I had the battery of the '87 300D (W124) disconnected while I pulled the intake manifold. When everything was back together, I reconnected the battery, only to hear the door lock mechanism do its thing. To my horror it locked all of the doors, by itself, and with the keys inside. (Since I am getting ready to sell the car, I have pulled my spare key out of the safe and both are now on the same keyring).

I have called AAA and they will show up some day -- in the meantime, is there anything I can do to get inside? I still have the hood up and so can access the electrical system. The car is safely inside the garage.

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

if it takes the AAA guy more than 15 minutes tell him to call someone else .. they can be tricky for someone who has never done it .. the 1st guy stuck an air bag in my door and blew it up my door looked like it was gonna bend so i told him to stop and try something else ... he tried for a good hour and called another company at no cost to me .. two young guys in a mini van and trench coats showed up and opened it in less than two minutes .. you could tell these guys were pro's on and off the clock

OK, he got into the passenger door with a slim-jim. Took a few minutes of feeling around for the release, but it popped up immediately when he found the sweet spot.

I'll put the spare key back in the safe pronto!

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970