Hello.
I have a 220E CDI, first registered in Jan 2003. Recently, I had a flat battery through inadvertently leaving the lights on! Anyway, I tried to use the emergency key to open the boot lock manually, so I could access the battery to take to Mercedes for replacement, only to discover that the lock did not work. As I had never had occasion to open the lock manually before, it was a bit of a surprise that in the precise circumstances it was supposed to deal with, it was a complete failure. Thank heavens for the AA who managed to jump start the car to enable me to drive to the dealership.
Mercedes refuse to repair the lock at their cost as they say it is a 7 year old car. Just for info, I spoke to my Merc dealership and followed their advice about using a lubricant in the lock - it doesn't work.
I just wondered if there were any others who had experienced a similar problem to me with the boot lock not working with the key.
Thanks for any info.
I have a 220E CDI, first registered in Jan 2003. Recently, I had a flat battery through inadvertently leaving the lights on! Anyway, I tried to use the emergency key to open the boot lock manually, so I could access the battery to take to Mercedes for replacement, only to discover that the lock did not work. As I had never had occasion to open the lock manually before, it was a bit of a surprise that in the precise circumstances it was supposed to deal with, it was a complete failure. Thank heavens for the AA who managed to jump start the car to enable me to drive to the dealership.
Mercedes refuse to repair the lock at their cost as they say it is a 7 year old car. Just for info, I spoke to my Merc dealership and followed their advice about using a lubricant in the lock - it doesn't work.
I just wondered if there were any others who had experienced a similar problem to me with the boot lock not working with the key.
Thanks for any info.