4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Engine oil
With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check the oil
level on the dipstick.
Checking the engine oil
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Park the vehicle on level ground. After warming up the engine
STEP
1
and turning off the hybrid system, wait more than 5 minutes
for the oil to drain back into the bottom of the engine.
STEP
2
Wipe the dipstick clean.
STEP
3
STEP
4
Flat dipstick: Reinsert the dipstick fully.
STEP
4
Holding a rag under the end, pull the dipstick out and check
STEP
5
the oil level.
Wipe the dipstick and reinsert it fully.
STEP
6
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Holding a rag under the end, pull
the dipstick out.
Non-flat dipstick: Reinsert the
dipstick fully with its protruding
areas (
in the illustration)
pointing towards the engine.