POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Not me, but a C4S-owning friend. He drove home from work, and now can't get the key out of the ignition barrel! He has OPC warranty- I've told him to ring them, but any ideas in the meantime? Thanks R.
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YOUR RESEARCHUrgent help pls- ignition key stuck!
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POST 2Original post
Did they ever manage to extract the key? (It was jolly cold last night!) What was the problem?. Her indoors often has this problem with our car - it just requires jiggling the steering, but with the ignition off - dry steering - not recommended - is very heavy and it can be difficult to engage the steering lock and extract the key.
POST 3Original post
i remember reading about this somewhere. i think they talked about needing a new barrel
POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Not spoken to him today, but last I heard a nice man from Porsche Assist was on his way over to sort it. I'm assuming a new barrel too, but hopefully covered under wty. He's only had it a few weeks, but I'm sure RSJ who suplied it will sort him out if necessary.
POST 5Original post
that be sid spanner to the rescue then
POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Update- Porsche Assist turned up at his house within 45 mins of the call, and sorted it out. Turned out it was something to do with the Tippy box having an inhibitor to stop you removing the car in gear, and it had got a bit stuck.
POST 7Original post
I had that a couple of times on Tiptronic - happened the other way round too, where you couldn't start the car because it thought you were in gear.
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