Auto lock behavior

[pavankp]

I was driving today to run some errands, with my wife in the passenger seat. I stopped for her to drop off the laundry, and waited for her with the brake on "hold" without putting the car in P. She comes back and I drive off. About 5 minutes later I noticed that the car was no locked.

I know that the car auto-locks after you drive up to a certain speed when you put it in D from P. Does this not work in the situation I described above? I don't know why they don't detect that the car has picked up speed and auto-lock always.

Is it just my car or is this how it is supposed to be?

 

[boaterva]

How did you let her out? Every time I do that without putting the car in Park it complains that the door is open so I put it in Park until the door is closed again. Do you ignore the beeps or....?

(And maybe an X is different from a 3, lol....)

 

[AlexanderAF]

With most cars, if you unlock the doors while the car is in drive they will remain unlocked.

 

[pavankp]

How did you let her out? Every time I do that without putting the car in Park it complains that the door is open so I put it in Park until the door is closed again. Do you ignore the beeps or....?

(And maybe an X is different from a 3, lol....)

She pressed the door button to open the door. No beeps that I recall.

 

[emeraldap]

OP - my car works exactly the way it's described in this video.

I'd think a nearby SC would be able to clarify if for any reason, yours isn't.