What is the purpose of the little pull tab in the corner of the trunk of my 2016 Z51, thanks

 

It's a manual drivers door release which can be used if you have dead battery or bad key fob.

 

 

I recommend that you test it once to ensure the cable is still attached and functional. You also need to test the key in the trunk / deck lock to ensure it works too. I had an issue with my 13 GS convertible. I bought the car new. The keys in the Fobs did not match the lock cylinder in the bumper cover. The dealer had to order a new lock cylinder, drill out the old one and rivet in the new one. They had to replace the keys to match the new lock. When I traded for my 19 GS 6 years ago that was one of the things I checked before I drove off the lot.

 

Ok, but if the battery is dead the trunk won't open to get to the pull tab, right or am I missing something here or will the key fob still open it?

 

I’d suggest reading the owners manual. It could save your life. People have died in corvettes because they couldn’t get out of them when battery goes dead. And also teach passengers how get out.
land yes key fob will open trunk.

 

There's a physical key in your key fob. That key opens the trunk in the instance that your battery dies so you can get to the pull tab. I believe there is also a lock under the drivers door (not positive). Owners manual will tell you where they're at though.

 

I forgot about the key in the fob, and I know about the latch next to the seat that opens the door and yes I read the manual, thanks.

 

YES, try all such "back-ups" before actually needed! Some find one or the other doesn't work when they try to really use it/them.

 

The keyed manual trunk release is above the rear license plate. As other's have stated you should try both the manual keyed trunk release and drivers door pull cable. Mine was actually behind the carpet side panel. Fished it out with metal clothes hanger.

 

Always a good idea to RTFM. They're available on a number of sites, including these forums.

 

then all this informations in the manual.
what would you do if the cable on the latch next to the seats broke?

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/t...-c6-96551.html

 

I would take the top off if the drivers and passengers side emergency releases were broke. Highly unlikely though

 

Good to try them once in a while. The trunk key is a pain to use and lube it when you try it while you are at it! I had to fight to get it to turn at times

 

Saw "pull tab" and thought we had a thread on old style beer cans

 

Ah, an old style beer can story - At a dorm party (State Univ of NY College at Oneonta) in May 1977, as I was finishing off the last 1/4 of a can of beer by tipping it straight back, the pop top that I'd dropped into the full can upon opening (as was the habit of many at the time) came out of the opening and went straight down my throat.

No, surprisingly considering the sharp curled tab, it didn't hurt. Instead it felt like I swalled a smooth round object, maybe like a large marble.

I shook the can confirming to myself that there was no tab rattling around inside, and said to my roommate who was standing beside me 'Wes, I think I swallowed the pop top!" "No!' he said.

After a 10-minute drive to the A.H. Fox Hospital Emergency Room, and three x-rays that couldn't locate the tab, my story was doubted, but I was sure I'd swallowed it. They told me to come back the next morning for another look. I did, and they found it on the first x-ray.

I was given two options, surgery, or 'let it pass naturally, but it might get hung up somewhere'. I wasn't eager for option 1, but option 2 sounded ominously dangerous (today, they'd probably snake a camera down and fish it out).

So, since May 5, 1977, I've had a 5" vertical scar on my abdomen, just above my navel.

My mother always told me not to put the tabs in the cans, that I'd swallow it. Yeah, right, would have been my response. Regardless, that was the last can I ever dropped a tab into.

See all the interesting stuff you can read about on the CF...??

 

Glad you're okay with no ill effects after all these years

 

First sip of beer I ever had was when my grandfather let me taste one from his favorite brand - Old Style

 

Deer and other forest creatures would swallow those dropped or tossed, damned things... I bet it hurt like hell.... Pull tabs... Yet another brilliant idea from our parent's beer drinking, thoughtless, Edsel loving generation. 🙄