Text Messages; Vehicle Status Messages In The Multifunction Display - Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual

Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display

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Warning!
No messages will be displayed if either the
instrument cluster or the multifunction
display is inoperative.
As a result, you will not be able to see
information about your driving conditions,
such as
speed
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outside temperature
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warning/indicator lamps
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Text messages

Safety systems
Display messages
ABS ABS, ESP
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Operator's
Manual
ESP ESP
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Operator's
Manual
malfunction/warning messages
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failure of any systems
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Driving characteristics may be impaired.
If you must continue to drive, do so with added
caution. Contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center as soon as possible.
On the pages that follow, you will find a
compilation of the most important warning
and malfunction messages that may appear.
For your convenience the messages are
divided into text messages (
symbol messages (
Possible causes/consequences and X Solutions
The brake system is still functioning normally but due to a
malfunction, the ABS, the BAS, and the ESP
X
Continue driving with added caution. Wheels may lock
during hard braking, reducing steering capability.
X
Have the system checked at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center as soon as possible.
Failure to follow these instructions increases the risk of an
accident.
The brake system is still functioning normally but due to a
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malfunction the ESP
The BAS may not be operational.
X
Continue driving with added caution. Wheels may lock
during hard braking, reducing steering capability.
X
Have the system checked at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center as soon as possible.
Failure to follow these instructions increases the risk of an
accident.
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