In my opinion anyone who locks himself or herself out of an MB is an IDIOT. Mercedes has gone to great lenghts to make sure that can't happen. If you try to bypass their system by doing things like push the driver's door button after you have removed something from the rear seat, you deserve to be locked out and enjoy all the inconveniences that go along with your stupidity.

Peter

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That's a nice touch!

Gooch detailed what I thought was a valid excuse. His wife went back to the car to close the windows. After doing so, she simply closed the door. I can see how she could have momentarily forgot about the key in the ignition... it's not as if the engine was running.

In MY opinion, an automobile engineer who designs "auto locking doors" is an IDIOT! What is the purpose of them, other than as a gimmic to appeal to the mindless masses who will think, "Oh, that's cool. The door locks by itself. Maybe I'll buy this car instead of the ****-box Cadillac I was considering."

What was wrong with the decades-old system which required the driver's door to be locked by the key? THAT was a useful feature. Auto locking doors are simply STUPID! (in my humble opinion )

Jeff Pierce

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Current Vehicles:
'92 Mercedes 190E/2.3 (247K miles/my daily driver)
'93 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon (263K miles/a family truckster with spunk)
'99 Kawasaki Concours
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'89 Dodge Raider
'81 Honda CB 750F Super Sport
'88 Toyota Celica
'95 Toyota Tacoma
'74 Honda CB 550F

I'm not totally up to speed on the locking system on the 95 E class, but I'm assuming it has the same feature of closing the windows and sun roof while locking the car from the outside like the 90 and newer models with keys. If you go through the trouble of turning the key to close windows, why can't you go through the trouble of turning the key off and pulling it out? As to the question brought up here about Mercedes dealers not seeming to give a rat's ass, have I mentioned that Lexus is # 1 in customer satisfaction?

Peter

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Correct .. all US 124, 94/95 have it.....CC module, N-57

By The Way.....The Mercedes Dealer drove 37.5 miles to hand us the new key personally.

So to anyone looking for a decent dealer in the Cleveland area I would recommend Mercedes Benz of North Olmstead on their rebound and willingess to help.

Service is yet to be determined.

I just purchased an 89 300e at an auction, and after getting through the argument w/ the GF about why I would purchase a wrecked piece of junque for so much money ($750), I started working on getting the thing to start. So after prying out some bodywork, I put in a new battery. At the moment the last cable went on, I heard a clunk as something came to life in the beast and then went to turn the key, which was in the ignition... its times like this that try mens souls. Autolocking doors... what a nifty idea... a simple "WARNING: THIS VEHICLE WILL LOCK YOUR UNINFORMED #SS OUTSIDE" sticker on the window might have been nice. Luckily I figured out how to get in with the help of a professional tow truck opperator. The "must have a key to lock the doors" is much more ideal.

Rackne, Not sure I totally understood your post, but if the car locked on you when you closed a door it might be due to a broken over the center spring in the RF door.

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No, I'm saying it had been sitting for some time since an accident, with a dead battery. In theory it was locked when the battery died apparently, thus when the new battery was hooked up the circuit energized and relocked with the key in the ignition. Pretty nifty surprise.

i keep three keys just for this.
one my brother keeps. another is on my keychain, the last one is at home. thats true for all 3 cars and my apartment keys.

of course i make sure to only lock the car if i have the keys in my pockets, or i use the key.

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This car is just full of booby traps. I just replaced the fan/pulley assembly and after a brief fight got the belt most of the way on. Tried putting the car in neutral and turning it over by hand to seat the belt on the grooved pulley, which wasn't happening. So decided to blip it over with key, reconnected the battery, turned the key, and at ten pm, all hell breaks loose, with the horn honking lights flashing, I'm yelling at GF to disconnect the battery while she has frozen into "deer in the headlights" mode. So after I got the got the battery unhooked, and waited for any reprecussions from the neighbors, I took a look and the belt is seated on all pulleys. Is this alarm thing normal on these cars?

Yep!

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I thought so...Damn I love my 108.

You would think that Mercedes would make things a little simpler for a stranded customer. There is no reason why you couldn't fax the pertinent proof of ownership to them and they could have the key drop shipped directly to you. The last time I ordered a master key I showed the local dealer my proof of insurance card as proof. With identity theft on the rise I was very leery of giving out my drivers license to a flunkie at a dealership.

Good luck.

Sorry, should have read the whole thread before posting.

The dealer roadside assistance uses a wedge to pry open the door and then uses a blood pressure cuff to give enough a gap to slide his coat hanger tool.