The specs for the North and limited mention "owner-programmable speed-sensitive door locks". What exactly does this mean?

The doors lock when you go 15mph or higher. They unlock when you shut your car off and pull the key. So I hope this helps you out?!

The doors lock when you go 15mph or higher. They unlock when you shut your car off and pull the key. So I hope this helps you out?!

Thanks. What would you program- the speed at which the doors lock? Seems like a bit of a lame option. It would be OK if you could program it to a high enough speed so the doors would never lock- say 100 mph.

You can program whether or not they are enabled.

If you have the evic you can do that.

You can program whether or not they are enabled.

Hopefully I can disable them even wihout the EVIC. I hate door locks that lock automatically. If I want them locked, I can do it myself.

Yea I know what you mean! I had a 1991 Imperial and it had the auto locks and they were in the wrong spot, every time they went to lock you had to keep your arm out of the way otherwise it would pinch the back of your arm. ERRR that hurts.

Never had them before, but I like not having to think about locking the doors.

Never had them before, but I like not having to think about locking the doors.

Why do you need to lock the doors when you're driving? Perhaps you might if you're driving through a rough part of town or if you have kids that keep trying to open doors but for those rare occasions, I'd rather just lock the doors manually.

I've never had a vehicle with the speed-sensitive locks, but have driven a couple that have them, including my new van at work. I kind of like the feature...but maybe it's just all those years of my mom drilling into my head to "lock your door" immediately when you get in the car.

This will be a feature that I will like about the Pat, but I'm sure that Hubby will find it to be an annoyance.

Why do you need to lock the doors when you're driving? Perhaps you might if you're driving through a rough part of town or if you have kids that keep trying to open doors but for those rare occasions, I'd rather just lock the doors manually.

Door locks were not invented to protect your personal belongings. They were developed to help prevent the doors flying open during an accident and you being ejected from the vehicle. I was a medic in my earlier life, and believe me you do not want to leave your vehicle during an accident.

I turned mine off,
(We don't have carjackings in Nova Scotia.)
The part I found most inconvenient is we have a child seat behind the passenger seat. Quite often the passenger (my wife or I) would get out and go to the back door to get our son from the child seat. The door is locked! To make it worse the passenger door has no power lock to open it, you have to reach through or walk around to the driver's side.

Oh geez... I smell another gov't regulation coming. I can see these being required equip in a few years.

So, on the Patriot, when you slow down again do the doors unlock automatically? Is this feature on all Patriots, or just the ones equipped with the Remote Keyless Entry..?

The first time I got to drive my daugther's Jeep alone after we got it home, I tried to see if the doors would lock at 15MPH in reverse, since the electronic speedometer registers properly. It works!

NOTE: Kids don't try this at home. :Racing:

Funny!! ;)

Door locks help to maintain structural integrity in the event of an accident. It is good to use them whether you are concerned about criminal activity or not.