All kidding aside, we’ve been reading about a few cases of C6 Corvette owners being “trapped” in their cars after the battery has died (see here and here for examples).
If the battery dies on a C6 Corvette, the door-release buttons are inoperable. However, GM has equipped all C6 Corvettes with levers on the floor that, when pulled, manually open the doors. This is clearly printed in the owner’s manual, but we’re all probably guilty of not reading an owner’s manual from cover to cover. We’d guess that most valets don’t have a clue about this either. Don’t forget that removing the targa top is also an option. The steps to open the door are as follows:
Hi, I am in Australia and own a c6 which doesn’t have a key lock cyclinder above the license plate, it only has the whole there. Hence when the battery goes flat which has happened a few times you cannot get into the vehicle.Can you purchase these locks, if so, my key probably wouldn’t work on it? Can you help? Thanks.
It may be worth a call to your nearest Chevrolet Dealer or do a search on line to see if anyone lists it. The rear hatch lock cylinder looks like it is GM part number 25865472.