MarkyMark.

I got it from first hand information. Police were called to a residence where a man couldn't get out of his car.....yes....a C7 Z06. Apparently the car sat for an extended period of time. He was able to get in and power up the accessories and ran the battery dead. The officer had him look at his Owner's manual and was able to pull the manual release lever to exit. We can chuckle, but there's couple of lessons: 1) It wouldn't hurt to flip thru the Owner's manual once in a while to know about these nuances. 2) Without getting into a lengthy parasitic battery drain discussion...not a bad idea to throw a trickle charge on car that has been sitting. Both of these covered in the Owner's manual. These lessons apply to C6 owners as well. Happy Driving

owc6

Never hurts to tell the noobs and remind the old farts!

ChiefBoats

Been saying that for years, that owner's manual is a wonderful document to read if you want to know about your vehicle. I am astonished that a lot of folks won't even crack the thing open, I suppose I guess they know everything, or may not be manly enough, you know, like asking for directions.......

Maxpowers

I guess we are all inquisitive car nuts, but it seems so obvious there is a manual release close to the door.

Gearhead Jim

When we got our first C6, I had read the Manual before purchase and knew all the little tricks including the manual door release.
But the manual release did not look obvious to me, and when I looked at the symbol on the lever I couldn't figure out what it was showing even though I knew the purpose of the lever.

If this was an airplane, there would be a big red and white arrow on the interior door panel pointing at the lever, and labeled "Lift Lever for Emergency Exit".
With all the "lawyer-proofing" that GM does, I'm surprised they haven't made the lever a little more obvious.

iclick

A few years ago a C6 owner and his dog were found dead in his car at a Waffle House. It was an older gent who had just purchased the car and obviously had not become informed of his car's safety features. The circumstances were the same as in this case except it was in summer heat and he could neither exit the car nor get someone's attention for help. In an emergency there is the aforementioned lanyard, but in a coupe an occupant could also pop the top off. I'm not sure if there is a provision for manual movement of the top in a vert.

Vetteman Jack

Amazing how many owners never open the owner's manual - lots of good info in there. Glad the LEO had the presence of mind to suggest the owner look in the manual so he could get out of the car.

rckt

It should be mandatory for the dealers to explain how to operate the emergency release.

bjones7131

No 100% but I think it is since the waffle house Texas issue. I know when I bought my new vette the salesman went over the important safety things.

gliot1

It never ceases to amaze me how few of owners of any car ever read the manual. I reread it every so often, as the more you drive, the more features you may need to learn. I see way too many questions here where could be answered by simply cracking the book. Most are just plain lazy, frankly.

born2beS12

I actually took care of a 911 call where this happened to a guy with a XLR. I ended up calling him and had to explain the emergency release location and how to get out. So yep, Ican vouch that this happens.

Jeff V.

They do. But not everybody buys these cars new, and it's unrealistic to expect a used car dealer to know the quirks of every car that comes across their lots.

A car is the 2nd most expensive purchase most people will ever make after a house, but far too many don't want to take any responsibility whatsoever when it comes to learning how the thing actually works.

JMII

I read the manual cover to cover THREE times before even purchasing the car. I do this for almost any product I am considering. This way you learn what it can and can't do, plus how to access all the features.

From simple maintenance to important safety information along with all the displays and drive modes... its all in the manual. Modern cars are pretty complex, by not reading about how things function you could be missing out on a really great feature, stuff you never knew the car could do. For example the hatch release that is just above the license plate, its kind of hidden. You also need to be able to fact check the dealer - just look at how many people have had the wrong amount of oil put in their car because they never checked the manual

Gixxerman

There is a manual?

pnsnkr

One shouldn't have to read a manual to perform basic and potential safety feature such as exiting the car.

GM could have installed the mechanical lever on the door panel in plain view.

Jeff V.

Gee, this car has electric doors. Maybe I should ask myself what I'd do if the electricity died

No, that's too much thinking.

Maybe GM should hang one of these from the sunvisor.




I hope I never find myself near one of these senile old codgers while I'm on the road.

pnsnkr

If by 'I' you mean the car designer, I totally agree with you.

Jeff V.

They did. They put a physical lever in an easily accessible location on the floor, and they noted in the owners manual. Maybe they should have made crank windows an option. You know, because technology is scary.

RobsCountach`

Did you also know, there is a door release... In the trunk ? There is !

runner61627

Underscores the sound rationale of reading the manual and getting familiar with at least the safety functions before the need arises.