On or about Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:15:01 -0800, Rufus >
wrote or did cause to be written:

>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...

By FAR the most reported "I locked my FOB in the car" occurs when
someone changes clothes and tosses the FOB in the back. Think golf or
gym. Yes, there is an alarm. The problem is that none of the three
receivers will identify that the FOB is in the trunk. They unlock the
hatch with the button at the license, toss the bag in, and close the
hatch. When they pushed the button on the car the FOB in the bag was
seen by they outside antenna at the back. When the FOB went inside
neither of the antennas in the B pillars could see it and the hatch
antenna lost it also. Popping the hatch does not unlock the doors so
when the hatch closes the car is completely locked again except the
key is now inside with the FOB instead of outside where the FOB should
be.

BTW, two FOBs inside with one removed works the same as one removed.
The car locks. meaning there's another way to lock a FOB inside the
car with no alarm although no real harm done in that case.

A dead battery is easily fixed to get you back in. Worse is a damaged
FOB where you really must have a physical key. So, you don't leave
your key at home, but you don't want it locked inside the car either.
Keep it in your pants. Where have I heard that before?