Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 236

Oil dipstick and engine oil filler opening (example:
petrol engine)
Oil dipstick and engine oil filler opening (example:
diesel engine)
Pull oil dipstick 1
#
Wipe the oil dipstick
#
cloth.
Insert the oil dipstick
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tube as far as it will go and pull it out again.
If the level is between MIN mark
mark 2, the oil level is adequate.
If the oil level has dropped to or below mini‐
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mum mark 3, open cap
engine oil ( page 233).
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The difference in quantity between marks
3 depends on the engine:
Diesel engines, about 2 l
R
Petrol engines about 1.5 litres
R
out of the dipstick tube.
1 using a lint-free
1 back into the guide
3 and MAX
4 and top up the
2
Topping up the engine oil
& WARNING Risk of fire and injury from
engine oil
If engine oil comes into contact with hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment, it
may ignite.
Make sure that no engine oil is spilled
#
next to the filler opening.
Allow the engine to cool off and thor‐
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oughly clean the engine oil from compo‐
nent parts before starting the vehicle.
& WARNING Risk of burns from hot com‐
ponent parts in the engine compartment
Certain component parts in the engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
cooler and parts of the exhaust system.
Allow the engine to cool down and only
#
touch component parts described in the
following.
* NOTE Damage caused by topping up too
much engine oil
Too much engine oil can damage the engine
or the catalytic converter.
Have excess engine oil removed at a
#
qualified specialist workshop.
* NOTE Engine damage due to use of addi‐
tives in the engine oil
The use of additional additives in the engine
oil can damage the engine.
Do not use any additional additives in
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the engine oil.
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ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Environmental
damage due to hydraulic fluid level spill‐
ages while topping up
If fluid spills onto soil, the environment will be
damaged.
Make sure that no fluid spills while top‐
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and
ping up.
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