[W126 Coupe] trunk lock

[Steve Nervig]

I still believe that there is an emergency cable release for the  
trunk lock under the left rear seat. It is shown in Job 82-0980 for  
cars with and without rear electric seat adjustment.

Steve


On Sep 9, 2007, at 12:22 PM, Mister McGoo wrote:


> Here is the brutal last-resort entry system for the locked trunk  

> from a guy who is fairly knowledgeable.

>

> His central locking system went inoperative, the trunk was locked,  

> he could open the doors individually but not the trunk.   He was  

> away from home; of course he had tools with him.... in the trunk.   

> He apologizes for the messy look like rats chewed unto the trunk.   

> He borrowed a drill, large pliers, and a piece of hose (as well as  

> miscellaneous other useless tools.)  He says in all it took 20  

> minutes to get into the trunk.  NOTE: the car is an SE, NOT an  

> SEC.  Someone needs to verify that the vacuum line (plus electrical  

> for the left taillight) lies in the same trough of the rear panel  

> under the trunk lock mechanism.

>

> (I'm sure it is but my SEC's (too old) do not have the secondary  

> pin lock although the vacuum line is in the same location.)

>

> >From under the car, he drilled into the rear trunk panel ledge  

> bottom under (in front of) the rear bumper, directly under the  

> licence plate and forcefully opened up enough of a slot to fish in  

> with his fingers and pull the yellow vacuum line out.  He carefully  

> cut the line keeping the end of the line TO the locking mechanism  

> (to the left of the car) and attached a hose.  He then BLEW into  

> the hose, and the trunk release button worked again.  He advises  

> that if you're not sure which direction is the locking mechanism,  

> when you cut the yellow line carefully retain both ends because  

> they will tend to spring back into the hole and become more  

> difficult to recover.

>

> The new access hole is completely out of sight, easily patched and  

> the cut yellow hose was reconnected with a rubber connector (a  

> piece of the same hose he blew into).  Plus, his gas access was  

> locked also so he was able to get home.

>

> I have been told that there is a template for cutting into the  

> trunk under the licence plate to get at the mechanism itself, but I  

> have never seen it done.

>

> Comments?

>

> - Bellamy

>

>

>

>

> From: eelploot at hotmail.com

> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:08:14 +0000

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] trunk lock

>

> >From what you say, the vacuum pump controlling all locks is  

> inoperative for whatever reason.  Plus when this occurred the trunk  

> was locked so it will not unlock.  And, of course, the inoperative  

> pump is in the trunk.

>

> I am assuming this because (a) the door locks do not open/lock  

> anything  and when you turn any of the locks you do NOT hear any  

> sounds from the trunk.  You should hear some whirring plus the  

> mechanical locking mechanisms working.  Is your gas door locked also?

>

> I am waiting to hear from a friend who had the same situation and  

> got into the trunk.  He says the problem is not limited to the pin,  

> it's the actuator for the push button itself and the only way to  

> release it is from inside the trunk

> itself.

>

> I hope to have that answer within half an hour for comments from  

> everybody.

>

> -Bellamy

>

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