F4Gary

Sounds like mr professional racecar driver paniced and destroyed his door button.

Foosh

I disagree, it's not obvious or clear to anyone who has no experience with the car. I didn't know about it when I purchased by first C6 either. I didn't read the owner's manual before driving off dealer's lot, but I'm sure almost everyone else here does.

I could see it being deadly to first time drivers caught in rising waters or experiencing a car fire. If someone were to burn up or drown, it would likely never be known they didn't find the emergency door release handle.

However, you're right it's not exclusively a C8 issue, as the same design was on C6 and C7.

Zymurgy

I RTFM before I even get my car. This was known to me before I got my C6 or C7 or C8. Personal responsibility is sadly lacking today.

feeder82

Yup same system in the older versions. We had a local guy lock himself in his C6 for 8 hours with a dead battery. The dumb *** didnt even bother to look at the owners manual in the glove box to see the manual release. You can't fix stupid

2vette2

Glad to know that you have complete immediate recall of what you read only once. Especially a technical manual containing 337 pages. Some of us are not that fortunate. Maybe its something that a dealer should be telling new owners. When I picked up my first C6, the salesperson told me how to open the doors. It was also one of the first things I told my wife about the car.

ClydeFrog

Regardless of familiarity of the manual release, the fact that it took 15 minutes for you to decide to try the passenger door says a lot.

I hope you don’t operate in the world of aviation.

Zaro Tundov

The nice thing about these electrical door releases is that they separate the owners who RTFM from those who are too lazy to learn about the cars they own.

green2000

I do too. I read it online a while ago and I'm still waiting for my C8.

Zymurgy

You don't have to memorize 337 pages. Most of the Owners Manual is fluff (required legal BS and generic nonsense). The important points are easy to grasp. I totally agree that this should be covered by whoever does the delivery.

Racer86

pro racer? Can’t pull up on a door release handle,,,, how the hell can you figure out how to release the seat belts? Or the radio com cable, or the cool air hose to your helmet. Yep , pro racer 😳

Foosh

Do you sit in a rental car lot for as long as it takes to read the manual of every rental vehicle you've picked up?

Look, I know it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but putting oneself in someone else's shoes is a skill far too lacking these days. Both OP and I are simply saying there are circumstances where folks drive vehicles for the first time, and they aren't going to read manuals first. Things like opening doors in all circumstances should be obvious. This one is less obvious than most .

Obviously, anyone who sees the release handle knows how to pull up on it. However, it's not a place a driver's eye would normally go, since that is not how any other door I know of is opened with a handle far forward on the floor almost under the dash.

IdRatherBGolfing

The manual release is pretty hard to miss in the C6. From RTFM, seems to be as well in the C8

Zymurgy

​​​​​​​Nonsense. This isn't a rental car the OP is talking about.

Racer86

and to further your point with one exception, why would you want to put someone else’s shoes on if he is an idiot .

AORoads

No, not "as well as many other methods". THIS IS A LIFESAVER-what Phil posted on his post #6. YOU DID NOT READ nor know about this handle. You could have eliminated 15 minutes of angst. This handle has been there for 2 generations of Corvettes-that's a combined 15 years. Now don't you feel a bit ashamed of your lack of knowledge of the kind that could save your life? If not, you should.

"try to remember that if you somehow drove into a body of water, try to remember that if somehow you got stuck on a railroad track, try to remember that in a crash and you had to exit a fire,etc etc etc" Oh stop it! You messed up. No door is supposed to magically open because you're under water, in an accident, etc. Admit your mistake. And btw, save some Passengers in your car----tell THEM about the handle in case you are totally incapacitated, which I hope never happens.

I agree with Fringbird in #13, you must be a "person" with nothing to do.

Edit: another post blaming everyone but himself..."The point is not that I failed to remember about the emergency door release.
The point is what happens when someone does forget or does not know of its existence?"...such as yourself?

And you're the owner of the car. You're supposed to keep your passengers safe. How do you do that if you don't know about the safety features of YOUR car? With great difficulty, is the answer.

Skid Row Joe

Phil, not to criticize, but to inform ALL Chevy Sales reps. You really should hammer this point home before the customer drives off in his new Corvette. At no time was this covered by the assistant to the sales rep. when briefing me about the controls on my newly purchased C7.
In turn, ALL electronic door opening Corvette owners should brief anyone they loan their Corvette to drive. Spouse, kids, etc.

rgsGarage

Especially race car drivers with 10 years experience!

pauly1119

Mark2021C8

For all the men that don't read the owner's manual (like most of us) read the frickin owner's manual. Joke about this as we may but give the OP credit--the OP may have just pointed out the importance of reading the owner's manual!

Racer86

I believe Darwin has your answer