Even though vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most modern vehicles. Whether you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will specifically focus on closing a blocked safe, but you might locate this article useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Mercedes Benz GLA Class.
Trunk lock Mercedes Benz GLA Class stuck, why?
So let’s begin our content with the roots of an Mercedes Benz GLA Class trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same problems that will be involved.
Mercedes Benz GLA Class trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Benz GLA Class. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and might also cause problems with your rear lights, which might be linked to similar wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Mercedes Benz GLA Class if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class is blocked caused by an electrical issue.
Mercedes Benz GLA Class trunk damaged lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class that is the cause of your issue . In reality, it is possible, over time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Mercedes Benz GLA Class trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the problem is generally already known. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves… ) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open a stuck trunk Mercedes Benz GLA Class?
Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Benz GLA Class , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Mercedes Benz GLA Class with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class is totally blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In actual fact, not everyone knows it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables you to open it from the inside, you will need to locate a hole (sometimes hidden at the rear of a plastic cover) in the centre of your tailgate in which you can insert a screwdriver and press on the sides to unlock the trunk lock of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class .
Open trunk stuck Mercedes Benz GLA Class with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class. This solution might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Mercedes Benz GLA Class, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class is blocked as a result of a foreign object that got into the lock. In this case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to remove as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your motor vehicle in order to have the most open access possible to the lock and try to remove as many foreign objects as possible from the trunk closure using pliers. If you are unable to open the locked trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLA Class , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
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