ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedin the
veh iclewhen driving,you may bedist racted
fr om thetraff icsit uati on.You could also
lose control oftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsur eth at
th is ispos sible ,park theveh iclepayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th eequipm entwhen theveh icleis stati on-
ary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor
th eco unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ing
when operating theon -board comput er. G
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If th eins trumen tclus terhas faile dor mal-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sin syst ems relevantto saf ety.
The oper ating safetyof your vehiclemay be
impa ired.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav eth eveh iclech ecke d
at aqualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.You should there foremak e
sur eyour vehicleis oper ating safely atall
ti mes .
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicleis
impa ired,pull overas soo nas itis saf eto do
so. Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ran ove rview, seetheins trumen tpan el
illust ration (Ypage 33). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint erior
can beadjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control
kn ob. The
brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 33).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If you turnth eligh tswit ch(Ypage 109)to
th e0058, 0060or0058 position ,th ebrig ht-
ne ss will depe ndupon thebrig htne ss ofthe
ambi entligh t.
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus ter
auto maticallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthe
mult ifunction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edis-
plays intheins trumen tclus terare notillu-
min ated. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Cruis eco ntrol activat ed(Ypage 155):
The segmen tsligh tup from thest ore d
spee dto themax imum speed.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 157):
On eor two segmen tsintheset spee dran ge
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron tmov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thespee dof the
veh iclein fron tand thest ore dspee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The fuel suppl yis int err upt edtopro tect the
en gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t. 192
Disp
laysand oper ationOn- boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Acti
vating/d eactivating Acti veBlind
Sp ot Assis t X
Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheDri veAssist Dri
veAssistmen u.
X Pre ssthe0063 or0064 buttonto sele ct
Bli ndSpotAss ist Bli
ndSpotAss ist.
X Pre ss0076 toconfirm your selection .
The curren tsele ction appear s.
X To act ivate/ dea ctivate: pressthe0076
but tonagain .
Fur ther inform ation on Active Blind Spot Assis t
(Y page 186).
Acti vating/d eactivating Acti veLan e
Keepi ngAssis t X
Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheDri veAssist Dri
veAssistmen u.
X Pre ssthe0063 or0064 buttonto sele ct
Lan eKee pingAss ist Lan
eKee pingAss ist.
X Pre ss0076 toconfirm your selection .
The curren tsele ction appear s.
X Pre ss0076 again.
X Pre ss0064 or0063 toset Off Off
,Sta ndard Sta
ndardor
Ada ptive Ada
ptive.
X Pre ssthe0076 buttonto sav eth eset ting .
When Active Lan eKee pingAs sis tis act iva-
te d, themult ifunction disp laysho wsthe
lan emar king sas bright lines intheassi s-
tan cegrap hic.
Fur ther inform ation on Active Lan eKee ping
As sis t(Y page 189). Ser
vice menu
De pen dingon theequip mentins talled inthe
veh icle, you haveth efol lowin gopt ionsin the
Ser v. Ser
v.men u:
R Callin gup disp laymes sage s(Y page 207)
R Chec king thetire pre ssur eelec tron ical ly
(Y page 302)
R Callin gup theser vicedue date
(Y page 273) Set
tings men u
Int rod uction De
pen dingon theequip mentins talled inthe
veh icle, intheSet t. Set
t.men uyou haveth efol -
lowin gopt ions:
R Chan gingth eins trumen tclus terset ting s
(Y page 201)
R Chan gingth eligh tset ting s(Y page 202)
R Chan gingth eveh icleset ting s(Y page 203)
R Chan gingth eco nven ien ceset ting s
(Y page 203)
R Rest oring thefac tory set ting s(Y page 204)
Inst rumen tclus ter Select
ingthedis tance unit
The DisplayUni tSpe ed-/Odometer: Dis
playUni tSpe ed-/Odometer:fun c-
ti on allows youtochoos ewhet hercertain dis-
plays appear inkilom eters ormile sin themul-
ti fun ction disp lay.
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctthe
Ins trumentClu ster Ins
trumentClu stersubm enu.
X Pre ss0076 toconfirm .
X Pre ssthe0064 or0063 buttonto sele ctthe
Dis playUni tSpe ed-/Odometer: Dis
playUni tSpe ed-/Odometer:fun c-
ti on .
The curren tset ting km km
ormil es mil
esappear s.
X Pre ssthe0076 buttonto sav eth eset ting .
