# Car cup holder stuck

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cup-holder-stuck/34086>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz, e-class\
**Created:** [July 27, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cup-holder-stuck/34086 "2009-07-27T14:00:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![alinaalamo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@alinaalamo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alinaalamo)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cup-holder-stuck/34086/1 "2009-07-27T14:00:38Z")

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My car’s cup holder seems to be stuck. No matter how many times I push the button, it will not open up, and it’s very annoying. How can I clean it up for it to open back up? Is this normal for these fancy cup holder mechanisms to get stuck like this? Thanks so much!

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-cup-holder-stuck/34086/2 "2009-07-27T15:10:14Z")

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It might be jammed up with sticky residue from spillage of sweet beverages.

I would try to clean the mechanism. You could spray it with glass cleaner or water. If that doesn’t work, I would try to lubricate the mechanism. Don’t use WD40 on plastic. Try a dry silicone lubricant.