Stuck console cover

chic0821 · Wednesday at 10:42 AM

Bit of a long shot, but here goes. S63 AMG Coupe. The sliding cover on the console, that hides the cup holders is stuck. I normally put both house keys & car key in there & close it. However last night when arriving home, the cover would not open. After much

I eventually forced it open & stupidly forced it right back to the fully open position. This morning I had a look at it & it is open by cannot see anyway to release it so that it closes. Any suggestions, sensible preferred.

Gollom · Wednesday at 2:03 PM

chic0821 said:
Bit of a long shot, but here goes. S63 AMG Coupe. The sliding cover on the console, that hides the cup holders is stuck. I normally put both house keys & car key in there & close it. However last night when arriving home, the cover would not open. After much I eventually forced it open & stupidly forced it right back to the fully open position. This morning I had a look at it & it is open by cannot see anyway to release it so that it closes. Any suggestions, sensible preferred.

If you do a search on my name you will see I did this very fix just a while ago. About £10 for a replacement and 10 mins to fit

Gollom · Wednesday at 2:05 PM

Found it: Post in thread 'Tambour door' Tambour door | Interior

chic0821 · Wednesday at 4:27 PM

Gollom, thanks for that. Mine is totally different. However, fixed it. Tried levering it, nothing. Gave up, thinking its a main dealer job. Went back a few hours later & had a good look. Noticed at each side there is a triangular shaped piece which appears to slide in a groove. On this piece there is a little trigger, so pushed down on it & it seemed to move, so pushed a lot harder & it clicked & lo & behold the cover slid shut. Result :banana: