I had a 2017 Camaro before the Corvette, on the door handle is a small silver button. By touching it you can lock or unlock the car depending on how you have the options set. The Corvette does not have that little silver button.

The only way to lock the car from outside the car is either do it with the lock button on the fob or set the passive lock to on, then as you walk away it will automatically lock. What I don't understand is the comment above about having left the keyfob in the car and have passive locking on and getting locked out. The only way this can happen is if he had a second fob in his pocket and walking away, which he then could have re-opened the car with that same fob. Or maybe they left the fob in the car and pressed the lock button on the drivers door before closing the door? Or maybe something in the car interfered with the fob signal? Here is the language from the owners manual: Keyless Access will lock several seconds after

all doors are closed if the vehicle is off and

at least one remote key has been removed

or none remain in the vehicle.

The fuel door will also lock.

If other electronic devices interfere with the

remote key signal, the vehicle may not

detect the remote key inside the vehicle.

If passive locking is enabled, the doors may

lock with the remote key inside the vehicle.

Do not leave the remote key in an

unattended vehicle.

If the vehicle is locked with a remote key

inside the vehicle, that remote key will be

disabled for starting the vehicle and other

keyless access operations. To re-enable that

remote key, press any button on that

remote key.

 

The Keyless entry (Fob) will unlock the car but does not UNLATCH (open the door). You have yo use the youch pad on the inside of the handle.