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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / April 2008

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600 and a spanner on my trip meter?

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alun - 27 Apr 2008 14:25 GMT
rh drive 1999 c200 petrol automatic. When I turn the key to the 1st
position the trip meter changes to display a spanner and "600" for
maybe 20 seconds. I've had the car for 4 months, it's just done 78,000
miles and seems to run ok. Does anybody know what this means? Thanks.
me - 27 Apr 2008 15:28 GMT
> rh drive 1999 c200 petrol automatic. When I turn the key to the 1st
> position the trip meter changes to display a spanner and "600" for
> maybe 20 seconds. I've had the car for 4 months, it's just done 78,000
> miles and seems to run ok. Does anybody know what this means? Thanks.

You have roughly 600 miles between now and your next service. It is in the
manual under FSS, I believe.
alun - 29 Apr 2008 09:17 GMT
Thanks. I have an owners manual but it doesn't have anything like this
in it. In fact it has very little in it! I got it seperately from the
car and it's got a grey cover ( "202 englisch") but doesn't have any
information about maintenance or service intervals. Should I have
another Mercedes booklet?
me - 29 Apr 2008 16:27 GMT
> Thanks. I have an owners manual but it doesn't have anything like this
> in it. In fact it has very little in it! I got it seperately from the
> car and it's got a grey cover ( "202 englisch") but doesn't have any
> information about maintenance or service intervals. Should I have
> another Mercedes booklet?

I would say so based on your description of it. The FSS (Flexible Service
System) is an important thing to understand, especially as it relates to oil
type, the way you drive and change intervals. (e.g the FSS system cannot
detect the difference between synthetic and dino oil, so if you use dino oil
the FSS is useless)

I believe you can find it at a Mercedes dealership or online at Mercedes.com
http://www.mercedesmanuals.com/?gclid=CKeShPXIgJMCFQKhlgodgXLRHQ.

or possibly on eBay.

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