On 1/4/2014 3:15 PM, Rufus wrote:
> 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...

Sounds like I am best carrying the key around in a pants pocket
separated from the fob!