Yes, there is a way to disable automatic door re-locking, known as the "valet feature." I've had it done at the dealership twice. They do some kind of hocus-pocus, such as turning the ignition key on and off, spinning around, and saying a magic word. I wish I had made note of it, because I need it done for the third time. When you make other changes to the electronics, such as getting the "Check engine light" reset (because you didn't turn the gas cap enough clicks), or getting the SRS light reset (because you left your cell phone on the passenger seat, and pixilated the computer?), the valet feature can come back to annoy you again.

The door re-locking feature has been more than just annoying, it has been life-threatening. One time, I was struggling to get my mother-in-law, who has Alzheimer's, into my CR-V. I set my purse on the console, so I could use both hands. Once I got her legs into the car, I closed the passenger door. As I walked around to the driver's side, I heard the doors lock. My purse and my mother-in-law were locked in the car, on a hot summer day. She wasn't functional enough to unlock the doors. I called my husband, and he came to the rescue in about 20 minutes. A few more minutes in that hot car...

The same thing happened to my son-in-law twice while he was chauffering my mother-in-law around!

So I have developed the habit of ALWAYS having my keys in hand when I get out of the car. Some day when I have time, I'll go and have the dealer disable the "Valet Feature" again. It reappeared when I had the dealer reset the SRS light, which had mysteriously appeared. They charged me $75 to check it out and reset it.