Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Owner's Manual page 315

Practical advice
Troubleshooting
Problem
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The red distance warning lamp
lights up while you are driving
and you can hear a warning tone.
1
The red SRS indicator lamp lights
up while you are driving.
3
The red brake system indicator
lamp lights up and you can hear
an audible warning.
312
Possible cause
You are approaching a vehicle in front at too
great a speed.
The distance warning system has detected a
stationary obstacle in your line of travel.
The restraint systems have malfunctioned.
The airbags or belt tensioners may be trig-
gered unintentionally or not at all in an acci-
dent.
You are driving with the parking brake on.
Suggested solutions
Be prepared to brake immediately.
Pay careful attention to the traffic sit-
uation. If necessary, you may have to
brake or avoid the obstacle.
Drive carefully to the nearest qualified
specialist workshop which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and
tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre
for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related
systems must be carried out at a qual-
ified specialist workshop
Release the parking brake
( page 38).
Observe the additional messages in
the display ( page 280).