i dont have the alarm either and mine auto locks :\

 

looks like im a little late... i'm a roadside assistance operator.

 

Hide the valet key on some accessable part of the frame then cover the key with black silicone. Lock-out worries are over forever. edit--- I'm assuming that the valet key also opens doors. If not, nevermind.

 

I have an 02 as well, and 'autolock' isn't documented anywhere in the manual, which leads me to believe it's not a standard feature. Autolock is confusing/annoying enough for most people that it would warrant documentation.

Are you certain there wasn't an alarm installed before you bought it? Just for shiggles, try locking the car with the remote, then open the door using the key. If nothing happens, you definitely have keyless entry.

 

the most awful of the s2000 features, significantly more people have been locked out of their cars than have been protected by the auto-lock feature.

 

What is interesting is that I am pretty damn sure that opening either door disables the auto relock feature on my MY04.

 

[QUOTE=jeffbrig,Nov 4 2009, 10:42 AM] I have an 02 as well, and 'autolock' isn't documented anywhere in the manual, which leads me to believe it's not a standard feature.

 

For anyone still wondering what the auto locking feature is for.

Lets say you lock your car with the remote, toss the remote in your pocket or purse for the women...and with your hands full of groceries the pressure on your pocket or purse hits the unlock button, car opens....you don't know and continue walking out of remote range. Unless the car door is opened the system automatically re-locks the door after a number of seconds. Same applies if you park your car on a street close to where you live...if you accidentally hit the remote while sleeping on the couch after too much alcohol with your keys in your pocket...you could inadvertently unlock your car at any time from your house and never know it. Auto re-lock feature is not something you want to disable. If you have the car door open and leave your keys in the car the system won't auto-lock in that situation anyway. You have to have the car locked, remotely unlock it and then NOT open the door for autolock to work.

The scenario the OP described is about the only way you can accidentally lock your keys in the S2000 with a working remote. There are no power door lock switches in the S2000 and unless your remote is broken no one locks their car by manually locking each door lock from the inside.

 

I think I get it now. I think the OP means HIS PARTICULAR car doesn't recognize the passenger door opening. BTW, I agree with the reasoning for the auto relock. A couple months after buying my car, I was climbing a ladder with the keys in my pocket to put up some Xmas lights. The keys were in such a position that each time I stepped up the ladder with my left leg, the horn would beep as the lock button pressed. It is very easy to inadvertantly unlock a car with this style of remote fob.

 

i laft my fog lights on and it ran down the battery. top was up, windows are black, and i have keyless door handles, sooo you are in better luck then i was. lol