What's with gas filler door not latching??
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What's with gas filler door not latching??
Suddenly the gas filler door in my 2011 E550 won't latch closed --- sticks out about 1/2". Can't see what's going on. The cap "cord" is not interfering. Won't latch with doors locked or unlocked.
?????????????? Any clues?
?????????????? Any clues?
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With the door open look at about 7 or 8 o'clock. There is a spring loaded piston covered with a rubber boot. It's about 5/8" in diameter with the boot. Push it in and release it until it sticks out. Push the gas filler door in the same area and see if it latches. It happened to me a couple of times when the car was a few months old and hasn't happened in the last year or more.
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You may have to repeat the pushing of the piston a few times before it works freely.
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With the door open look at about 7 or 8 o'clock. There is a spring loaded piston covered with a rubber boot. It's about 5/8" in diameter with the boot. Push it in and release it until it sticks out. Push the gas filler door in the same area and see if it latches. It happened to me a couple of times when the car was a few months old and hasn't happened in the last year or more.
You may have to repeat the pushing of the piston a few times before it works freely.
You may have to repeat the pushing of the piston a few times before it works freely.
At about 8 o'clock there is a 1/2-3/4" round boot that seems to have nothing behind it when pushed in. It stays in, but pops back out when the car is driven. Seems to have nothing to do with the door.
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May not be the answer you are looking for but I find that I have to have the cap cord hanging down (starting at around the 7 o'clock position). Otherwise it interferes.
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HOWEVER, fooling with the cord, where it attaches to the door it can be rotated. If I move the attachment there to 7 o'clock looking at the attachment, the door stays closed. ?????????????????
Thanks for your input, it put me on track.
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Being the gentleman that I am, I always fuel the vehicle. Wife had the car the other day but was low on fuel so she fueled it first time and what do you know, she broke the car lol.
Same issue with stupid gas cap dummy cord got in the way of locking gas door. I was at work at the time so she drove to Merc service, took them 20min to figure it out.
Same issue with stupid gas cap dummy cord got in the way of locking gas door. I was at work at the time so she drove to Merc service, took them 20min to figure it out.
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A potential hazard exists in that if you lock the car while you are refueling, (fuel door open) you cannot close it as it is locked with the door open. You cannot fully close or lock the fuel door in this condition. Forcing it to close will probably break something. I discovered this when I locked my car while refueling in a busy gas station. It's not uncommon for a thief to distract you while his confederate removes items from your car. A greater problem for those carrying purses.
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Does anyone know if there is a recall or something that service can do about this. it seems like every fill up I run into this issue where I need to straighten out the cord in order for the door to close. I am in a 2011. I wonder if the 2012 has the same issue???
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In my experience (I'm the original poster for this thread) I found that if I stretch out the cable and take out any twists and curls in it, and then point the cable straight down from its attachment to the door hinge, it will behave properly. I suspect that in my case the cable had developed a twist.
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My dealer told and warned me about this when he gave me my car.
Usually, if the door doesn't close fully, it is because of the cable that is attached to the fuel cap. So in a situation where it is not closing, just move the cable around or stretch it a little. That will solve all the problems. At least it worked every time when I tried to fix it.
Usually, if the door doesn't close fully, it is because of the cable that is attached to the fuel cap. So in a situation where it is not closing, just move the cable around or stretch it a little. That will solve all the problems. At least it worked every time when I tried to fix it.
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I did read all these posts. This may not be a factor at all, but there is an emergency release lever or something inside the trunk approximately behind the location of the fill tube. It is there to open the fill door if pushing on it does not work.
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This forum is amazing..have found answers to everything...I have 2 month old 2013 E350...love it...had the issue with fuel door not locking...went to dealer and the adviser looked at it....couldn't figure it out but said he couldn't get me in until next week........Looked on this forum and found the answer here...the fuel cap cord was twisted and in the way.......Crazy design because its allowed much movement...Thanks guys for all your help.