We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Classe B ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Classe B is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mercedes Classe B ignition.

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What’s the aim of my Mercedes Classe B’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Mercedes Classe B is a security part. Its purpose is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Mercedes Classe B 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 speak 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 motor vehicle.

Why is the key stuck in your Mercedes Classe B ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Classe B ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mercedes Classe B that is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our content on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it as a result of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Mercedes Classe B :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Classe B : As we explained above, over time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working effectively. In such a case, you should feel issue inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
  • An element of the ignition of your Mercedes Classe B 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 Classe B: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, 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 Classe B ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Mercedes Classe B ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them 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 Classe B is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Mercedes Classe B.
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  • If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result 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 recommend you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to start your Mercedes Classe B.

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