6 C6 Corvette Tips and hidden features you didn't know about [6 BLEW MY MIND] 

There is an easy ,cheap ,quick fix for door handle problems, remove handle, take an eraser and gently clean contacts, maybe wipe down with Isopropyl . Did mine seven years ago last time, still works like a charm.

As someone who just bought a 2010 yellow C6 base, I'm glad I found this channel!

The last tip is not meant to pre-lubricate your engine. Its called clear flood mode, its meant to allow the fuel to exit the combustion chamber when it gets "Flooded" with fuel.

I use your last tip after I change the oil. Like you said, just to get the oil up and around to everything. So I can confirm the C5 is the same way.

ALSO ; There's a place inside the glove box to place the key-fob in order to START the car if the key-fob battery dies. AND ; I noticed that if i left my cell plone charger plugged-in , it would cause some kind of interference and not allow the doors to unlock from the outside.

I have a 07 yellow C6Z06 And you're right about the door latch pad not responding fast enough to open the door If someone is chasing me with a knife i could not depend on my c6 door opening to save my life

That last Tip, all 2006+ cars do that. I didn't know it either till someone showed me at work lol But great video man!

A cool mod I figured out was that if you drill out the rivets to the manual key mechanism above the license plate, there is a space you can relocate and re-rivet it and a C7 OEM backup camera snaps perfectly into the empty square slot. It was one of the first mods I did to mine as well as adding an aftermarket head unit since mine was a 2005 with no screen.

You have to remove and clean the contacts in your door button/pad. They get oxidation over time and just need cleaning.

The last tip. That’s actually called flood clear. Great video 👍🏻

You mentioned about the manual latch. I had a co-workers dad passed away from being stuck in his vette. It was in Texas and it was hot inside. The dad and the dog passed. The dad did not know about the manual latch. That was the first thing I looked for when I bought mine and made sure it worked.

It’s not lube mode. It’s a flood clear. Turns off the injectors if the engine is fuel flooded.

Awesome job. ! Love your videos keep up the good work. They are always informative, I’ve had my Vette for 2 years and was unaware of several or your tips

I didn’t know about the oil thing but tried it on my c6 and it worked, thanks for that info. About the trunk release I knew about and the key trunk release is there to get into your car when your key fob is dead, you have a door release in the trunk to open the door and in the glove box area you insert the dead key for so you can start the car and drive until you replace the key fob battery.

There's a reason you haven't seen any RU-vid videos about the throttle to the floor thing. It's because it's not a thing. Your starter is not intended to be used to pre-lubricate your engine. If it were a thing, your owner's manual would tell you to do that after every oil change. There's enough oil in the oil filter to get pumped to the top of the engine almost immediately. Unless your car has sat for years, there's still going to be a light film of oil on everything that's supposed to have oil on it. Especially since synthetic oil clings to surfaces far longer than conventional oil. There's a built-in engine protection feature that won't allow your engine to be started with a wide-open throttle. It also has nothing to do with a so-called clear flood mode. This was a thing on naturally aspirated cars with carburetors. The computer controls the fuel injection and the flow of fuel. If there's no spark, you're not going to be getting fuel. There's no spark because the computer is in engine protection mode. I would think replacing an abused starter would be far more likely than repairing damage caused by lack of oil to the top end of the engine on startup. If you've ever had to replace a starter, you'll probably not want it running any longer than necessary and not for building oil pressure. Just saying.

The "clear flood mode" is on many cars. The aggravating door handle is a 10 minute fix. Unscrew the handle assembly and clean/lightly sand the contacts. No more aggravation.

That lube mode is great never heard of it! I have a 2006 Yellow c6 myself! Thanks for the tips!

Thinking about getting C6, learning all I can about these Vette’s. I’m gonna kinda miss my C5 though

Awesome tips brother!! I have a 13 Vert and have to try these!! Thanks

Great info! Would love to see more like this

Hi fixing that door handle problem i a simple fix, theres two screws and that touch pad will come out , take the cover off and clean the contacts and put it back in simple dimple.Let me know if that fixes it it defeinately should buddy.

i just did the lube mode bro and you where right i have my z06 sutting for months ....thanks brothe you got a sub

Great info

Great video, I didn't know the last one!

