Even though vehicles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most recent vehicles. Whether you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Mercedes Classe Glc is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Mercedes Classe Glc is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly find 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 Classe Glc.

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Trunk lock Mercedes Classe Glc stuck, why?

So let’s start our content with the roots of an Mercedes Classe Glc trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, nevertheless in many instances it will be the same problems that will be involved.

Mercedes Classe Glc trunk lock connection wires cut

First explanation for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Classe Glc. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly also bring about 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 Classe Glc if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mercedes Classe Glc is blocked due to an electrical problem.

Mercedes Classe Glc trunk broken lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mercedes Classe Glc that is the trigger of your problem . In fact, it is possible, in the long run, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You may possibly still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Mercedes Classe Glc trunk

Finally, a last possibility, even though the source of the issue is in most cases 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 Classe Glc?

Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Classe Glc , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Mercedes Classe Glc with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Mercedes Classe Glc is completely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In 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 find 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 Classe Glc .

Open trunk stuck Mercedes Classe Glc with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Mercedes Classe Glc 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 Classe Glc. This solution may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Mercedes Classe Glc, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Mercedes Classe Glc 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 take out 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 Classe Glc , we advise you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .

If you have any further questions about the Mercedes Classe Glc, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Classe Glc category.