door locks

[kraz]

when i walk a way from my 08 should the doors automaticly lock? i have to use the fob to lock the car but when i walk up to the car the doors automaticly un lock is this normal? thanks

 

[tim414]

when i walk a way from my 08 should the doors automaticly lock? i have to use the fob to lock the car but when i walk up to the car the doors automaticly un lock is this normal? thanks

yes, normal. How it's programed. Whenever your in vicinity the doors will open as long as you have the FOB.

 

[kraz]

thanks kraz

 

[PeterG]

Using the DIC you can program the car to not automatically lock the doors.

I had programmed mine to lock automatically until I realized that the car will lock me out if I leave the FOB inside.

It is easier to press the FOB button after I get out than to try to enter my locked C6. :W

 

[kraz]

good idea thanks kraz

 

[08Z0666]

Using the DIC you can program the car to not automatically lock the doors.

I had programmed mine to lock automatically until I realized that the car will lock me out if I leave the FOB inside.

It is easier to press the FOB button after I get out than to try to enter my locked C6. :W

I'm curious,how did you gain entry when your fob was locked in? Second fob?Rear hatch key?

 

[PeterG]

I'm curious,how did you gain entry when your fob was locked in? Second fob?Rear hatch key?

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I anticipated a lock-out sooner or later so I preemptively re-programmed it to not automatically lock -- me out.

 

[Z06Man]

Doesn't have to be so. Look at the following excerpt from my '09 Z06 Owner's Manual.

Your vehicle can be programmed to sound the horn three times and unlock the driver door when both doors are closed and there is a keyless access transmitter inside the vehicle. When the driver door is opened, a reminder chime will sound continuously. The vehicle will remain locked only when at least one transmitter has been removed from the vehicle and both doors are closed.

To enable this, turn on FOB Reminder in the DIC. It's already saved my butt on a couple of occasions.

 

[kraz]

thanks for the tip nice z06 kraz

 

[jhecox]

It will NOT lock you out of the car if you don't have the FOB with you when you exit the car. The doors will auto lock when the FOB is a distance from the car not the driver. If the FOB is in the car and you shut it off, get out and walk away, the car will not lock. But anyone else could get in and drive away, with the FOB in the car.

We had this happen when we first got our '07. I was out of town, the wife picked up the car and put it in the garage. She placed my FOB in the glove box for when I got back. Our daughter dared a neighbor kid (we knew, had a drivers license) to take the car for a cruse. He got in and hit the button and it started right up, away he went. I was NOT amused!!!

Hecox

 

[tim414]

It will NOT lock you out of the car if you don't have the FOB with you when you exit the car. The doors will auto lock when the FOB is a distance from the car not the driver. If the FOB is in the car and you shut it off, get out and walk away, the car will not lock. But anyone else could get in and drive away, with the FOB in the car.

We had this happen when we first got our '07. I was out of town, the wife picked up the car and put it in the garage. She placed my FOB in the glove box for when I got back. Our daughter dared a neighbor kid (we knew, had a drivers license) to take the car for a cruse. He got in and hit the button and it started right up, away he went. I was NOT amused!!!

Hecox

I don't doubt you were not amused. I would not have been amused either....leaving the FOB in the car is just like leaving the key in it. My deliema is where I work I have to walk away from the car about 200 feet and come inside bldg and walk back towards where the car is parked (when I enter bldg). My office is just inside the bldg near where I park, and the car will do anything because my FOB is in my pocket and I am just 20 feet from the car. Does not lock. Will start. I have to stand guard over it in fear someone who knows C6's will get in and drive it off. That would be a nightmare for me. My Vette is my baby.....

 

[kraz]

man thats not cool thnks for the info kraz

 

[Z06Man]

You may want to consider disabling the passive door unlock feature. That way the car would remain locked until you unlock it manually using the FOB. Not the most convenient approach but certainly the safest IMHO.