> The reasoning behind the auto-locking feature is that when the doors are locked it adds to rigidity of the car No, this is not the primary reason. The primar

> The reasoning behind the auto-locking feature is that when the doors are locked it adds to rigidity of the car No, this is not the primary reason. The primary reason is safety from potential attack while in a confined, transitional space. My late grandparents' Lincoln Mark VII non-LSC had autolocking doors when shifting into drive in 1988.