[W126 Coupe] Locked keys in 560 SEC

[Dean Slone]

Danville, VT (still snowy but warmer)



You wish it was warmer.



A good old fashioned Nor'easter is about to dump on you.



Dean 



(Glad to be FROM Worcester Mass for over 40 years)     ;-)

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard & Nancy Diefenbach 
  To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists' 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Locked keys in 560 SEC


  Jay - 

   

  You are right about the possibility of the magnet not holding but I think they're made better now (larger magnets).  Some 20-25 years ago one of mine came off but I had my name & address wrapped around the key.  Someone found it and mailed it to be.  I haven't lost another since then as I place it where it will lie flat on top of steel.  On my old  Toyota T100 & present Nissan Frontier it's easy to nudge the lock tab and lock yourself out.  I don't know if I'd put one on a Mercedes as what happened seems like a "fluke".  I had my battery out last summer and the car never locked but you never know.  Does the dealer remove the keys when they disconnect & reconnect the battery?

   

  I also keep an extra set on a key rack and bring them with me on trips.

   

  "To each his own."

   

  Dick

  Danville, VT (still snowy but warmer)

   

   

  I have extra keys to all my cars hanging on a rack inside  my house an also have extra keys with my brother.

   

   I  have two sets of  keys on me when ever I  take car for a ride. 

   

  The "hidden  key" part on the car  somewhere does not always work, you may forget where  you "hid the key" and sometimes after years of "bumps" in the road the  magnetic holders are not as magnetic as  you thought.

   

  have  minimum two sets of keys or key fobs

  keep cruisin

  Jay H

  On Jan 26, 2011, at 8:46 AM, Richard & Nancy Diefenbach wrote:





  Although I always thought it was almost impossible to lock oneself out of a M-B I guess this would be a good time to get an extra key and hide it in one of those magnetic holders under the front somewhere.  They have saved my butt a few times on other makes.

   

  Dick

  (snowy) Danville, VT

   

   

  From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Mister McGoo
  Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:02 PM
  To: MB COUPES
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Locked keys in 560 SEC

   

  Your MB Dealer will likely need your registration papers, VIN, and identification to satisfy them that you ARE the owner.  Then they will order a new key based on your VIN.... sometimes around here (Canada) that takes 2 weeks.
   
  Call a tow truck.  Towing companies "break into" cars all the time to remove illegally parked cars as well as (often) to help owners like you to gain access to locked keys.  An experienced towing employee usually takes less than a minute.

  -Bellamy 


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  From: ubucom at optusnet.com.au
  Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:53:20 +1100
  To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
  Subject: [W126 Coupe] Locked keys in 560 SEC

  I watched my mechanic do this once and it is surprisingly easy to break in. 

   

  Just remove the trim (don't scratch the paint) along the door top next to the glass and you get access from there down into the inner workings.

   

  You'll need to create a tool with strong wire to pop up the lock mechanism.

   

   

  marcus johnson  |  560 SEC


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