Mercedes-Benz 2003 SLK 230 Kompressor Operator's Manual page 173

You can check the engine oil level with
the oil dipstick
Open the hood ( page 171).
Pull out oil dipstick 1 ( page 175) and
wipe the tip clean.
Reinsert the oil dipstick into the dip-
stick guide tube as far as it will go.
1 Oil dipstick
Pull out the oil dipstick again after
approximately 3 seconds.
The oil level is acceptable when it
leaves a line between the upper and
lower marks of the dipstick.
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Fill quantity between upper and lower
dipstick marking level is approximately
2.1 US qt (2.0 l).
For adding oil ( page 175).
See "Practical hints" ( page 200) if the
low engine oil level warning lamp in the in-
strument cluster lights up.
Engine compartment
You can check the engine oil level on the
odometer display (SLK 320 and
SLK 32 AMG only)
Turn the key in the steering lock to
position 2.
1 Knob
Wait until the symbols : and I
appear in the odometer display indica-
tor.
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