Fuel filler Door miss Alignment - Snow region

Jan 30, 2011 | 10:49 AM

Stockwell

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Fuel filler Door miss Alignment - Snow region

Hi All,,, I am living in Ontario, Canada... you know those snow and freezing area. I recently observed my E350 fuel filler door was miss-aligned. the back of the door which u press to open it.. kind of out around 2mm.. after some check, I believe it is due to water in-between the inside Black plastic bracket and the body color piece.. the "ICE" expansion just push that cover piece out. I can't fix it even after a hair dyer to melt any water...

Did anybody observe this ? also, is the Color piece fix with the black bracket by just "Double side tape" ?

Jan 30, 2011 | 11:44 AM

ngerstman

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Originally Posted by Stockwell

I had the same problem. The door was ajar and wouldn't close right. The problem is the wire that attaches the gas cap to the gas gap door!! The wire should have been attached to the body of car not the door. The wire gets twisted and doesn't allow the door to close right. Take off the gas cap and untwist the wire kind of like untwisting a phone cord. It may not look twisted to the eye but it IS!!! That should fix the problem. Regards. Ned.

Jan 30, 2011 | 05:05 PM

Arrie

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Had the same issue and it was caused by the filler cap string as Ned already explained. Just make sure that string is not acting like a spring and push the door open.

Feb 14, 2011 | 12:13 AM

Waitzar

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Good thing I found this thread. I just noticed my fuel filler door wasn't closed all the way and to make the matter worse I could open the fuel filler door even in it's "closed" door position. Then I found this thread from searching to see if other members got similar issue and I unwind the fuel cap string like OP said and fixed the problem.

I also notice that Mercedes doesn't lock the fuel filler door until all the doors are locked. Otherwise you call pull the fuel filler door in its "closed" position. Found out while I was having my fuel filler door problem.

Feb 16, 2011 | 02:16 AM

DefKhan1

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same problem... salesman told me it's the way they all are, but the few mm's are bugging me.

Aug 6, 2011 | 08:06 PM

DHI

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'10 ML550, 996 G T 3

Wow!
Same problem here. Fuel filler door not closing all the way down...

The little String holding the gas cap was getting tangled. I turned the wire and its plastic rivet to point downwards and all is well.
I believe to be a pretty good wrench... Finding this thread has solved my problem but make me feel like a total idiot.

Thanks NGerstman!!!

Apr 19, 2014 | 08:26 AM

goneil99

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I had same problem, just bought the car yesterday went to fill her up and then could not close the cover. Even took it to the MB dealer and they could not figure it out. Just went outside and sorted out the wire as per above and bingo it fits.. Thanks guys.. Great forum.