If you’re running rubish, assisting in someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your Mercedes Benz E Class is essential. However, it can happen, in some cases, that your trunk gets stuck, regardless it is because of a power failure, or a problem with the lock, you will undoubtedly end up struggling when confronted with this issue. That’s why we chosen to create this content to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Mercedes Benz E Class from the inside? This should give you a temporary treatment to access the trunk while you reflect on a complete repair. For this, we will first see why the trunk of your car is blocked, and furthermore, how to open the trunk of your Mercedes Benz E Class from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Mercedes Benz E Class locked?
We will now see one by one the concerns that can make you want to open the safe of your Mercedes Benz E Class from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Mercedes Benz E Class trunk
First cause for a locked trunk on your car. It is possible that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This issue motives the outside trunk release handle to not act in response and may also provoke concerns with your rear lights which may be connected to the same wiring harness. If you have these two concerns and your bulbs are not burnt out (please have a look at our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Mercedes Benz E Class if you don’t know how to verify their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mercedes Benz E Class is blocked caused by an electrical issue.
Broken trunk lock on Mercedes Benz E Class
The second issue that may cause you to seek out how to open the trunk of your Mercedes Benz E Class from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mercedes Benz E Class that is at the origin of your issue. With time, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer stimulates the system. You may still perceive the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not spin.
Something’s jammed in the lock
To conclude, a last possibility, although the cause of the issue is in most cases already known. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves…) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open trunk Mercedes Benz E Class from the inside?
After examining the various causes why you might want to open the trunk of your Mercedes Benz E Class from the inside, we will describe how to do it in practice.
You may not be conscious of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for security. This handle is hidden and many of us are not even informed of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Mercedes Benz E Class from the passenger compartment. To identify this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t be reluctant to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your Mercedes Benz E Class (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the entire lock appear. Once this has been done, you should find a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Mercedes Benz E Class from the inside. Be careful though, on many models if this lever remains in the open position you will not be able to lock your trunk when locking your car with the central locking system. So make sure put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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