Oddity with SL's glovebox/interior locking

[jefft]

Hi All,

I'm not sure whether my SL's central locking is partly misbehaving, or whether it's just the manual that's confused me... Can anyone shed light?

The manual seems to say that if the glovebox lock is in the normal position, then the glovebox and other interior compartments will lock with the doors when you close the car. However, mine don't. What they will do, is to all lock happily enough if I turn the key in the glovebox to the "locked independently" position. :-?

Had some amusement trying to work this out, somehow set off the Merc alarm, which I didn't know was still alive (car has a Sigma on it). Working out how to disarm that with both the Merc horn and the Sigma's warbler disturbing the peace at the same time was fun!

Any SL owners worked this one out? Is mine playing up, or am I just confused?


Thanks!


Jeff

 

[television]

Hi All,

I'm not sure whether my SL's central locking is partly misbehaving, or whether it's just the manual that's confused me... Can anyone shed light?

The manual seems to say that if the glovebox lock is in the normal position, then the glovebox and other interior compartments will lock with the doors when you close the car. However, mine don't. What they will do, is to all lock happily enough if I turn the key in the glovebox to the "locked independently" position. :-?

Had some amusement trying to work this out, somehow set off the Merc alarm, which I didn't know was still alive (car has a Sigma on it). Working out how to disarm that with both the Merc horn and the Sigma's warbler disturbing the peace at the same time was fun!


Any SL owners worked this one out? Is mine playing up, or am I just confused?


Thanks!


Jeff

If I remember correctly the glove box is a 3 way switch, one of the posistions will lock the boxes with the car. you should have a service key as well for those.

Malcolm

 

[jefft]

Thanks Malcolm.

That was my interpretation of the manual too, so I think there's something not working here - none of the key positions causes the locks to link in like that. Time for me to start investigating, I guess.

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Graham_1964]

Hi All,

After doing a search, I was just wondering whether Jeff sorted this or whether anyone else has had a similar problem?

This weekend's glorious sunny weather saw the roof down on my R230 pretty much all weekend. When I bought the car I checked that the relevant stowage compartments automatically locked when the car was locked with the roof down..... unfortunately my "locked" glovebox must have been merely a "sticking catch". I only found this out yesterday when my girlfriend reached into the locked topless car to take something out of my "locked" glovebox and opened it - setting the alarm off!

The manual key in the glovebox lock will lock and unlock it and all other stowage compartments simultaneously, yet the fob operated central locking will lock everything except the glovebox. Does anyone have any advice before I start stripping things down....?

Many thanks

Graham

 

[television]

The vacuum locks on the center box are not very good,,I feel that the locking pin is too short, sometimes they work, other times they do not but you never know when, its not very easy either to remove the center box.

One day I will make a new pin, the rear boxes always lock well

 

[Graham_1964]

Hi Malcolm

Many thanks for the reply. It's my glovebox that's not locking - not the centre box. I wondered whether there was a common fault (just like the centre box locking pin length) before I started investigating. It works fine when manually locking it using the key - but not via the key fob central locking?!

Cheers

Graham

 

[television]

The glove box is not locked via the central locking,,only with the key

 

[television]

thinking on this,,if an arm is put into the car the motion sensor will set off the alarm

 

[Graham_1964]

Thanks Malcolm.

The handbook says that the glovebox, centre console and rear stowage compartments lock when the car is locked whilst the roof open. I have also selected the option where the interior sensor is disabled when the alarm is set when the car is locked with an open roof (so it was the voltage drop from the glovebox light setting off the alarm?)

Puzzled.....

Cheers

Graham

 

[television]

Thanks Malcolm.

The handbook says that the glovebox, centre console and rear stowage compartments lock when the car is locked whilst the roof open. I have also selected the option where the interior sensor is disabled when the alarm is set when the car is locked with an open roof (so it was the voltage drop from the glovebox light setting off the alarm?)

Puzzled.....

Cheers

Graham

Hi Graham,, you are right,,it should lock with the central locking. The vacuum locking element will be behind it,,does the key part lock it OK,,I also see the locking this box also locks all others.
I have the glove box removing instructions,,and I will check on the lock for you

 

[Graham_1964]

Hi Malcolm,

Yep - I can confirm that the glovebox can be locked manually with the metal key and in doing so it also actuates and locks the other stowage compartment locks. I was presuming this was going to be a vacuum problem, but just wondered whether it was a common fault?

If you do have the glovebox removal instructions and a diagram of the locking arrangement behind it then that would be great!

Many thanks

Graham (graham_1964@hotmail.com)

 

[television]

I have sent you one part and I will print the others off as soon as I can

 

[Graham_1964]

Thanks Malcolm. Out of the country at the moment on business and having difficulties accessing info remotely

Cheers

Graham

 

[television]

When you get back just give me a prompt if I have not responded

 

[Graham_1964]

Hi Malcolm

I've received the glovebox catch adjustment .pdf - much appreciated! You asked me to remind you re the others (particularly the vacuum assembly on the glovebox lock)

Many thanks

Graham

 

[Graham_1964]

Hi Malcolm

I've received the glovebox catch adjustment .pdf - much appreciated! You asked me to remind you re the others (particularly the vacuum assembly on the glovebox lock)

Many thanks

Graham

 

[television]

There is no information on this in WIS it is a matter of remover the glove box and unscrewing the lock, then replace the vacuum locking element

 

[Graham_1964]

Ah OK. Thanks for checking this out for me Malcolm. I'll take it to bits at the weekend.

Cheers

Graham

 

[television]

Take care with the light assembly at the top of the box, the rear of the box is resting on a hook at the rear, lifting the rear releases it