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, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Benz GL Class ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this issue as quickly as possible. To get this done, first, we will explain 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 GL Class is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mercedes Benz GL Class ignition.
What’s the aim of my Mercedes Benz GL Class’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mercedes Benz GL Class is a secureness component. Its goal is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Mercedes Benz GL Class from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely connected 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 Mercedes Benz GL Class ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Benz GL 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 GL Class that is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Mercedes Benz GL Class :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Benz GL Class : As we explained above, over time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In this case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Mercedes Benz GL Class that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 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 GL Class: At last, last opportunity, 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 GL Class ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Mercedes Benz GL Class ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, locate 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 copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Mercedes Benz GL Class is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Mercedes Benz GL 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 unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Mercedes Benz GL Class.
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If you wish more tutorials on the Mercedes Benz GL Class, go to our Mercedes Benz GL Class category.
