Car doors won't automatically lock upon ignition. How to fix?
I have a 2006 Toyota Corrolla, and upon starting the engine, the car doors won't automatically lock. I have to always remember to lock the doors manually via a button on my driver's side door whenever I start the engine and start driving.
The issue with this is that it's very inconvenient as I'll oftentimes forget, or it's difficult to locate and press the lock button during the night-time hours as there is no illumination on any of the buttons on the side doors.
I'm wondering if anyone here has experience with an older 2006 model Toyota Corrolla -- do you know if there is an option I can switch on that will enable all the doors to automatically lock upon ignition of the engine? Or is this car "too old" to have such a safety feature?
(This whole issue was brought to my attention tonight as I went out to quickly pick up something at Walmart. As my car was stopped and waiting in the queue for a left turn at an intersection, there was quite a threatening panhandler stumbling about, weaving through the queue of stopped cars and strolling slowly up against the driver's side windows of each car. He seemed drugged up or something. The light wasn't about to turn green anytime soon, so I feared for my safety. I tried to lock my car doors, as they were by default unlocked, but since it was dark out I could not clearly see the "lock button" and found out later that I had pressed the wrong button, and so my doors were unlocked the whole time. I realized this is a huge potential safety issue and that I may not be so lucky next time, so now I'm wondering if there's an "auto-lock" feature for a 2006 Toyota Corrolla that I never knew about before.)
The issue with this is that it's very inconvenient as I'll oftentimes forget, or it's difficult to locate and press the lock button during the night-time hours as there is no illumination on any of the buttons on the side doors.
I'm wondering if anyone here has experience with an older 2006 model Toyota Corrolla -- do you know if there is an option I can switch on that will enable all the doors to automatically lock upon ignition of the engine? Or is this car "too old" to have such a safety feature?
(This whole issue was brought to my attention tonight as I went out to quickly pick up something at Walmart. As my car was stopped and waiting in the queue for a left turn at an intersection, there was quite a threatening panhandler stumbling about, weaving through the queue of stopped cars and strolling slowly up against the driver's side windows of each car. He seemed drugged up or something. The light wasn't about to turn green anytime soon, so I feared for my safety. I tried to lock my car doors, as they were by default unlocked, but since it was dark out I could not clearly see the "lock button" and found out later that I had pressed the wrong button, and so my doors were unlocked the whole time. I realized this is a huge potential safety issue and that I may not be so lucky next time, so now I'm wondering if there's an "auto-lock" feature for a 2006 Toyota Corrolla that I never knew about before.)