Even though automobiles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will mainly concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might locate this content useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the causes of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Mercedes Benz GLE Class.
Trunk lock Mercedes Benz GLE Class stuck, why?
So let’s begin our content with the sources of an Mercedes Benz GLE Class trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in many instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Mercedes Benz GLE Class trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Benz GLE Class. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and might as well bring about complications with your rear lights, which may be caused by similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Mercedes Benz GLE Class if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class is blocked due to an electrical issue.
Mercedes Benz GLE Class trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class that is the trigger of your issue . In fact, 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 GLE Class trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the source of the issue is in most cases 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 GLE Class?
Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Benz GLE Class , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Mercedes Benz GLE Class with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In such a case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . In fact, not everyone knows it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that allows you to open it from the inside, you will need to identify a hole (sometimes hidden behind 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 GLE Class .
Open trunk stuck Mercedes Benz GLE Class with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class. This remedy might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Mercedes Benz GLE Class, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class is blocked because of a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to remove as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your car 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 GLE Class , we advise you to go to your mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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