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Safety Precautions and Troubleshooting Basics


- ABS/EDL/ASR and ESP are vehicle safety systems; working on these systems requires specific system knowledge.
- There are two different versions of instrument cluster: with or without Driver Information System (DIS).





Instrument cluster without DIS
- If On Board Diagnostic (OBD) has detected a malfunction in the system, it indicates the malfunction by lighting up warning lamps when ignition is switched on. The warning lamps are located in the instrument cluster. This appears in both versions, with or without DIS. The instrument cluster without DIS displays the ABS warning light -K47- (right arrow), the warning light for brake system -K118(center arrow, red symbol for "brake system malfunction") and the traction control indicator light -K86- (left arrow). For additional information, Refer to the titled "Overview of indicator lamp functions".





Instrument cluster with DIS
- For DIS, the warning light for brake system -K118- "brake system malfunction" appears in the display.
- If the ABS warning light -K47 and the red symbol for"Brake system malfunction" are not lit, but the brake system is not functioning properly, check for malfunctions in the mechanical/hydraulic brake system components.