August 3, 200718 yr Guess which 2008 sports car will kill its own battery if left out of gear or in any gear except for Reverse? That's right unless you leave it in Reverse and if the Key fob is present the car's battery doesn't engage run-down protection. Gotta love modern cars.
August 4, 200718 yr Clearly it was not designed that way... that would mean the key fob would have to stay in the car all the time.
August 4, 200718 yr Author Guess what? At a dealership, or in the service dept. the key fob DOES stay w/ the car at all times. And as was the case with a new salesman who pulled the used 2006 C6 into the garage last weekm, he didn't notice the big sign saying "LEAVE THE CAR IN REVERSE" and he managed to kill the battery on the car. That's another retard move: no key holes in the door... you gotta use the hiddden lock by the license plate (pain in the a$$) and then find the pull lever to spring the door open and THEN you have to get the hood open, ANOTHER chore that SHOULD be accomplished by just a standard pull if you ask me, not sure why the I would ever need a POWER hood release? I hate the 21st century. The typical a$$hole consumer can not parallel park use his mirrors, signal with a blinker and NOW we're being told by car companies that the DOORS, HOOD & TRUNK on a car should have a power release. WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
August 4, 200718 yr Guess what? At a dealership, or in the service dept. the key fob DOES stay w/ the car at all times. And as was the case with a new salesman who pulled the used 2006 C6 into the garage last weekm, he didn't notice the big sign saying "LEAVE THE CAR IN REVERSE" and he managed to kill the battery on the car. That's another retard move: no key holes in the door... you gotta use the hiddden lock by the license plate (pain in the a$$) and then find the pull lever to spring the door open and THEN you have to get the hood open, ANOTHER chore that SHOULD be accomplished by just a standard pull if you ask me, not sure why the I would ever need a POWER hood release? I hate the 21st century. The typical a$$hole consumer can not parallel park use his mirrors, signal with a blinker and NOW we're being told by car companies that the DOORS, HOOD & TRUNK on a car should have a power release. WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?!? That reminds me, I took the Cobalt to Home Depot the other day to get some cable clamps. There was a silver C-Class that I had parked next to. On my way out I saw the owner with his key fob trying to unlock the car...I'm guessing either the battery died in the fob or the Mercedes has (shockly!) an electrical glitch. I thought it was hilarious as I put my old-fashioned key into my car with no power locks or windows and drove off! All cars should have at least one key hole for teh driver's door in case the electronics fail.
August 4, 200718 yr Author Yeah... apparently these cockheads at all the major car brands who have been eliminating key-holes have never heard of murphey's law.
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