When this happened to me, my tech told me that the most cost-effective solution was to switch the locks...which is what I did. A bit of a pain, but at least I'm able to open the driver door.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 156k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 143k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 65k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife