[W126 Coupe] left key in ignition

[Jay Hirsch]

If  the key was turned to the "on" position,  "juice" is going to the  
starter solenoid and after several hours can burn out the solenoid.   
Ignition does  not have to  be  turned on and hand held in start   
for  electrical current to be going to solenoid.

Maybe  be the gear lever and could be solenoid,  COULD also have been  
a disaster, if the 8-year old started the car
"an accident waiting to happen"
Jay
On Nov 8, 2010, at 12:15 PM, Mister McGoo wrote:


> Kent;

> Leaving the ignition "on" for 8 hours can (but not likely) damage  

> the ignition system.  But the post-'85 ignition modules are pretty  

> bullet-proof (in my limited experience).  However, even if the  

> ignition system is toast, it should still turn over (but not  

> start), so that's not likely the problem.  Did your daughter play  

> with the gear lever?  The transmission/starter lock-out seems to be  

> the most likely fault.  Will the engine turn over in Neutral?   

> Shift it back and forth between "P" and "N" see if there is any  

> life in the solenoid then.

>

> If your daughter had turned the key to start and engaged the  

> starter motor, the engine likely would have started and you would  

> have known that.  She then could have put it into "D" and put the  

> car and whatever was in front of it into your garage for you  

> whether the door was open or not.

>

> From: kent at macumba.co.za

> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 07:29:14 +0200

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] left key in ignition

>

> Hi

>

> I parked the car outside the garage yesterday because I needed  

> space to do a few other things, I later saw my 8 year old daughter  

> sitting in the car, playing with electric seat, playing music and  

> so on, it wasn’t anything to worry about so I let her be. In the  

> evening 7 or 8 hours later when I was going to park in the garage  

> again, I discovered that she had turned on the ignition and left it  

> on. The battery was nearly dead, I have now charged it during the  

> night and everything works, except the engine is totally dead, the  

> starter motor doesn’t even ‘click’.

>

>

> What could be the problem

>

>

> 560 SEC 1989, South African built

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> Kent  Cape Town

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