Walk back to the car and check your locks. Once your method is proven you'll have more confidence in knowing your car is in fact locked.
Last edited by Frodo; Nov 13, 2018 at 06:49 AM.
Melting Slicks
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I like auto lock so I use it and there is no way I'm putting a bolt in my brand new car to disable the locking fuel cap. These forums are great but just like every other forum I visit there are way too many threads about doing this or that to our brand new cars because of some known problem that happened to a guy four years ago. It's great to share info but man some of this stuff just gets ridiculous.
These cars can be set up the way you like it whether it's auto locking or auto locking with a horn beep (the way I like it) and so many other options. Just because we may like it one way or another doesn't mean everybody should do it that way or else they are wrong. If you want to disable the locking fuel cap then go for it and if you don't like auto lock then don't use it. There is no right or wrong answer and I'm just going to set mine up the way I like and leave my fuel cap alone.
These cars can be set up the way you like it whether it's auto locking or auto locking with a horn beep (the way I like it) and so many other options. Just because we may like it one way or another doesn't mean everybody should do it that way or else they are wrong. If you want to disable the locking fuel cap then go for it and if you don't like auto lock then don't use it. There is no right or wrong answer and I'm just going to set mine up the way I like and leave my fuel cap alone.
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GM should offer buyers options, when they factory order a new car, that can be purchased to remove unwanted equipment and "features" such as the fuel door lock mechanism. Didn't Camaro some years ago offer an option on their ZL1 to remove features such as radio, air-conditioning, back seat to eliminate weight?
Le Mans Master
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there is no way I'm putting a bolt in my brand new car to disable the locking fuel cap. These forums are great but just like every other forum I visit there are way too many threads about doing this or that to our brand new cars because of some known problem that happened to a guy four years ago. .
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Cheap insurance, IMO.
Melting Slicks
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I know many say why would anybody mess with your fuel tank? Well let me tell you there are a lot of crazies out there and they think they are normal. I'm an avid snowmobiler and there are some enviro nuts out there and there have been instances where they have put crap in fuel tanks of parked trucks that have snowmobile trailers hooked to them. They have also been known to slash tires on snowmobile trailers. Now these same enviro nuts might think we are abusive to the environmental well being with our sports cars and want to do the same thing. Having a locking fuel cap might be just enough to keep these zealots away from doing any harm. Then there are those who are jealous and feel we have too much.
Last edited by JDSC8VETTE; Nov 13, 2018 at 12:42 PM.
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OK this might be worth doing if you are going on a road trip or something where you will be with your car all the time and you don't want to worry about things.
I know many say why would anybody mess with your fuel tank? Well let me tell you there are a lot of crazies out there and they think they are normal. I'm an avid snowmobiler and there are some enviro nuts out there and there have been instances where they have put crap in fuel tanks of parked trucks that have snowmobile trailers hooked to them. They have also been known to slash tires on snowmobile trailers. Now these same enviro nuts might think we are abusive to the environmental well being with our sports cars and want to do the same thing. Having a locking fuel cap might be just enough to keep these zealots away from doing any harm. Then there are those who are jealous and feel we have too much.
I know many say why would anybody mess with your fuel tank? Well let me tell you there are a lot of crazies out there and they think they are normal. I'm an avid snowmobiler and there are some enviro nuts out there and there have been instances where they have put crap in fuel tanks of parked trucks that have snowmobile trailers hooked to them. They have also been known to slash tires on snowmobile trailers. Now these same enviro nuts might think we are abusive to the environmental well being with our sports cars and want to do the same thing. Having a locking fuel cap might be just enough to keep these zealots away from doing any harm. Then there are those who are jealous and feel we have too much.
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St. Jude Donor '13
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