We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Benz CLA Class ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your car. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this issue as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mercedes Benz CLA Class ignition.
What’s the goal of my Mercedes Benz CLA Class’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class is a secureness feature. Its aim is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Mercedes Benz CLA Class from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely connected 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 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 Mercedes Benz CLA Class ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Benz CLA Class ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Mercedes Benz CLA Class :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class : As we said over, 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 effectively. In such a case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class that breaks down: 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 faulty, 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 Benz CLA Class: At last, 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 Mercedes Benz CLA Class ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Mercedes Benz CLA Class ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, find them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Mercedes Benz CLA Class.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a faulty element: If finally it is because of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Mercedes Benz CLA Class.
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