210: ABS/BAS/ESP Malfunction

[jcyuhn]

My 2001 210 wagon startled me this morning. I was out driving like the proverbial little old lady on the way to church, it being Sunday and all. About a mile from home, the car started beeping like a slot machine hitting the jackpot. The ABS and BAS/ESP lights came on, and the display registered three malfunctions; one each for the BAS, ESP, and ABS systems.

This event did not exactly make my day. Being crotchety and all, I drove to my destination. On the way home, no problems, no malfuctions reported on the dash display.

So my questions are this: first, what the heck might have happened? Second, should I take it into the dealer; are there stored error codes? The car is under Starmark, so this isn't on my nickel. I want the car to be safe, and I want all the fancy electrotrickery to be functional, but I do have better things to do than spend my day off at the MB dealer.

Any thoughts on the matter?

- JimY