Some complications on our cars seem to be insignificant but can be irritating, like having your wipers squeak for example. Others whether or not they are not significant will prevent you from using your Mercedes A class in a normal way, like having a flat tire or having the fuel door stuck on your xXX. You will no longer have the capability to fill your tank and consequently eventually not be able to use your vehicle. This is precisely why we have created this article content, to help you obtain a quick remedy to your fuel trap issue so that you can use your motor vehicle in a normal way. To achieve this, we will first try to discover why the fuel door of your Mercedes A class is stuck, and secondly, how to unblock it.

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Why is the fuel door of my Mercedes A class stuck?

So we’ll begin our article content with the origin of your fuel trap complications stuck on Mercedes A class. Remember that this fuel door is generally controlled by an electric motor, but in some years or according to the options of your vehicle it is only ran by a cable. Most of the time, it is either the cable that seizes up, or, an electric motor that is at the end of its life. In some cases, it can be the fuel door fuse that is faulty on your Mercedes A class. So take into consideration verifying all these elements one by one to discover the origin of your fuel door issue on Mercedes A class. Go to the next part of this article content to find answers to your issue.

What if the fuel door on my Mercedes A class is stuck?

We are now going to describe you one after the other the different answers to each of the causes of a fuel door stuck on Mercedes A class, already to give you an immediate solution to let you to put fuel in your vehicle and above all a definitive solution to no longer suffer this sort of difficulty.

Verify the fuel door fuses

The first likely motive of a stuck fuel door on your Mercedes A class is that the fuse for the door opening has failed. To solve this issue, you need to get your vehicle manual, verify which fuse box the one you are interested in is in (dashboard or engine compartment) and once located, verify the state and possibly change the fuse with a new one. If it is the fuel filler cap that is stuck on your Mercedes A class, do not be reluctant to seek advice from our content to help you fix your issue.

Verify the fuel door control cable

The second likely cause of your fuel door issue being stuck on Mercedes A class is that the fuel control cable is seized up. To solve this issue, you will have to try to use a flat screwdriver to pry the fuel door lock with a flat screwdriver for example simultaneously as you operate the fuel door opener. Do not be reluctant to use WD40 type lubricant to lubricate the cable and avoid repeating this problem.

Replace the fuel door opening motor

Very often, the issue will be caused by the engine that manages the opening of the fuel door of your Mercedes A class. If the hatch is blocked, the engine may be burnt out, to change it, you will have to change the engine, to achieve this, you will have to access it from the inside of your trunk, by removing the lining of it.

Use the emergency opening pull in the trunk

Finally, last treatment to unlock a fuel door on Mercedes A class, you have to use the emergency opening rod in your trunk. To achieve this, remove the trunk liner on the side of the fuel door and consult your Mercedes A class owner’s manual for the exact area of the fuel door. All you have to do is activate it to unlock the fuel flap of your car.

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