I just noticed that I can't lock my doors with the fob when a door is still open (car is off and key is removed). In other words, all the doors must be closed before locking with the fob. That just doesn't seem right. Anyone else notice this?

 

Everyone else will notice this eventually, because that's the way it is. And also if the trunk is open you can't lock the doors with the keyfob, but you can if the hood is open.

It is a safety feature. Why would you want to lock the doors if one is open? OK, there may be a time that a passenger hasn't exited yet and you want to lock the doors before the passenger's door is closed, but you can't do it.

In this case, use the switch by the door handle, or push down the lock knob at the rear of the door panel, to lock all the doors, even if another door or the trunk is open.

 

You actually can lock the doors with the fob when the trunk's open.

 

Not on my 2004TL. For questions like this, I usually go check my reply before posting by testing it out on the car, which I did. But they may have changed it for 05 or 06.

 

I couldn't in my 04 and in my 06, I still can't, I think.

 

on my 04tl i can lock the doors with the fob when the trunk is open... however, when i hit 'lock' twice on the fob the car won't beep like when the trunk is closed.

 

Are you sure it's actually locked, or are you going by the fact that you can hear the lock mechanism click? Because, even though they click, they are not locked, and that's why you don't get the beep when you push the lock button the second time. If they were actually locked, you would get the beep.

 

I'm definitely used to locking the doors before the passenger door is closed. Like I said, this is the first car I've ever owned where you can't do this. For the first few weeks, I thought I was locking the door with the fob, even with other doors open. It took a while to realize and test that this doesn't work. It's not a big deal, but I don't see the point to this type of setup.

 

I just tried this again today, and I can lock the doors using the fob with the trunk open. I checked by pulling the door handles and for sure the doors are locked. It won't beep because the security system won't activate. The Security LED on the driver's door won't blink either, until the trunk is closed.

Not sure why 04 and 05 will be different though, because other Hondas that I know, like my old Gen 6 Accord I was able to lock the doors with the fob with the trunk open.

 

Me too. I can lock the doors with the trunk open. That other guy must have been wrong when he said you couldn't.

Wait a minute, that was me. I don't know what I was doing wrong before, but since everyone has been saying they can, I went out and checked again and I can too.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

so did you really check?? cmon dude. hahaha jk!

 

I too checked mine when I was out a few minutes ago....locks with trunck open fine...but wont give you the "ok" beep no matter how many times you press the button....until you close the trunk. Checked the doors...and yep...locked....verified. Mine is an 05.

 

I always lock my key in the trunk...