My thanks to everyone here! But I have one question: What do I do to eliminate this problem? Getting the trunk open isn't going to fix the exsisting problem. I assume that I'll have to get a new lock mech?!?! Who knows?

The last thing Mercedes lovers want is to be seen having problems in a parking lot or get caught with our "Pants down" with friends and/or family around. I get enough "guff" from my brother (Mr. Ford Designer) for owning a foreign car (...the close minded booby-drives a 99 Taurus...yawn!!!)