[W126 Coupe] Locked keys in 560 SEC

[Jay Hirsch]

On many cars  2000 and  later dealers have a "plug" that  goes into  
the cigarette  lighter if cars still have that accessory or  
electrical outlet on the car that keeps the computers, pre-set radio,  
etc. up to snuff when  changing batteries or disconnecting the battery
On Jan 26, 2011, at 5:52 PM, Dean Slone wrote:


> Danville, VT (still snowy but warmer)

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> You wish it was warmer.

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

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> Dean

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

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> ----- 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

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> Jay –

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> 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?

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

> trips.

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> “To each his own.”

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> Dick

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> Danville, VT (still snowy but warmer)

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> I have extra keys to all my cars hanging on a rack inside  my house  

> an also have extra keys with my brother.

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

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> 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.

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> have  minimum two sets of keys or key fobs

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> keep cruisin

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> Jay H

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

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> 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.

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> Dick

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> (snowy) Danville, VT

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> 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

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> 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.

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> 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

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> I watched my mechanic do this once and it is surprisingly easy to  

> break in.

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> 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.

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

> mechanism.

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