The selected unitof meas urementfor dist ance
applie sto :
R thedigit alspee dometer intheTri p Tri
pmen u
R theodom eter and trip odom eter
R thetrip comput er
R thecur ren tco nsumpt ionand theran ge
R nav igat ioninstruct ionsin theNav i Nav
imen u
R cruise control
R DIST RONI C
R AS SYS TPLU S
Select ingpermanent displa y
The Permanent Display: Per
manent Display:fun ction allows you
to choos ewhet herthemult ifunction disp lay
always showstheout side tempe rature orthe
spee d.
The spee ddisp layisinv ers eto thespee dome-
te r. Menu
sand submen us
201On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

AMG
menu(Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Wa rm-up 0043
Digit alspee dometer
0044 Gear indicat or
0087 Ups hiftind icat or
0085 Engin eoil tempe rature
0083 Coolan tte mpe rature
0084 Tran smission oiltempe rature
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
Up shi ftind icat or:upsh iftind icat orUP UP
0087
ind icat esthat theen gin ehas reac hedthe
ove rrevv ing rangewhen intheman ualdrive
pro gram .
Engin eand trans mission oiltem pera-
tu re: when theen gin eand trans mis sion are
at norm aloper ating tempe rature, oiltem-
per atur e0085 and 0084are disp layed inwhit ein
th emult ifunction disp lay.
If th emult ifunction disp laysho wsoiltem-
per atur e0085 or0084 inblue, theen gin eor the
tr ans mis sion arenotyet atnorm aloper ating
te mpe rature. Avoid drivin gat full engin eout -
put duringthis time.
SET UP 0043
Engin emod eC C,
S S,
S+ S+
orM M
0044 Suspen sion setting SPO RT SPO
RTorCOM FORT COM
FORT
0087 Tran smission pos ition D D/
M M
0085 ESP®
mod e(On On/O
ff Off
) SE
TUP displays thefol lowin ginf orm ation,
fun ction sand setting s:
R thedigit alspee dometer
R thegear indicat or
R theen gin emod e
R thesusp ension mode
R thetrans mis sion position
R theES P®
(Elec tron icStabilit yPro gram )
mod e
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthest eer ing whee l
to sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ss0063 repeatedly untilSE TUP appear s.
RACE TIMER Disp
laying and star ting RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMERison lyint ended foruse ona
clo sed racecir cuit .Do notuse thefun ction on
public roads. 0043
Lap
0044 RACE TIMER
You canstart theRACE TIMERwhen the
en gin eis run ningor ifth eSm artKey isin pos i-
ti on 0048 intheign ition lock.
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ssthe0063 buttonrep eatedly untilth e
RACE TIMERappear s.
X To star t:pre ssthe0076 buttonto start the
RACE TIMER.
Disp laying theint erm ediatetime Menu
sand submen us
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Lap
statistics 0043
Lap
0044 Lap time
0087 Average lapspeed
0085 Lap length
0083 Top speed duringlap This
function isonl yavailable ifyou have
st ored atleast twolaps andhave stopped the
RACE TIMER.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eAMG AMG
men u.
X Pres sth e0063 buttonrepe atedlyunt ilth e
lap evaluat ionisshown .
Eac hlap isshown inasepar atesubme nu.
The fastestlapisindi catedbyflash ingsym-
bol 0043.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec ta
diff eren tlap evaluat ion. Displa
ymes sages Intr
odu ction
Gener alnotes Dis
play messages appear inthemult ifunction display.
Dis play messages withgraph icdisplays maybeshown insimp lified formintheOper ator'sMan -
ual and may theref oredifferfro mthemult ifunction display.
Please respon din acc ordan cewith thedisplay messages andfollowtheaddit ionalnot esinthis
Oper ator'sMan ual.
Cert aindisplay messages areaccompan iedbyan audible warningtone oracon tinuous tone.
When youstop and park theveh icle,please observethenot eson:
R HOL Dfun ction (Ypage 166)
R Park ing(Ypage 147)
Hid ing displa ymes sages X
Pres sth e0076 or0038 buttononthest eerin gwheel.
The mult ifunction display hidesthedisplay message.
High -priorit ydisplay messages areshown inred inthemult ifunction display. Somehigh- priority
display messages cannot behidden .
The mult ifunction display showsthese mes sages continuously untilth ecause sfor themes sages
have been remedied.
Messa gemem ory The
on-board compute rsave scer tain display messages inthemes sage memory.You cancall
up thedisplay messages :
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eerin gwheel toselec tth eSer v. Ser
v.men u.
