We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Benz S Class ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as quickly as possible. To do this, 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 S Class is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mercedes Benz S Class ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Mercedes Benz S Class’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mercedes Benz S Class is a security part. Its aim is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Mercedes Benz S Class from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 generally refer 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 Benz S Class ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Benz S Class 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 Mercedes Benz S Class that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Mercedes Benz S Class :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Benz S Class : As we explained over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working effectively. In such a case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your Mercedes Benz S Class that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 S Class: 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 components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Mercedes Benz S Class ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Mercedes Benz S Class ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover 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 carefully 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 S 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 S 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 replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Mercedes Benz S Class.
.
.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Mercedes Benz S Class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Benz S Class category.
