We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Sprinter ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Sprinter is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mercedes Sprinter ignition.
What’s the intent of my Mercedes Sprinter’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mercedes Sprinter is a security part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Mercedes Sprinter from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely related to the starter switch which will integrate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we speak about blocked neiman we generally refer to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your Mercedes Sprinter ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Sprinter ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mercedes Sprinter that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Mercedes Sprinter :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Sprinter : As we stated above, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working correctly. In such a case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Mercedes Sprinter that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we mention the neiman we tend to include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is defective, the neiman will not let the key turn in the cylinder of the lock
- Someone forced too much on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Sprinter: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Mercedes Sprinter ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Mercedes Sprinter ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Mercedes Sprinter is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Mercedes Sprinter.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective element: If finally it is because of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Mercedes Sprinter.
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