We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Skoda Enyaq ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this problem as quickly as possible. To achieve 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 Skoda Enyaq is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Skoda Enyaq ignition.

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What’s the aim of my Skoda Enyaq’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Skoda Enyaq is a security part. Its intent is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Skoda Enyaq from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 speak 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 Skoda Enyaq ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Skoda Enyaq 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 Skoda Enyaq 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 regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it due to regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Skoda Enyaq :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Skoda Enyaq : 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 working correctly. In this case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
  • A component of the ignition of your Skoda Enyaq that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we mention 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 Skoda Enyaq: At last, last possibility, 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 elements and thus broken the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Skoda Enyaq ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Skoda Enyaq ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem 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 copy of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Skoda Enyaq is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Skoda Enyaq.
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  • If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to 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 as well have to give you a new key to start your Skoda Enyaq.

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