i dont know if this will help,but i had a merc with a problem opening the boot.what i did was i got a fairly big screwdriver & hammer & leathered the screwdriver into the lock untill it smashed out the boot,then i put my finger in the hole & clicked the little button thats inside there,i then opened the boot & nicked the cd multichanger out of it.it sounded great in my ford fiesta.don't know what the owner of the merc thought about it but i think he was well pleased.
hitler
December 2007