How effective is a valet key at a hotel parking garage?

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On my car, when you put the (real) key in the trunk lock, if you turn it one way it unlocks the trunk, if you turn it the other way it disables the trunk release switch for exactly this reason. Test on yours and you will probably find the same thing. The valet key will not unlock the trunk or enable/disable the release. It's possible that your car uses a different mechanism such as a button marked "valet". BTW, this also prevents a smash-and-grab approach from opening the trunk, so it's relevant even if you're not handing out a valet key.

Don't forget to re-enable the release after you leave the hotel (probably by unlocking the trunk with the real key.) People find this very annoying when they didn't mean to do it.

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