What is the valet key for?

What exactly is the valet key for?
Normally, a valet key is used to unlock and start the vehicle only while keeping any lockable compartments secure, correct?

Well I just double checked and I'm pretty sure neither my center console or my glove box locks, so what is the point of the valet key?

 

I keep that key in my wallet, And the extra real key hidden inside my truck. If i ever lose my keys I can still drive home, or if i ever lock my keys in the car its not a problem either. Since the valet key is thin I cant notice it in my wallet. Then again I have a "Costanza" wallet.

 

Or if you are my mother, after a stern warning how flimsy it is, you got a break it off in the door

 

I read that in another thread when I searched about it and was wondering if it's supposed to be slimmer than the other keys... but mine isn't.
It's the exact same size, it's just a lighter color gray. Is your valet key slimmer than the normal one?

 

It is good to see that Seinfeld is still out there; syndication not withstanding.

"Seinfel' foua. . . . . Seinfel' foua ?"

 

Thanks for derailing the topic after only 4 posts, way to go...

 

I think I read that another key can't be programmed from the chip in a valet key, you need the black master key​

 

mine is like yours... gray and the same size...

(that's what she said...)

 

How do you fit that thing in your wallet?

 

Did anyone get a credit card key?

Marc M

 

The valet.

 

I use mine to lock the truck while its running when its cold out or I am running in a store really fast and not shutting the truck off.

 

Why not just give him your key or the spare key?
Why do they have to color code it if it isn't any different than a normal key?

 

Color coding, so you know it's the valet and don't confuse it.

Valet key only allows certain functions. I don't use it but on other vehicles where I've had one, it wouldn't allow access to to the trunk, for example.

Honestly, on these trucks, I don't see the point of it.

 

Nope.

 

What else can my normal key do besides unlocking the door and starting the vehicle?

 

^I edited.

 

I like the edit....

 

I saw... Our trucks don't have anything else that locks, so like you I don't see the point in it.

When the salesman handed me the key and explained it's purpose, he led me to believe the center console and/or glove box can be locked. I've only had the truck for a day now and was trying to figure out if there is a reason for a valet key (maybe some top secret compartment i don't know about, lol) or if the salesman was mistaken.

 

The Black key is the master key and can be used to program another key, the gray valet key cannot