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Old Sep 7, 2019 | 06:09 PM
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I waited too long to drive my car so the battery went dead. Charged it overnight now car starts fine, I re indexed the windows and everything is fine except trunk won’t open with outside button or fob. Any ideas? Oops, wrong forum.

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Unless you somehow managed to get a C8 3 months before anyone else expects them, you're posting in the wrong forum.
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It would have been funny if the GM rep with the C8 traveling dealer show posted here...
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I waited too long to drive my car so the battery went dead. Charged it overnight now car starts fine, I re indexed the windows and everything is fine except trunk won’t open with outside button or fob. Any ideas? Oops, wrong forum.
Have you try to open it with the button on the left side of the wheel?

Want about the mechanical release with the key?
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FOB battery is dead too.

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Mechanical key. That's why it's there.
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 04:35 AM
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If I'm reading this correctly the battery has now been recharged and everything works fine except for the trunk. I doubt he wants to use the mechanical key for the rest of the time he has the car

On my first C7 my trunk stopped working. I ended up taking it in and they replaced the rear fuse block. Are you under warranty? Id take it in if so

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