Awesome video!! Learn a few New things!

Excellent video!

Number 6 is awesome; thanks!

Wow, very informative! Thanks Tyler!!! Great video, i loved it....BTW....not only do i have the same exact year /color vette, I also hve a RED (Dodge Hemi) pickup truck!....I also own a 1978 L82 Corvette, bought it brand new in 1978( still got all the original paperwork) . Thanks for taking the time to do these videos Howard

Competition yellow was always a nice color for c6's and c5's

Good video bro, i didn’t know alot of these tips

Great video. Thank. Just subscribed

Coral Gables 🌴🇺🇸 INTERESTING facts. Good content. Thank you 👌

Great info.. The only thing I knew about was the door latch and I've had my 07 for 6 years..👍.. Bainbridge ga

I read up on that case a year or two ago where the man died from overheating because he didn't know about the manual door latch. Very sad, and I wonder how many people still don't know about the manual latches.

How’s that radio work? Want to get rid of my stock double din unit. The sound is not great and seems way too low volume wise even though I have perfectly healthy Bose speakers which was an upgrade with the 3LT trim package.

Haven't started my C6 ZO6 in almost 2 years, going to have to try that gas pedal trick.

I learned a lot. Thanks.

I leard something today that is cool that you can crank it without starting up 👍thanks for info😃👍

Very good tips

Nice yeah some of these. I didnt know and ive had my gs for almost 2 years now

Great post 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

I HAVE A 09 CONVERTIBLE SO WHEN I GET HOME I'M GOING TO CHECK ALL THIS OUT HOW COOL

Interesting Video. I have a question. When I open the driver's door is a Sound (bim bim) how can I disable this?

Great video brother believe me 75% of c6 owners don't know all of this

Good stuff thanks

What cam are you r running & where in nc you at. I'm right between Salisbury & statesville. Running a Tick stg 3 polluter cam.

Thanks bro. My z06 stopped doing this automatically. I think it was tuned that way. I hope it works when i try it in the morning.

Nice video thanks!

Awesome video

I have a 2007 C6 Corvette that I have trouble with my right door latch 0utside want open sometime do you know what it mite be thank you

I have a 2005 c6 corvette and my rear hatch will not open the way you showed on yours. Are there different options?

Door handle fixes a very simple repair. Either replaced the latch pad Or scuff up the copper contacts on the part you "squeeze" when the door. (2) screws remove this.

Lol my 04 GTO does #6. I use it a lot in the winter

Fun fact. With lube mode my 05 Tahoe does that as well. Might be a feature all the gen 3 and 4 sbc ecu’s have

My #2 key fob operates normally; however, my #1 key fob will often fail to unlock the driver's door if I have the fob in my right pants pocket when standing close to the car as you would when you open the door with your right hand. For some reason if I turn away from the car and open the door with my left hand the fob is now a couple of feet away from the door and it opens as it should. Odd, but that's what I've discovered. Too close won't work but at a range of two or three feet, the fob functions OK.

There is another way to open the driver side door. It's located inside the car on the driver side rear fender under the carpet. It's a cable door release.

C6 2006 how to program the seat exit function. How do you get the seat to slide back every time you?

What you call Lube mode is built into almost all modern cars and what it’s actually for unflooding an engine if your engine is flooded with fuel it will unflood it so it starts. I guess it could be used for this if you want. I know this because I worked at a car dealership for a long time and cars with almost dead batteries would flood the engine because they didn’t have enough power to start and this is how you would unflood them.

Is there a shift light in any of the HUD modes?

Yeah number 6 is really cool. I’ve been looking into buying a 2008 C6. How much does the clutch cost to replace and since you’ve owned it how many times have you replaced it? Great vid. Keep up with the channel.

Reset temp? It went from actual ambient temp to display 65 then back to ambient. What is resetting?

Dude if you take the door handle pad apart and use a scotch bright pad and clean the contacts your door will open way easier

the ford mustangs has that feature too for the oil pressure.

Thanks for the lube mode tip. Makes me feel a little better about cold startup after sitting a week.

Rubber door open button you can take apart and clean the contacts in it and it usually fixes the issue you were having getting into your car.

