I bought a 2006 HCH last week (which also happens to be the first car I've ever owned), and I had a few questions that I was hoping someone could answer.

1. When parking the car, the Auto Stop engages when I come to a stop, but then the engine restarts when I shift from Drive to Park. Is it ok if, when I come to a stop, I shift to Neutral (or stay in Drive), turn off the ignition and then shift to Park to prevent the engine from restarting? (I noticed a few posts regarding this issue from last summer, but I just was curious if there were any more recent opinions).

2. If I drive the car conservatively in the city (ie stay just below the speed limit, accelerate gently after stopping at traffic lights/stop signs), but don't intentionally use any EV mode "tactics", how often can I expect to activate EV mode?

3. When you lock the car twice within a short period of time (5 seconds or so), the horn beeps on the second locking. Is the beep on the second locking purely for the benefit of the driver? In other words, does the security system activate on the first locking? (Based on the driver's manual, I think that the answer is "yes" to both questions, but I just want to be sure that I am interpreting it correctly).