2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SLR warning

303 Practical hints
What to do if ...
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The red Airbrake warning
lamp comes on while driving
and you hear a warning
sound.
The Airbrake or the central locking system
is malfunctioning.

Notify an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediately.
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The red gearshift indicator
lamp comes on while you are
driving.
You are driving with the manual shift pro-
gram. The engine is in the overrevving
range.

Shift to the next higher gear. Otherwise the
fuel supply will be interrupted to prevent the
engine from overrevving.
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The yellow reserve fuel warn-
ing lamp lights up while you
are driving.
The fuel level has fallen into the reserve
range.

Refuel at the nearest gas station
(page 241).
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The engine oil temperature
indicator comes on in the
tachometer while you are
driving.
The engine oil has not yet reached its
operating temperature.

Warm up the engine and do not drive at full
power until the operating temperature has
been reached.
The symbol will go out as soon as the engine
oil has reached its operating temperature.

304 Practical hintsWhat to do if ...Problem
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The red seat belt telltale comes
on briefly after starting the
engine.
The telltale reminds you and your passenger
to fasten your seat belts.

Fasten your seat belt.
The telltale goes out.
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The red SRS indicator lamp
comes on while driving.
There is a malfunction in the restraint sys-
tems. The airbags or emergency tensioning
device (ETD) could deploy unexpectedly or
fail to activate in an accident.

Drive with added caution to the
nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning!
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In the event that a malfunction of the SRS is
indicated as outlined above, the SRS may
not be operational. For your safety, we
strongly recommend that you visit an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immedi-
ately to have the system checked, otherwise
the SRS may not be activated when needed
in an accident, which could result in serious
or fatal injury, or it might deploy
unexpectedly and unnecessarily which
could also result in an accident and/or
injury to you or to others.

305 Practical hints
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The yellow warning lamp for the
tire pressure monitoring system
comes on.
The tire pressure monitoring system detects
a loss of pressure in at least one tire.

Bring the vehicle to a halt, avoiding
abrupt steering and braking maneu-
vers. Observe the traffic situation
around you.

Read and observe messages in the
multifunction display.
The warning lamp goes out once the tire
inflation pressure monitor has been reac-
tivated after the tire inflation pressure
has been corrected.
Warning!
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When the tire pressure monitoring system
warning light is lit, one or more of your tires
is significantly under-inflated. You should
stop in a safe location and check your tires
as soon as possible, and inflate them to the
proper pressure as indicated on the vehi-
cle’s tire information placard. Driving on a
significantly under-inflated tire causes the
tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under-inflation also reduces fuel efficiency
and tire tread life, and may affect the vehi-
cle’s handling and stopping ability. Each tire,
including the spare, should be checked
monthly when cold and set to the recom-
mended inflation pressure as specified in
the vehicle placard and owner’s manual.
iThe recommended tire inflation pres-
sures for your vehicle can be found on
the tire placard on the driver’s door
B-pillar, not in the owner’s manual.

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Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
Warning and malfunction messages
appear in the multifunction display located
in the instrument cluster.
Certain warning and malfunction messag-
es are accompanied by an audible signal.
Address these messages accordingly and
follow the additional instructions given in
this Operator’s Manual.
Selecting the vehicle status message
memory menu in the control system
(page 124) displays both cleared and
uncleared messages.
High-priority messages appear in the
multifunction display in red color.
Certain messages of high priority cannot
be cleared from the multifunction display
using the reset button (
page 29). Other messages of high priority and
messages of less immediate priority can
be cleared from the multifunction display
using the reset button. They are then
stored in the vehicle status message mem-
ory (
page 124). Remember that clearing
a message will only make the message dis-
appear. Clearing a message will not cor-
rect the condition that caused the
message to appear.
Warning!
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All categories of messages contain
important information which should be
taken note of and, where a malfunction is
indicated, addressed as soon as possible at
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Failure to repair condition noted may cause
damage not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty, or result in property
damage or personal injury.
Warning!
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No messages will be displayed if either the
instrument cluster or the multifunction
display is inoperative.
Contact your nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.iSwitching on the ignition causes all in-
strument cluster lamps (except high
beam headlamp indicator lamp and
turn signal indicator lamps unless acti-
vated) as well as the multifunction dis-
play to come on. Make sure the lamps
and multifunction display are in work-
ing order before starting your journey.

308 Practical hintsWhat to do if ...On the pages that follow, you will find a
compilation of the most important warning
and malfunction messages that may
appear in the multifunction display. High
priority messages appear in red color.
For your convenience the messages are di-
vided into two sections:

Text messages (
page 309)


Symbol messages (
page 315)

313 Practical hints
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Left display
Right display
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Tire pres. monitor
reactivated
The tire pressure monitoring system is using
the current pressure values as the basis for
monitoring.
Tire pressure
displayed only
when ignition
is on
The tire inflation pressure is being checked.

Switch on the ignition (
page 40).
Tire pres.
monitor
temporarily
unavailable
The tire inflation pressure monitor is unable
to monitor the tire inflation pressure due to

the presence of several wheel sensors in
the vehicle.


excessive wheel sensor temperatures.


a nearby radio interference source.


unrecognized wheel sensors mounted.

Remove any extra wheel sensors
from the vehicle.
As soon as the causes of the malfunc-
tion have been removed, the tire pres-
sure monitoring system automatically
becomes active again.
Warning!
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Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle.
You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin-
ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces-
sive heat build-up and possibly a fire.

314 Practical hintsWhat to do if ...Left display
Right display
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Reactivate tire
pressure monitor
after rectifying
pressure
There was a tire inflation pressure warning
message.
The yellow warning lamp for the tire pres-
sure monitoring system comes on and you
have not reactivated the system since the
last tire inflation pressure warning message.

Reactivate the tire pressure monitor-
ing system after correcting the tire
inflation pressure values
(page 269).
Tire pres.
monitor inoperative
Drive to workshop
The tire inflation pressure monitor is mal-
functioning.

Have the tire inflation pressure
monitor checked by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
A wheel without proper sensor was
installed.

Have the wheel checked.
Tire pressure
Please rectify
The tire inflation pressure is too low in one
or more tires.

Check and correct tire inflation pres-
sure as required (
page 266).
Warning!
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Do not drive with a flat tire. A flat tire affects
the ability to steer or brake the vehicle.
You may lose control of the vehicle. Contin-
ued driving with a flat tire will cause exces-
sive heat build-up and possibly a fire.

317 Practical hints
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Left display
Right display
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consequence
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(Canada only)
Brake fluid
below min. level
Visit
workshop
There is insufficient brake fluid
in the reservoir.

Risk of accident! Stop the vehicle as soon as it
is safe to do so and notify an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center immediately.
Do not add brake fluid! This will not solve the
problem.
Warning!
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Driving with the message:Brake fluid
below min. level
Visit
workshopdisplayed can result in an accident. Have
your brake system checked immediately. Do
not add brake fluid before checking the
brake system. Overfilling the brake fluid res-
ervoir can result in spilling brake fluid on hot
engine parts and the brake fluid catching
fire. You can be seriously burned.
!If you find that the brake fluid in the
brake fluid reservoir has fallen to the
minimum mark or below, have the
brake system checked for brake pad
thickness and leaks.