Some complications on our cars seem trivial but can be frustrating, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not dangerous, will block you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Mercedes Cla stuck. You will not anymore be capable of fill your tank and therefore sooner or later not be able to use your automobile. It is exactly for this purpose that we have made this document to enable you find a rapid solution to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To achieve this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Mercedes Cla is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.
Why is the fuel cap on my Mercedes Cla stuck?
So let’s commence our document with the origins of your tank cap problem on Mercedes Cla. We will try to show you the different causes of a blockage of this one.
Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Mercedes Cla
If your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most delicate scenario, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and prevent you from accessing the entrance of your tank. It is also possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer responds to the key of your Mercedes Cla.
Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Mercedes Cla
Second cause, and the least difficult, in the event of a classic tank cap that has no lock and is generally protected by a closed fuel door, if you have blocking complications on this type of cap, it is normally only connected to a cap that has not been closed in the axis and the thread of the latter is consequently blocked.
<2>How do I unlock the fuel cap on my Mercedes Cla?
Second section of our document, we will try to give you the different possibilities to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Mercedes Cla and enable you to put petrol in your car. If you encoutering a fuel trap blocked on your Mercedes Cla, do not be reluctant to consult our document on this subject to unlock it.
Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Mercedes Cla
First alternative and the one you should consider first. You have the opportunity to unseal your stuck fuel cap, to achieve this you will need to use a WD40 anti-seize type product to lubricate the barrel of your cap. Don’t be reluctant to put some in quantity and wait several minutes for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Mercedes Cla. If it does not work, duplicate the treatment and let it operate for a longer time.
Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Mercedes Cla
As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which most of the time being much less used should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Mercedes Cla. This may seem obvious but occasionally it all comes down to small details. Whatever the case, if you have managed to open your tank, we recommend you to buy a new tank cap to avoid getting stuck in this scenario again.
Shake the key while trying to open the tank of your Mercedes Cla
Finally, last method, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Mercedes Cla to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or broken, it will unlock more easily by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Mercedes Cla, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Cla category.
