A crew alerting system for a mobile platform, the system comprising: a display device defining a display area; one or more data processors operatively coupled to the display device; and non-transitory machine-readable memory operatively coupled to the one or more data processors and storing instructions executable by the one or more processors and configured to cause the one or more processors to: upon receiving notification of an occurrence of a manual system configuration associated with the mobile platform, generate a first output for causing the display device to display a first indication in the display area, the first indication comprising a first textual message; and upon receiving notification of an occurrence of an automated system configuration associated with the mobile platform, generate a second output for causing the display device to display a second indication in the display area, the second indication comprising a second textual message accompanied by a supplemental indication; wherein the first and second textual messages (41, 44A) comprise a same content; and wherein a presence of the supplemental indication in the second indication is associated with automated system configuration of the mobile platform, and an absence of the supplemental indication in the first or second indication is associated with the manual system configuration of the mobile platform. a display device defining a display area; one or more data processors operatively coupled to the display device; and non-transitory machine-readable memory operatively coupled to the one or more data processors and storing instructions executable by the one or more processors and configured to cause the one or more processors to: upon receiving notification of an occurrence of a manual system configuration associated with the mobile platform, generate a first output for causing the display device to display a first indication in the display area, the first indication comprising a first textual message; and upon receiving notification of an occurrence of an automated system configuration associated with the mobile platform, generate a second output for causing the display device to display a second indication in the display area, the second indication comprising a second textual message accompanied by a supplemental indication; wherein the first and second textual messages (41, 44A) comprise a same content; and wherein a presence of the supplemental indication in the second indication is associated with automated system configuration of the mobile platform, and an absence of the supplemental indication in the first or second indication is associated with the manual system configuration of the mobile platform. upon receiving notification of an occurrence of a manual system configuration associated with the mobile platform, generate a first output for causing the display device to display a first indication in the display area, the first indication comprising a first textual message; and upon receiving notification of an occurrence of an automated system configuration associated with the mobile platform, generate a second output for causing the display device to display a second indication in the display area, the second indication comprising a second textual message accompanied by a supplemental indication; wherein the first and second textual messages (41, 44A) comprise a same content; and wherein a presence of the supplemental indication in the second indication is associated with automated system configuration of the mobile platform, and an absence of the supplemental indication in the first or second indication is associated with the manual system configuration of the mobile platform.