If th ere aredisplay messages ,th emult ifunction display shows2Mes sages 2
Mes sages,forexam ple.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec tth eent ry,e.g.2 Mes sages 2
Mes sages.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoscr ollthrough thedisplay messages . Displa
ymes sages
207On-boardcomp uter and displays Z

When
theignition isswitched off,alldisplay messages aredeleted, apartfromsome high-priorit y
display messages. Oncethe causes ofthe high-priorit ydisplay messages havebeen rectified, the
corr esponding displaymessages arealso deleted. 208
Display
messagesOn-boar dcomput erand displa ys

Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System) andESP®
(Electronic StabilityPro-
gram) aretemporarily notavail able.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
In addition, the00E5, 00BBand0025 warning lampslightupinthe
instrument cluster.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive asuitabl edistance, makingslightsteering move-
ments ataspeed above12mph (20km/h ).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned
above areavail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS
andESP®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
The 0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly), 00E5, 00BBand0025
warning lampsinthe instrument clusteralsolight up.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . Dis
play messages
209On-boardcomp uter anddisplays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E5
Cur rently Unavaila‐ Cur
rently Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator' s ble
SeeOperator' s
Man ual Man
ual ES
P®
is tempo rarilyunav ailable .
Ot her drivin gsyst ems anddrivin gsaf etysyst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,th e00E5 and00BB warninglamp sligh tup intheins tru-
men tclus ter.
The self-diagn osis function mightnotbe compl ete, for exampl e.
G WAR
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The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.
The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan thus
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Caref ullydrive asuit able distance,mak ingslightsteer ing mov e-
men tsat aspe edabov e12 mph (20km/ h).
If the displ aymessage disappea rs,the functions mentioned
above areavai lableaga in.
If the multifu nctiondisplaystill shows thedispl aymessag e:
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 00E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ESP
®
is malfu nctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfu nc-
tion.
In addi tion, the00E5 and00BB warning lampsligh tup inthe instru-
ment cluster.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but withou tthe
functions listedabove.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituationcanthus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP®
is unabl eto stabil izethe vehicle .
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 210
Di
splay message sOn-boardcompu terand displays

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual EB
D(elec tron icbrak efor ce dist ribution),AB Sand ESP®
are mal-
fun ction ing.
Ot her drivin gsyst ems anddrivin gsaf etysyst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,th e00E5, 00BBand0025 warninglamp sligh tup inthe
ins trumen tclus terand awarn ingtone soun ds.
G WAR
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The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron tand rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kif you performafull brak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nOn the Igni‐ Tur
nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Release tio
nto Release
the ParkingBra ke the
ParkingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedto release theelec tric park ingbrak ewhile theign i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nth eSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon theign ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingBra ke Par
kingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.Aco nd ition forauto matic
rel ease oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis no tfulf illed (Ypage 148).
You aredrivin gwit hth eelec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually. The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.
You areusin gth eelec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencybrak ing
(Y page 148). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keSee Par
kingBra keSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To apply :
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Pre sstheelec tric park ingbrak ehan dleforatleast tensec onds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Lim itedSee Opera‐ Lim
itedSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Ac
tive Brake Assis tis unav ailable duetoamalf unction .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Cur rently Limite d Cur
rently Limite d
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual Ac
tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction orPRE ‑SAF E®
PLU Sis
deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R Mer cedes -AMG vehicles: ESP®
is deac tivat ed
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction and PRE‑SAFE®
PLU S
are function alagain .
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Rest arttheen gin e.
X Mer cedes -AMG vehicles: swit chESP®
on again (Ypage 68). Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Lim itedSee Opera‐ Lim
itedSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Ac
tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction orPRE ‑SAF E®
PLU Sis
no tavail able duetoamalf unction .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Fro
nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagDisabled Air
BagDisabled
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are disab ledduri ngthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R an adult
or
R aper son oftheco rresp ondin gst atur eis on thefron t-pass enger
seat
If addit ionalfor cesare applie dto theseat ,th esyst emmay interp ret
th eoc cup ant'sweigh tas lower than itact ually is.
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
may notbe trigge redintheeve ntofan acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Hav eth eoc cup ant onthefron t-pass enger seat getout ofthe
veh icle.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS hasdisab ledthefron t-pass enger fron tair bag and
fr on t-pass enger knee bag (Ypage 48)
R theFro nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi-
cat orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs erveth eaddit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 48). 218
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s