On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:59:37 -0500, Say What? wrote:

>> Nope, don't see it in the 2007 Accord EX book.

> I, too, double-checked my owner's manual. No mention that I could find
> anywhere of automatic locking of the doors on the 2006 Accord.

Thanks. Strange that it apparently *is* there on the Civic, but not the
Accord. Oh well.

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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:45:39 +0000, JXStern wrote:

> Nope, don't see it in the 2007 Accord EX book.

Thanks. I didn't see it either, but was wondering if it was perhaps a
"secret undocumented feature"...


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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:45:39 +0000, JXStern wrote:

> Nope, don't see it in the 2007 Accord EX book.

Thanks. I didn't see it either, but was wondering if it was perhaps a
"secret undocumented feature"...


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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:45:39 +0000, JXStern wrote:

> Nope, don't see it in the 2007 Accord EX book.

Thanks. I didn't see it either, but was wondering if it was perhaps a
"secret undocumented feature"...


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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:26:10 +0000, E Meyer wrote:

> As far as I know, that is a American-mfr-only feature. Never encountered it
> on any Japanese cars. Personally, I find it irritating and useless. I
> would spend some time researching how to disable it if it showed up on any
> of my cars.

Thanks for your opinion. I find it a useful feature, whether you do or
not.

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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:26:10 +0000, E Meyer wrote:

> As far as I know, that is a American-mfr-only feature. Never encountered it
> on any Japanese cars. Personally, I find it irritating and useless. I
> would spend some time researching how to disable it if it showed up on any
> of my cars.

Thanks for your opinion. I find it a useful feature, whether you do or
not.

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"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

 

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:26:10 +0000, E Meyer wrote:

> As far as I know, that is a American-mfr-only feature. Never encountered it
> on any Japanese cars. Personally, I find it irritating and useless. I
> would spend some time researching how to disable it if it showed up on any
> of my cars.

Thanks for your opinion. I find it a useful feature, whether you do or
not.

--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

 

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:54:39 +0000, bob zee wrote:

>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am
>> I missing something, or is this feature really not here?

> I would not have purchased my 2004 Accord EX-L if it had this feature.

That's nice. What does that have to do with my question?

> What purpose does it serve?

It locks the doors without any required action by the driver/passengers,
as the name of the function would seem to imply...

> If you need your doors locked, hit the button right before you put on
> your seatbelt.

Yeah. No . What does that have to do with my question?

> Automatically locking doors ranks right up there with DRL's. I won't
> buy a car with these pseudo-safety features.

Again, your (unrequested) opinion is noted.

In the future, don't bother replying to a question of mine, if you don't
know the answer. Have a good one.


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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:54:39 +0000, bob zee wrote:

>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am
>> I missing something, or is this feature really not here?

> I would not have purchased my 2004 Accord EX-L if it had this feature.

That's nice. What does that have to do with my question?

> What purpose does it serve?

It locks the doors without any required action by the driver/passengers,
as the name of the function would seem to imply...

> If you need your doors locked, hit the button right before you put on
> your seatbelt.

Yeah. No . What does that have to do with my question?

> Automatically locking doors ranks right up there with DRL's. I won't
> buy a car with these pseudo-safety features.

Again, your (unrequested) opinion is noted.

In the future, don't bother replying to a question of mine, if you don't
know the answer. Have a good one.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

 

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:54:39 +0000, bob zee wrote:

>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am
>> I missing something, or is this feature really not here?

> I would not have purchased my 2004 Accord EX-L if it had this feature.

That's nice. What does that have to do with my question?

> What purpose does it serve?

It locks the doors without any required action by the driver/passengers,
as the name of the function would seem to imply...

> If you need your doors locked, hit the button right before you put on
> your seatbelt.

Yeah. No . What does that have to do with my question?

> Automatically locking doors ranks right up there with DRL's. I won't
> buy a car with these pseudo-safety features.

Again, your (unrequested) opinion is noted.

In the future, don't bother replying to a question of mine, if you don't
know the answer. Have a good one.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

 

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:44:02 -0500, Unquestionably Confused wrote:

>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am I
>> missing something, or is this feature really not here?

> If you find it, let me know but I don't think it's there. I broke with
> tradition<g> and actually looked through the manual and was unable to
> find that feature for my 2006 Accord.

Thanks, I will.


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"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

 

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:44:02 -0500, Unquestionably Confused wrote:

>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am I
>> missing something, or is this feature really not here?

> If you find it, let me know but I don't think it's there. I broke with
> tradition<g> and actually looked through the manual and was unable to
> find that feature for my 2006 Accord.

Thanks, I will.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

 

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:44:02 -0500, Unquestionably Confused wrote:

>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am I
>> missing something, or is this feature really not here?

> If you find it, let me know but I don't think it's there. I broke with
> tradition<g> and actually looked through the manual and was unable to
> find that feature for my 2006 Accord.

Thanks, I will.


--
"Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

 

Dan C wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:29:08 -0400, Joe LaVigne wrote:
>
>>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am I
>>> missing something, or is this feature really not here?
>
>> Did you think to look in the owner's manual?
>
> Yeah, I did.
>
>> It is there, but you have to set it...
>
> It's not there. If you're gonna make smart-*** replies, be sure you're
> right first, so you don't look like a fool in public.
>
> Thanks anyway.
>

Hey, look, you're just as much of an here as you are in the Ubuntu
group... If you'd have bothered to look, I followed up directly to that
post, and was the only one here who tried to actually address your
question.

What a douche...

 

Dan C wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:29:08 -0400, Joe LaVigne wrote:
>
>>> One feature I'm surprised to not see is the "auto-door-lock" function.
>>> This is where all the doors lock as the vehicle reaches a certain speed
>>> (15-20 mph) after the doors have been opened. I'm used to it on all my
>>> Dodge vehicles, and didn't even think to ask about it on this one. Am I
>>> missing something, or is this feature really not here?
>
>> Did you think to look in the owner's manual?
>
> Yeah, I did.
>
>> It is there, but you have to set it...
>
> It's not there. If you're gonna make smart-*** replies, be sure you're
> right first, so you don't look like a fool in public.
>
> Thanks anyway.
>

Hey, look, you're just as much of an here as you are in the Ubuntu
group... If you'd have bothered to look, I followed up directly to that
post, and was the only one here who tried to actually address your
question.

What a douche...