Do you know if the lube mode works on a LS7? I have a 07 c6 z06

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You can fix the door handles by opening the button and sanding the corrosion off the copper contact points.

My 2012 mustang gt does the same thing crank but no start if you hold the gas pedal to the floor while trying to start it

Hey bro, I'm in Asheville. Where are you?

There is a handle in the hatch to manually open the door when batt dies. The top of the fob has an emergency key that goes in back by the hatch release you showed.

lube mode ...thank you , mine does sit for weeks sometime. was not in the owners manual

Lube mode is a beast did it today for the first time Battery died and haven’t driven it in weeks lol went got a new one installed it Horn went crazy! Lol Got that figured out tho lol Hit lube mode and was like well damn he was right lol

I'm on my third C6 and my first two which were each Z06's never gave me any trouble with regard to the door lock. My 2011 Grand Sport routinely gives me hell while trying to get in. It is so damned frustrating!

Does that work with an automatic as well or just a manual?

I’ve had my C6 for nine years and to be honest never knew about the hatch release above the license plate, thanks.

About all Gm cars goes to no fuel mode if you push gas pedal to the floor when starting 🤣

The door latch has electronic contacts that get corroded and make it difficult to open. I cleaned them and it worked for awhile but still ended up being fussy. Just bought new ones for under $10 and it was an easy install. Not worth cleaning imo.

How do you turn on air conditioner on a 2011corvette

You can just let go of the gas pedal once you are satisfied with the lube/flood mode crank and it'll start the injectors up and the engine will start

Rear view mirror has the light sensor in it for the Auto dim function

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How many miles does it have to?

The door pad can be cleaned. Remove and disassemble. You will find think metal contacts inside. Clean the contacts. You will likely find the contact has release from the rubber membrane. This can be repaired with some silicone caulk or rubber contact cement. Don’t cover the contact as it has to complete the circuit when pressed. However the repair will likely be short lived (3-6 months maybe). It will by you some time while your waiting on a replacement pad. If the contacts haven’t separated from the membrane then cleaning maybe all you need. Any metal polish or fine grit sand paper will do the trick.

Is your Snapchat still yellow c6

Aggravated c6 door owner here lol

I have an automatic C6. Now every once in a while ,it won't come out of Park. (panic Mode) I read that when this happens , push & hold the acc. button in up tp 10 seconds. The lock will move, to the unlock position. Put the car in"N" and start the engine. Don't know if it works ,but worth a try. I watched a video on making an Emergency cable for this . Drill a tiny hole thru the shifter unlock. Make a loop and tie a fishing line to the unlock mechanism. You'll need to drill 2 tiny holes back to the armrest storage compartment . Thread the fishing line back to there. Make a loop to put your finger thru. Pull on the line & There's your Emergency Shifter unlock.

I took my door latch pad apart and contact cleaned it with blue shower, reinstalled and it opens perf everytime now

my battery died and i popped the targa and climbed out. this would have been more graceful -thanks

My door latch catches all the time. Is there a remedy for this????

There’s also a competitive driving mode. You cycle through the traction control button to find it.

All American made cars and trucks have the flood mode

FYI - lube mode is also "flood mode" - clear flooded cylinders

I GOT A AUTOMATIC SO HOW DO I GET OIL UP IF I DON'T HAVE A CLUTCH

No way on the gas tank, specifically the jet pump. Many airplanes use that tech for fuel flow methods.

I love hearing your car rip thru thomasville . I have a red C6 that’s about to get cammed as wel

The door handles are annoying and frustrating, I also was locked in the car I'm 120 degree weather and was unaware of the manual handles. It was not my car yet. I probably looked funny during my panic freak out to escape.

The door handle sensor pads need to be cleaned annually, it's easy just a couple of screws, alcohol, q tips, fine sand paper or scotch brite pad and reinstall it will be like new.

If you're having trouble opening your door, it could be embarrassing sometimes... Take off the pad and take it apart and just clean everything with a rag and a bit of wd40. Should work just by looking at it!! Had mine for 6 years and untill yesterday I did it (knew about this trick for years). I kick myself on the head for not doing this earlier.

Rip to the old guy hell of a trick on a vette