Some complications on our cars seem insignificant but can be troublesome, such as a window that no longer goes down. Others, even if they are not severe, will prevent you from using your car in a ordinary way, such as having a flat tire or having the fuel cap of your Mercedes Slk stuck. You will not anymore have the capacity to fill your tank and therefore ultimately not be able to use your car. It is exactly for this purpose that we have made this content page to help you find a quick remedy to your fuel cap problem so that you can use your car normally. To accomplish this, we will first try to understand why the fuel cap of your Mercedes Slk is blocked, and then, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel cap on my Mercedes Slk stuck?

So let’s start our content page with the origins of your tank cap problem on Mercedes Slk. We will try to show you the different causes of a blockage of this one.

Fuel tank cap with locker stuck on my Mercedes Slk

In the event that your car is equipped with a tank cap with lock you will be in the most tricky situation, because the locks of these caps can get gripped with time and prevent you from being able to access the access of your tank. It is as well possible that the lock of your tank has twisted and no longer reacts to the key of your Mercedes Slk.

Conventional fuel cap stuck on my Mercedes Slk

Second cause, and the easiest, in the event that 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 mostly only caused by 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 Slk?

Second section of our content page, we will try to give you the different alternatives to get rid of your fuel cap stuck on your Mercedes Slk and allow you to put petrol in your car. If you suffering a fuel trap blocked on your Mercedes Slk, do not be reluctant to read our content page on this subject to unlock it.

Use some anti-seize agent to unlock your fuel cap of your Mercedes Slk

First alternative and the one you should reflect on first. You have the option 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 a few minutes for it to take effect, and try again to open the fuel cap of your Mercedes Slk. If it does not function, replicate the operation and let it operate for a longer period.

Use the duplicate key to unlock the fuel tank lock of your Mercedes Slk

As a second alternative, you can try to use your spare key, which most frequently being much less utilized should more easily unlock the lock on the tank cap of your Mercedes Slk. This may seem obvious but sometimes it all comes down to small details. No matter the reason, 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 Slk

Finally, last option, you can try to play the key in the lock of the fuel cap of your Mercedes Slk to facilitate the opening of it. Indeed, if the cylinder is a little seized up or destroyed, it will unlock easier by moving the key in different axes at the same time as you try to rotate it.

To find more tips on the Mercedes Slk, take a look at the Mercedes Slk category.