Can anyone help me? As my remote fob was not working, I tried to lock the drivers door on my SL500 with the key and the key is now stuck in the lock. It turns and locks/unlocks the door but I cannot remove the key. I have now replaced the batteries but that makes no difference. Is there anything else I should try?
nick mercedes
MB Enthusiast
What year is your sl?
nick mercedes
MB Enthusiast
You could always remove the lock assembly from the door and try to seperate the key and lock off the car.
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spray some wd 40 into the lock and jiggle the key it should come out
It sounds as though one of the tumblers in the lock has jammed .
As Nick says , it might be easier sorted with the lock removed from the car - all you can do with it still in the door is to keep 'jiggling' the key in the hope it will come out - there can be a knack to jiggliing keys in locks , so it can be worth persevering , up to a point .
At least your key is turning - on some models the lock can only be removed with the key turned 90 degrees from rest .
If you can get some proper graphite lock lubricant ( NOT WD40 ) and can squirt some into the key slot alongside the key blade , it may help .
Otherwise , removing the lock and completely immersing in WD40 , which will clean out , but de-lube the lock , followed essentially by re-lubing the lock with graphite before it seizes .
If you don't fancy messing with it yourself , and you have another key to drive the car with , you could always take it to a proper locksmith .
As Nick says , it might be easier sorted with the lock removed from the car - all you can do with it still in the door is to keep 'jiggling' the key in the hope it will come out - there can be a knack to jiggliing keys in locks , so it can be worth persevering , up to a point .
At least your key is turning - on some models the lock can only be removed with the key turned 90 degrees from rest .
If you can get some proper graphite lock lubricant ( NOT WD40 ) and can squirt some into the key slot alongside the key blade , it may help .
Otherwise , removing the lock and completely immersing in WD40 , which will clean out , but de-lube the lock , followed essentially by re-lubing the lock with graphite before it seizes .
If you don't fancy messing with it yourself , and you have another key to drive the car with , you could always take it to a proper locksmith .
