Sonya's 74 Honda Civic had this feature too. After she had the car for three
years I discovered that if you hold the door latch open you could lock the
door without a key while the door was open.

When I told her this good news it was not thanks I received but "why didn't
you discover that three years ago?"

I've already tried it with the Vanagon - no go :-(

> It's a safety feature to prevent anyone from locking their keys in the
van.
> Some American cars have this feature also.
>
> William UP.
>