Steve wrote:
> On or about Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:30:28 -0500, Smarty
> > wrote or did cause to be written:
>
> ...
>>
>> I did not realize that the Z06 fob was different. Neither my C5 or C6
>> fobs can store the key, although I have seen / owned other fobs
>> (Porsche, Acura, Lexus) which use this internal design which now shows
>> up on the C7.
>>
>>
> All 2005-2007 C6's had an external key. All 2008-2013 C6's had an
> internal key. The 2007 user's manual showed the new FOB design with
> the internal key but GM had issues with it so they stayed with the
> external key through the entire '07 model year.
>
> I prefer the external key detached and kept safely at home. You almost
> never need it and the last thing you want when you do manage to lock
> the FOB inside the car is for the key to be there also.
>

....I REALLY needed it when my fob battery died on me during a trip to
Las Vegas. I would never even think of leaving my key at home after
that, and my fob is always in a pocket when I drive the car; I treat it
like any other key. One of the gals in my office that has an '06 C6
didn't even realize she had a key...now she carries it.

There's also a way to program a warning if you close both doors and a
fob (or multiples) are still in the car; the horn will sound and the
driver's door will remain unlocked until you come back and remove at
least one of them. That's how I set up my Z06, so it's not even
possible to lock a fob inside it. As long as the fob battery is alive,
I guess...

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- Rufus