kozak79

The 2013 GLK has a 'rollup' door over the ashtray/cigarette lighter. I put my credit card on the door, as it is nice place to store things like you're phone. A while later I realized I couldn't find my card. It had slid up into where the door rolls in. I immediately thought how annoying it would be to have to take apart the center console to get my card out, I couldn't just leave it there as it started to jam the rolling door.

I gathered my tools, and like a light bulb coming on, I took the duct tape. I folder it over on one end and stuck it to the door and rolled the door up, and pulling on the tape and opening the door, the card came right out.

Don't leave any cards there, the car will eat them.

Here's a picture of the interior, with the slatted rolling door in the center below the air/heating controls:

ble2716

I knew the GLK took a chunk out of the bank account but now it wants to eat a credit card too|???

That is one BAD GLK.

MKenM

Lesson learned. Sure would have been nice to see pix of YOUR interior.

kozak79

Heh, it's the same, just black on black.

MKenM

Think I like your combination better, just can't get past round vents.

rmfnla

Yet another reason to leave the shifter on the console where it belongs...

MKenM

Amen to that!

ssalman

Thanks for sharing kozak79!!!

the same exact thing happened to me, and the same exact solution worked!!

Koenig1

Heheh!! The 'RED GREEN' solution....
For those unaware of Red Green.... He's a tv hick (Canada) that promotes duck tape for everything. Ha, he could use your idea on his next show!

cmackinnon

You are my hero!!!! Thanks CM

shotgun_banjo

Actually the there is another bottomless pit area of the glk where you should not be putting anything thinner and smaller than a credit card like parking tickets or parking pass, it is the gap where the dashboard meets the windshield. I have I think 6 or 8 parking pass that fell on the gap and no duct tape can get it out.

shotgun_banjo

Actually there is another bottomless pit area of the glk where you should not be putting anything thinner and smaller than a credit card like parking tickets or parking pass, it is the gap where the dashboard meets the windshield. I have I think 6 or 8 parking pass that fell on the gap and no duct tape can get it out.

Kuro

-Kozak

Did you do anything else along with the duct tape? The same thing just happened this me this morning. The rolling door also is jammed now and will only slide open 3/4 of the way. Any additional advice would be great. Thanks!

IntimacyGel

I'm having a hard time understand how you did this? Are you you sticking the tape to the underside of the door? Wouldn't you have to make a loop to make it double sticky sided and then close it?

Any elaboration would be greatly appreciated as I've lost 2 cards to this ****er now

kozak79

Put the duct tape upside down, folding the ends under so they stick to the wooden sliding door, get it as close to the end as possible with the door fully closed. Then roll the door open, the tape should grab the card and pull it out.

IntimacyGel

Gentleman and a scholar. Thanks for the quick response.

This community is the *****

koalatm

Same thing happened to me, but I lucked out and when I rolled the door back closed the card came up with it!

aborden65

I had the same problem, credit card went in. I got it out with duct tape, not easy but after fishing for half an hour the card came out. But, the slider door still won't open more than 2 inches, like it hits something. It doesn't open enough for me to get my fingers in to get some keys that I need to get out, the ashtray is blocking the way. How can I get this thing open to get the keys? I'm tempted to break out the slider to get inside. It's pretty and the inside is not so pretty. Is there some special tools and techniques that only dealers know how to do, is it, like, taking apart the entire inside of the car for $3000? I'm wondering if the credit card pushed an electrical wire into one of the tracks or something, or the back edge of the slider door got a little damage so that it is catching on something. I'm working blind. Thanks to anyone who has some feed back on what is my next step. If I don't get the keys out (mail box key, pool key, etc.) then I have to pay for those.

Dtfm33

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Miragon

I just got a my credit card!! Yeh!!

Thanks guys!!

Marcus646464

Worked like a charm. Thanks for saving me an afternoon of grief!

Tainer

I bow before you in respect, oh Great Kozak79. My dealer was going to charge 1.5 hours of labor to tear the center console apart to retrieve my credit card. Five minutes with the reverse duct tape method did the charm. Many thanks, oh Great One.

Soumya

So I tried the Duck Tape method and got something else out that I didn't know was in there but I think I ended up pushing the card further. I believe this because the sliding door doesn't stick anymore and is fully functional. Does anyone know where that gap ends up and how to get my card?

sblvro

I have a diy removal of it. But now that the duck tape methods I'll try that next time it happens.

Mckelly61

Many THANKS to Kozak79. Worked on first attempt. You must fold the tape at the end. Sticky side must be down against the door and also be facing up. Open door,close and the card should rear its head.