We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. 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 Mercedes Actros ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you solve this problem as quickly as possible. To do this, 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 Actros is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mercedes Actros ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Mercedes Actros’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mercedes Actros is a security element. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Mercedes Actros from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle 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 talk about blocked neiman we often make reference to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Mercedes Actros ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Actros 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 Actros that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Mercedes Actros :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Actros : As we said above, over 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 correctly. In such a case, you should experience difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Mercedes Actros that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we often 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 Actros: 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 motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Mercedes Actros ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Mercedes Actros ignition . Depending to the source 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 softly 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 Mercedes Actros is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Mercedes Actros.
- 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 replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Mercedes Actros.
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