The sensor typically uses a switch with a spring loaded plunger that is compressed when the door is closed and is released when the door is open.
Mb front door handle light always on after door closed.
Perhaps your mercedes locks work but they open and close slowly.
The striker fails to penetrate into the door jamb because the door.
When you come in kick the door shut wash your hands then lock the door a us doctor advises.
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Well in that case if trying to clean unsticking the door lock actuator and then spraying with some white lithium grease and still won t free up the inside door panel will have to be removed i am pretty sure you will have to drill out the rivets on the inside to access the actuator then put 4mm or 5mm screws back on it when finished there are several electrical plugs you can t see until the.
Open and close lock to recalibrate.
How to fix a door that will not lock.
This action opens and closes an electrical circuit sending a signal to your vehicle s computer activating the door ajar warning light when the door is open.
The overhead light and the door ajar light would flicker when i closed the driver s door but remain on.
Apply wd 40 or equivalent product directly into the lock.
The door locks on the driver s door or the rear right door occasionally do not lock unlock when called for either by keyless go touching the outside inside of the exterior door handle or the central lock buttons on the front doors.
Door locking problems almost always originate in the door latch not the locking mechanism.
Parked it on friday went out to find the door ajar light on saturday morning.
You likely have a shorted door lock actuator which you can replace with a new unit for the lock that is not working.
If a door unlocks but will not lock again then replace the door switch.
It turns out that i had a very easy one this time.
After reading this thread i decided to swap out the plunger courtesy switch on the driver s side.