Time delay locking your keys in the Civic ..good to know

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Ray - 23 Jan 2007 03:56 GMT

The 2006 Honda Civic's doors will lock automatically after about 5 minutes
if the vehicle is unlocked without the keys in the ignition.

>> If you open the doors - take the keys with you.
>>
>> If you start up the car, have it running with the keys making contact
>> with the ignition - just having the keys in the ignition and the car >>
>> turned off it will NOT lock.
>>
>> BUT if you got to your car, took something out, or changed your mind
>> about getting in and if you don't put the keys into the ignition - the
>> doors will lock on you after several minutes. Don't leave the keys on
>> the seat somewhere.
>>
>> If you start the car up to warm it up and start clearing off the snow -
>> as long as the key is in the ignition you won't be stuck.
>>
>> You learn something every day.

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Joe LaVigne - 23 Jan 2007 07:28 GMT

> The 2006 Honda Civic's doors will lock automatically after about 5 minutes
> if the vehicle is unlocked without the keys in the ignition.
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>>>
>>> You learn something every day.

Since accidentally locking my car door, while it was running, on the side
of a rural road 50 miles from home, during a snow storm, me without my
jacket on, with 30 MPH winds and 15 F temps, about three years ago, I
never leave home without the valet key in my pocket.

But, the poster is right. If your keys are in the ignition, you cannot
lock the doors. I couldn't even lock them with the lock button on the
door latch handle.

I am not sure if this is a perfect situation, but it sure can save your
a.s... ;-)

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Art - 23 Jan 2007 18:40 GMT

>> The 2006 Honda Civic's doors will lock automatically after about 5
>> minutes
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> jacket on, with 30 MPH winds and 15 F temps, about three years ago, I
> never leave home without the valet key in my pocket.

I did something similar in Rochester NY during a snow storm. Fortunately
that was back decades ago with a 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger hard top. Breaking
in with a borrowed hanger took about 5 seconds.

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Joe LaVigne - 23 Jan 2007 19:16 GMT

>>> The 2006 Honda Civic's doors will lock automatically after about 5
>>> minutes
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> that was back decades ago with a 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger hard top. Breaking
> in with a borrowed hanger took about 5 seconds.

I was outside of Franklinville, NY. No houses in visible distance.

Got lucky that a couple stopped 10 minutes later, let me use their cell
phone and wait in their car until AAA showed up.

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Dano58 - 23 Jan 2007 14:59 GMT

> The 2006 Honda Civic's doors will lock automatically after about 5 minutes
> if the vehicle is unlocked without the keys in the ignition.

This doesn't make sense. What you're saying is, if I go out and unlock
my car, open the door, get in, put the keys on the passenger's seat,
get out, close the door and go away for ten minutes - when I come back
the car will have locked itself?

I know our Odyssey (and my Audi, for that matter) will re-lock
themselves after a short period of time (like 1 minute) if the car is
unlocked and NO door is open within that time frame.

Dan D
'07 Ody EX
Central NJ USA

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Bucky - 24 Jan 2007 00:13 GMT

> What you're saying is, if I go out and unlock
> my car, open the door, get in, put the keys on the passenger's seat,
> get out, close the door and go away for ten minutes - when I come back
> the car will have locked itself?

hmm, yeah, that doesn't seem like a good scenario.

> I know our Odyssey (and my Audi, for that matter) will re-lock
> themselves after a short period of time (like 1 minute) if the car is
> unlocked and NO door is open within that time frame.

right, I think most Honda and Acura cars now do this.

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