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I ohmed out the trunk cables and everything is ok. No broken or snapped cable(s) on the driver side hinge. One thing I did not do was to insert the fob and started the car. Bingo, after the car started and turned off, everything magically works. The fob and the door release button works now. The w211 is just too damn complicated. Thanks for the inputs.

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