If the belt goes do any lights illuminate? I've only thrown a belt once (on the 92 300D), but that was because the alternator went out so I'm guessing that account for the lights coming on.

Visually the belt looks to be in good shape.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

You'd get an immediate alternator light as well.

I tend to believe the noise of the belt letting go and the loss of the p/s would give anyone who's got the slightest perception the notice to get the vehicle off the road immediately.

The danger lies where the driver chooses to make "the next exit". Catastrophic.

It's not me I worry about. But my son driving the 92? That's another story....

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

There are all kinds of examples on here of children trashing the engine due to "next gas station syndrome".

You might as well accept that fact............it will happen if the belt lets go.