We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Audi S3 ignition . Especially frustrating, 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 resolve this problem as soon as possible. To do this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Audi S3 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Audi S3 ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Audi S3’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Audi S3 is a security part. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Audi S3 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely linked to the starter switch which will incorporate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we talk about blocked neiman we quite often make reference 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 Audi S3 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Audi S3 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Audi S3 that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it as a result of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Audi S3 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Audi S3 : As we explained over, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In such a case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Audi S3 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 Audi S3: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, 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 damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Audi S3 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Audi S3 ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, find them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Audi S3 is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Audi S3.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a defective element: If finally it is as a result 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 specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Audi S3.
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