[W126 Coupe] Locked keys in 560 SEC

[Michael Ramay]

Does that mean you don't want to hear that it was about 70F in Las Vegas
today and I used the air conditioning in the SEC?? :-)

I had the dubious pleasure of doing a gig just north of Baltimore Washington
Airport last February when they set the record for the most snow in recorded
history for that one storm. Not even a "nice place to visit". :-(

Y'all take care and stay warm!!!
Mike

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Richard & Nancy Diefenbach <
diefenbach at kingcon.com> wrote:


> Dean – When it goes from -20 to 28 it’s warmer.  I washed both vehicles

> this PM (I have hot water in the garage and a super drain right outside the

> garage door).

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> 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 -----

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> *From:* Richard & Nancy Diefenbach <diefenbach at kingcon.com>

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> *To:* 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists' <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

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> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:26 PM

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> *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 <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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> *marcus johnson  |  560 SEC*

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