I agree. I hate that my passenger always has to unlock their door. I would do it but I forget because mine does it automatically. I don't think there is a way to change this. I heard it was a safety feature.

 

After one false start, I was able to program the auto-lock (car reaches ~9 mph) and auto-unlock (ignition turned off). Both work great!

 

Hmmmmm. I don't have my 2006 HCH yet (2 months and counting), but I do have a 2006 Honda Ridgeline (which I love, BTW). On that vehicle, I am able to have all doors auto-unlock when shifting to Park. I wonder why Honda decided not to have that option on the Civic.... That will be annoying, especially since I know Honda allows it on another vehicle.

Shawn

 

I dunno, but my HCH-II works the same way. I've programmed it to lock all doors at 8 or 9 MPH, and thne it unlocks the driver door ONLY when shifting to Pack. It is annoying. I suspect it is considered a safety feature. Curious about the inconsistency between models in the same year. Maybe it's because the HCH-II is all-new for 2006 (meaning we're likely to see it on future all-new models.
I wish I could override it, and MAKE it unlock ALL doors. Oh well.