[W126 Coupe] Trunk won't open

[Jim Ham]

It sounds like the dead bolt is not releasing for some reason. Make sure 
the trunk key is not in the 3:00 O'clock position first. If it still 
doesn't work, there is an emergency trunk release under the left rear seat 
cushion.

Regards,

Jim Ham

At 04:01 PM 4/5/2005, you wrote:
>Here is a strange one.  Don't know quite what
>happened, since my dad is driving my 85 SEC, (my mom
>is driving his SEL until we get her a new car).  He
>said one day he went to open the trunk and it won't.
>I just tried it and it sounds like the latch pops to
>let the trunk open, but it still holds on to it.  Any
>ideas, I assume the thing just as to be lubricated,
>but how can I get it open to get to that point?
>
>David
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