Fried Chicken

Been going on for over a year now, the rear driver's side door will not open. I have tried everything obvious. I have tried with a bit of force. I have tried spraying some lube.

Here's where it gets weird: the control panel seems to not work. The reclining rear seat is in the forward position and won't go back.
I checked all the fuses in under the passenger rear seat, and they checked out fine. I checked power, and they all have power, including and especially the suspect fuse, F72.

I've searched other threads on this, and mercedes' unreliable door actuator seems the likely culprit.

I have found these links:
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...ml#post7165118

https://www.benzworld.org/threads/w2...issue.3061099/

https://www.benzworld.org/threads/w2...panel.1581788/

https://www.benzworld.org/threads/st...-s430.2756977/

https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...ml#post8932838

I haven't tried the WD40 and pushing method, I will try that in due time.

In the meantime if someone has another suggestion, it's starting to get desperate.