Unfortunate Car Trouble…
I had a strange car trouble episode today. It started as I arrived at work today at 8am. Like always, I got out of my car and used my keyless remote to lock the car. But as I did so, the auto theft alarm went off. Since this is not a regular event for me, I fumbled with the remote trying to disengage the alarm. But it went on and on.
Just imagine my embarrassment as my fellow co-workers all were getting out of their cars and looking over to me to make sense of the chaotic noise. I was trying everything. I pressed the button inside the car which turned off the alarm. I pressed the keyless remote button repeatedly. I even drove the car forward and backward. Nothing worked.
And then something did work, but I did not know what. Thinking maybe it had been an anomoly, I pressed the lock button on the keyless remote once again. Unfortunately, the pattern repeated. I finally drove home where I could work out the problem with less of an audience. Once there, I briefly researched on the Internet before conceeding that I needed professional help.
So I took my car into my new favorite shop. After a couple of hours, they had worked out the problem. Turns out that Saturday’s errand which involved picking up a new sink packed in an over-sized box was the catalyst. It was raining on Saturday and in my haste to complete the errand, I elected to simply wedge the box into the trunk of my small car and tie it off. It took me 15 minutes to get home. Little did I know the side effect of my decision.
Apparently the moisture from the rain that made its way inside the trunk mucked up the electronics which runs my lock and alarm system. The solution was to blow-dry it and hope for the best. It cost me $173 and I was at work by 11:45am. However, when I arrived back in the parking garage after work was over, the alarm was going off. So, I guess we’ll see what happens.
So note to anyone driving Mercedes: Curiously, the trunk may not be the best place for your potentially wet cargo. So think about this the next time you load a cooler or purchase that party ice.