Mercedes Optical Key Malfunction Wont Turn / Stuck - Cleaning & Repair Procedure
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- čas přidán 19. 01. 2015
- Do you have a Mercedes optical key that is some times not being recognized by the car?
If your fob has damaged buttons like mine you might find that its just some dust or debris interfering with the optical components inside the key.
I also APOLOGISE about my spelling of apologise. :D
Vielen Dank.
Fantastic Took me 20 mins last night to start van and cleaned key today all working fine dealer said had to plug it in and could be 800 to fix good old youtube please keep things like this going saved me a fortune thanks again.
Thanks mate! You just saved me £310 as Mercedes wanted to change the barrel. I cleaned the key out like you showed & it all works fine. Many many thanks. Martin from Hampshire.
Just did this after trying to figure out how to move the car out of our driveway all day. Was such an easy fix. Thank you so much for posting this.
You just saved me!! My spare keys at our home two hours away. I had no idea what I was going to do. Your video save me a bundle.
Davey, cheers you explained and showed how to fix / clean key fob. I didn't even have to pause the video very many times. Muchly appreciated brother. Thank You
Here is what fixed the "key that won't turn" in my case. 2001 E320, same fob as Davey's in the video. Learning ^from Davey^ that there is a LIGHT of some kind that has to shine up INTO the key, I thought maybe (A) the little light down in there is burned out or (B) the switch that turns that light on is bad. What I did was, I stuck a dry Q-tip down into the key slot and briskly poked it in and out about 40 times. Eventually on one of these pokes, I heard the steering lock mechanism engage, so I tried the key. It worked. Tried it several more times and it was hit & miss, but at least now I feel that if it sticks again I can do the Q-tip trick and hopefully not get stranded somewhere! Good luck and thanks Peter for the video! It was definitely a step in my process, to clean the fob ("key") but ultimately it turned out to be something down inside the ignition reading slot ("keyhole"). Perhaps there is some way to clean the insides of the ignition reading system down in there but for now I'm keeping a few Q-tips on board! Thanks Davey!
You sir just saved me a lot of money. Had the same problem for ages, and made an appointment at Mercedes for next week. They told me it needed a new EIS, a new key, and maybe even a new electronic steerung lock (1200 - 1900 euros). Opened the key as you said, was a 5 minute job and its working perfect now! Massive 'thank you' from France!
This video rocks. Thank You. Dealer wanted $380.00 plus $80>00 for programming. I spent $8.00 in battery's and I was on the road again.
Oh My GOD! This worked! Watching this video, $25.00 for the tools and batteries and bam! It was fixed! This video literally saved me over $300.00 or more and time and a tow to the dealership! My mechanic couldn't fix it and suggested I have the car towed to Mercedes and let them deal with it. I googled and found this youtube video and am so thankful that I did. Thank you Soooo much!
Omg thank you so much for this video! My key got wet at an amusement park and it wouldn’t turn! I was seriously worried but thanks to this video, a safety pin, and a tissue my car just started!! You’re a real life saver
Hello, i hv gone thru you video a while ago, & it helped me fix my fob. Most grateful. Today, i am back again for more help.
I've been to a Mercedes Romanian dealer , .. and he charged me 140 EUR for a diagnose, told me a bunch of bullshits about why my E270 won't unlock the immobilization code.. but did NOTHING to fix it (for quit a bit amount of money)! Amazing tip! Thank you so much Davey! You helped me to save another 800 EUR and loads of headaches with this video ! ps - the dealer started to prepare me mentally, that i'll need to replace entire 'starting kit of the car' , and will need to invest loads of money -- for nothing !?!?!!
Followed your instructions and It worked perfectly! Just wanted to say. Thank you!
This procedure worked perfectly (and easily) on my W210 E320 with exactly the same problem. Thanks!
Just did this cleaning/repair. It wasn't hard and it worked! I also made sure to really focus on the cleaning the glass lens on the case itself both inside and out.
You saved me car service and new keys and lot of stress. You nailed it!!!! I was sitting yesterday with two keys in my car trying to switch on and it took 20minutes, the keys somehow seemed to die the last month and it got worse and worse. Thinking about new car etc... hahah. Now I cleaned and it works perfectely! Thank you so much. :-)
Your a legend mate.. I've been having a nightmare for weeks on end with my key.. It works perfect no.. Thank you for doing this video pall... :)
Omg. Your video just saved me from spending $500 for a new key. Thank you soooo much. You’re a lifesaver. It worked!!!!!
Thanks bro, my key's lock button had its cover broken so some sort of rubbish had went in to the key fob and that blocked the signal between the ignition and infrared. Cleaned that up and now car starts normally. Thanks! 👍👍