key won't turn

Asked by Guru93NDG Jul 28, 2017 at 04:14 PM about the 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Bought the car and battery was dead,
seems to be new, auto zone says it
has a bad cell. Replaced it and
nothing. Doors lock unlock trunk
releases with remote. Lights work . no
windows are working. Put key in and
steering lock won't release. Please
help

4 Answers

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I believe that most or all Mercedes need a high level scan tool to tell car that there is a new battery. These cars are extreme when repairing. Loss of power affects the computer.

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if only the ignition switch doesn't work, it could be (hold on) the ignition switch. Did it ever work? If you could start the car before, but not now and everything else is OK, it's probably the switch. If other things are don't work be sure voltage is correct and nothing is blown. Use a scan tool to help troubleshoot

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In storage during Winter, battery went dead. Charged it, took a 40 mile drive, parked overnight. Battery went dead, windows don't work, ignition locked up. Charged the battery, lights work, ignition says "remove key."

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