You may have wondered why your latest 2014 model no longer comes with automatic door locks, a feature which is available in your daughter's Perodua Myvi, bought five years ago.

You may also have been told by your sales advisor that many new cars have had their automatic door lock feature deleted to comply with international safety regulations. As odd as it may sound, your sales advisor's explanation is correct.

Beyond that however, there is another 'real' reason behind the somewhat illogical sounding regulation. Before we explain that, first we need to explain a bit of background behind the change.

Background

In April 2006, Malaysia became a member country of the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). As such, Malaysia is required to progressively adopt a set of minimum vehicle safety standards, before reaching full compliance by 2015.
The most noticeable change happened in 2013, when the UNECE regulation R94 and R95 pertaining to occupant protection in frontal and side collision was enforced. This typically surrounded the requirements of having dual front airbags, but is not necessarily the case for all cars. We have already covered this in an earlier article Clearing The Confusion On Airbag Fitment Regulations.

This is where the regulation can appear to be a bit illogical for the average Malaysian motorist, who has to deal with the high risks of a carjacking or robbery on a daily basis, and are taught to lock the doors the moment they get inside a car.

http://www.livelifedrive.com/malaysia/news...-t-come-with-it

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Vios got autolock or not?