w220 ignition lock broke car stuck in park!!!!

[1999s320long]

Hi there i am in need of help, as my vehicle w220 s320 limo 2000year, has had the ignition barrel broke which i broke because the key would not turn, and now wont start, Mercedes dealer are saying it needs £5000 to be spent? how can that be. can anyone please help, as i cant afford to pay that much. Maybe they are stealing again as the car has not even been looked at????

thank you

 

[star]

could be a number of things from a fuse to the EIS switch, if its the switch, dealer only at mo, as their not allowed to sell the green key needed to program the switch. I'm currently talking to the RMI about restrictive practices and the selling or lack of selling of certain parts.

 

[television]

The ign lock is a known fault that can happen with the DAS system where the key will not turn, it just requires a new loch switch as in the picture,about £450 plus fitting

 

[BlackC55]

An ignition switch and green key is the answer. If you need to get it out of park there is a special way if you need to know.

 

[gilbert121262]

My S320 cdi 2003 has just started to get stuck in park, have to give it a good pull to move the selector. Read something about sticking a pen in a hole to release selector in emergency, any help would be good.

 

[colechelle]

Could be brake light switch but proberly selector unit!!

 

[television]

Just seconding coles post above

 

[gilbert121262]

Had brake light switch replaced about a year ago, is the gear selector big job, ie ££££. Very intermitent at moment so not sure what to do. Is there a way to get it to move in emergency.

 

[colechelle]

yes, some of us know but its the car lock so cant share that im sorry to say!

 

[gilbert121262]

cant be that much of a secret as you have to be in the car to do it!!!!

 

[colechelle]

trust me, its nothing like you would think!!!!

 

[television]

trust me, its nothing like you would think!!!!

With a mind like mine, one could think of terrible things:-?

 

[colechelle]

put it this way Malc, i always ask the owner to go and put the kettle on while i do it!!!!!

 

[television]

put it this way Malc, i always ask the owner to go and put the kettle on while i do it!!!!!

When you get old like me,,you have to ask if you can use the toilet

 

[colechelle]

When you get old like me,,you have to ask if you can use the toilet [/QUOTE

Behave young man

 

[gilbert121262]

Help, now it stuck in park and wont move at all, any ideas anyone

 

[television]

Do you have a little hole in the trim just infront of the gear shift,,if so you can poke something down the hole to release the stick

 

[gilbert121262]

In a word, no. Just had gearknob off and all surrounding trim off but cant see anything that looks like it will free it

 

[television]

I will have a look a bit later in the day to see if it can be released

 

[colechelle]

Its the lock for the car like a steering lock, that needs putting on to skates and putting on a recovery truck to someone to replace the unit, ordered to chassis number!!