Volvo C70 Owner's Manual page 205

09 Maintenance and service
Oils and fluids
09
WARNING
Do not spill oil onto the hot exhaust manifold
due to the risk of fire.
IMPORTANT
Never fill above the MAX mark. Oil con-
sumption may increase if too much oil is
poured into the engine.
For engines with electronic dipstick
The oil level is checked using the electronic oil
level gauge with the thumbwheel when the
engine is switched off, see page 56.
Checking the oil level:
1. Switch the ignition to key position II, see
page 136.
2. Turn the thumbwheel to position "
LEVEL ENGINE ".
> The oil level in the engine is then shown.
1 Only applies to diesel (D5) with Euro 5.
2 Depending on engine alternative.
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NOTE
The oil level is only updated by the system
during driving. The system cannot detect
changes when oil is filled or drained.
If engine oil is filled or drained then the car
must be driven about 30 km before the oil
level is measured correctly.
Message
1
OK
PLEASE WAIT
OIL LEVEL LOW.
FILL 1 LITRE OIL
OIL
SERVICE
REQUIRED
Washer fluid, topping up
All normal
System initialised,
shown for
about 2 seconds
Location of washer fluid reservoir
Fill with engine oil,
The windscreen and headlamp washers share
see page 200, chap-
a common reservoir.
ter "Engine com-
partment".
For capacities, see the table Fluids on
page 270.
Shown when the
Filler cap on 4-cylinder engines and diesel.
system has
detected something
Filler cap on 5-cylinder engines.
that needs to be rec-
tified in order to ena-
Add washer antifreeze during the winter so that
ble the correct infor-
the fluid does not freeze in the pump, reservoir
mation regarding oil
and hoses.
volume to be shown
2
.