A locksmith should be able to jimmy it in about 20sec, they have a whole
load of tools to do that and know what they are doing. Might cost you
$30 to get a guy to drive by and do it. Just call a local locksmith and
see if they can do it.
Not sure what towing it home will do for you, you will have a car at
home you would have to do all that to.
--FT
On 7/17/17 6:42 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
So I find myself leaving the hospital last night and not able to get into
the 300D/2.5 Turbo because I left the keys on the center console while I
manually pushed the buttons because the locking system isn't locking
properly.
I called USAA's towing service about 2000 and found I had two choices:
- Tow the car to a dealership, or
- Have it towed home for $148.80 (they only tow 13 miles and
home is 45 miles away)
They couldn't send out a locksmith to make a key because no one would come
out on a Sunday evening.
So I called a friend who loaned me a Honda Civic (a nice little car, BTW)
and drove home, getting there about midnight.
Today, I am back at the hospital in Albuquerque, having given the Honda
back to the friend. I did bring the extra key I got from Kaleb, but that
apparently is for the ignition lock (which has a shop cylinder) and not
for the door. Fiddle as I would, I could not get a door cylinder or the
trunk lock to turn.
I called USAA again today, expecting more options. Today, they are:
- Tow the car to a dealership,
- Have it towed home for $148.80, or,
- Have an independent locksmith come out, do something with a
mold, and have a new key in three business days for $700.
Any ideas?
Craig
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--FT
Winston Churchill:
“Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or
petty,
never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the
enemy.”
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