Locking c8 without using key fob?
Melting Slicks
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From: Leonardtown Maryland
There are discussions around the internet forums about having your keyfob cloned remotely by the bad guys when used to open or close the doors. I don't really know this is true though.
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From: FL
It makes no sense to me that when you press the lock button on the door panel before leaving the car, that the mirrors don't fold in when you have it set to fold in when locked. Who wants to have to pull out their key fob to lock just so the mirrors fold. Bad programming by Chevy!
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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From: NE South Carolina
It makes no sense to me that when you press the lock button on the door panel before leaving the car, that the mirrors don't fold in when you have it set to fold in when locked. Who wants to have to pull out their key fob to lock just so the mirrors fold. Bad programming by Chevy!
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From: FL
Yes, but I’m talking about locking the door using the lock button on the inside panel. Yours is because it sounds like you have passive locking enabled, so you just exit the car and the car locks itself allowing the mirrors to fold. I didn’t want to do that as when I park the car in the garage, I don’t want the car to lock itself and have to bring out the key fob when wanting to get in my car for something in the garage. If it was done right the mirrors would fold no matter how you lock the car, just like our other car does (and any other car out there that I know of).
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From: NE South Carolina
Yes, but I’m talking about locking the door using the lock button on the inside panel. Yours is because it sounds like you have passive locking enabled, so you just exit the car and the car locks itself allowing the mirrors to fold. I didn’t want to do that as when I park the car in the garage, I don’t want the car to lock itself and have to bring out the key fob when wanting to get in my car for something in the garage. If it was done right the mirrors would fold no matter how you lock the car, just like our other car does (and any other car out there that I know of).
Frankly PIA as I am used to just leaving my Vette and have it lock! Worse she sometimes has "stuff" inside her car in front of the consol. So when I leave it at a store etc and forget to lock (in that case BMW does have a spot on all 4 external door handles you can press) car is unlocked! Oh well her car and I do as she wishes.
For the Vette (and prior Vettes) no big deal getting my Vette FOB when I am in the garage the few times, I don't have it in my pocket. When I leave the house, wallet goes in my rear paints pocket, FOB in the front pocket as a matter of habit!!
Last edited by JerryU; Sep 17, 2024 at 09:43 AM.
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From: Catlett, VA
Andybump- this is how I locked the C7 that I used as a trade in on the C8 that I now own. Sort of like pushing the lock button on cars 50 years ago and then closing the door while holding the outside door handle open.
Racer
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From: Rochester NY
My car doesn't passivly lock when I walk away. I use the keyfob. But you don't need to use the keyfob to unlock the car. If you have the keyfob on your person just walk up and open the door. It unlocks when you touch the handle.
