Intro and child lock query

[zaknbur]

Greeting

I have acquied a 1999 Mercedes c200 Elegance from a friend who lives inside the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

It is automatic and as a manual gearbox user it took a bit of getting used to, however

It did not have a printed drivers manual so I am asking for help on line to solve the fo;llowong problem

=> The rear passenger door Child Lock appears to be jammed in the closed position and so the door cannot be opened either from the inside or the outside ----- any suggestions on how to solve thw problem (is there a switch somewhere on the dashboard, or do I have to fiddle around with a piece of wire uinside the doorframe ? )

Thanks in advance

Micky
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[SmartAmg]

Welcome, Micky.

 

[mioba]

Childlocks are via the small mechanical switch on the door frame, nothing electrical.
Better getting to an indy or even a dealer to at least get it open. It may not be the child lock, it could be a jammed mechanism or a failed door switch, dont discount something more than the child switch

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome

It could be worth have someone apply pressure to the outside of the door (pressing the door in) to give the mechanism a bit of space to move. Whilst you try and open the catch from the inside or outside.
it can be very difficult getting a door to open if the lock has jammed, without doing some serious damage to trim or door cards.

 

[dry run]

Welcome