Accidentally hit door lock with door open

[Mario]

A question: Can I get out of the car, and with the door open, manually push the lock button, then close the door? (I've done this a dozen times now over the past 2 days, and the door is locked once I close it.)

I think the bad thing is trying to close the door with it locked. It can break the door pins.

George

It's not recommended to lock the doors before closing them because of possible bending of the lock linkages....it forces them & the latches don't like to be locked before being latched on the door pins. While doing this a brief number of times won't really hurt anything, it's advised to not make it a habit as it will cause the need for frequent adjustment of the linkages.

Its only a problem if you try to close the door after you lock it.

Sounds like it's not a good idea to do it very often. You should lock the doors after closing them!