2009 Mercedes SLR McLaren Owner's Manual - Page 294

Operation Maintenance In order to maintain the performance and safety of your vehicle, we strongly recommend that you have your vehicle serviced by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center, every 12 months, even if the vehicle has covered less than 10000 miles (15000 km) in that time. The maintenance service indicator will notify you when the next maintenance service is due within the next 12 months or 10000 miles (15000 km), whichever comes sooner. ! Excessive load on the brake system causes increased wear of brake pads and brake disks. If the brake pads have to be replaced multiple times within one maintenance service interval, the brake disks must be checked. Observe the information given in the Maintenance Booklet and contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Before the next maintenance service is due, one of the following messages will appear in the right multifunction display while you are driving or when you switch on the ignition: Service In .. Days Service In .. Miles Clearing the maintenance service indicator message The maintenance service indicator message is automatically cleared after 30 seconds when you switch on the ignition. You can also clear it yourself. ! Failure to have the vehicle maintained in accordance with the Maintenance Booklet and maintenance service indicator at the designated times/mileage will result in vehicle damage not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. When the maintenance service is due, the following message appears in the multifunction display: Service Due Now 1 Reset button Press reset button 1. The maintenance service indicator message is cleared and the standard display appears in the multifunction display ( page 117). 294