Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent cars. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Mercedes Classe S is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Mercedes Classe S is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will mainly 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 Classe S.
Trunk lock Mercedes Classe S stuck, why?
So let’s start our article with the origins of an Mercedes Classe S trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Mercedes Classe S trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Classe S. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and might also provoke complications with your rear lights, which might be connected to similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Mercedes Classe S if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mercedes Classe S is blocked because of an electrical problem.
Mercedes Classe S trunk broken lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mercedes Classe S that is the cause of your problem . In fact, it is possible, with time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Mercedes Classe S trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the problem 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 Classe S?
Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Mercedes Classe S , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Mercedes Classe S with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Mercedes Classe S is totally 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 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 Classe S .
Open trunk stuck Mercedes Classe S with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Mercedes Classe S may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Mercedes Classe S. This remedy might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Mercedes Classe S, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Mercedes Classe S 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 take out 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 Classe S , we recommend you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Mercedes Classe S, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Classe S category.
