Despite the fact that vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern cars. Whether you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will specifically focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly locate this article 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 Sprinter.
Trunk lock Mercedes Benz Sprinter stuck, why?
So let’s start our article with the sources of an Mercedes Benz Sprinter trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same problems that will be involved.
Mercedes Benz Sprinter trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Benz Sprinter. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly also trigger problems with your rear lights, which may 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 Sprinter if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter is blocked caused by an electrical problem.
Mercedes Benz Sprinter trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter that is the trigger of your problem . In reality, it is possible, with time, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You may possibly still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Mercedes Benz Sprinter trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the origin of the issue is usually already established. 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 Sprinter?
Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Benz Sprinter , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Mercedes Benz Sprinter with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter is entirely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . Indeed, 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 Sprinter .
Open trunk stuck Mercedes Benz Sprinter with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter 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 Sprinter. This solution may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Mercedes Benz Sprinter, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Mercedes Benz Sprinter is blocked due to 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 Sprinter , we recommend you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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