We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Slk ignition . Particularly irritating, 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 fix this issue as quickly as possible. To achieve this, 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 Slk is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mercedes Slk ignition.
What’s the aim of my Mercedes Slk’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mercedes Slk is a secureness part. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Mercedes Slk 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 Slk ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Mercedes Slk 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 Slk that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it due to normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Mercedes Slk :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mercedes Slk : As we stated above, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In this case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Mercedes Slk that fails: 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 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 Slk: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less logical, 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 Slk ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Mercedes Slk ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, find them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious 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 Slk is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Mercedes Slk.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a defective element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Mercedes Slk.
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