Seat LEON Owner's Manual page 203

Oil properties
Engine type Specification
Petrol without flexible VW 502 00/VW 504 00
service interval
Petrol with flexible serv- VW 504 00
ice interval (LongLife)
Diesel. Engines without VW 505 01/VW 506 01/VW
Particulate filter (DPF) 507 00
Diesel. Particulate Filter VW 507 00
Engines (DPF).
With or without flexible
service interval (with
a)
and without LongLife)
Natural gas engines VW 502 00
a) Only use recommended oils, otherwise you may damage the
engine.
Engine oil additives
No type of additive should be mixed with the
engine oil. The deterioration caused by these
additives is not covered by the warranty.
Note
Before a long trip, we recommend finding an
engine oil that conforms to the correspond-
ing VW specifications and recommend keep-
ing it in the vehicle. This way, the correct en-
gine oil will always be available for a top-up if
needed.
Checking and refilling levels
Checking engine oil level
Fig. 175 Engine oil dipstick.
Read the additional information carefully
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The engine oil dipstick indicates the level of
the oil.
Checking oil level
Park the vehicle in a horizontal position.
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Briefly run the engine at idle speed until
–
the operating temperature is reached and
then stop.
Wait for about two minutes.
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Pull out the dipstick. Wipe the dipstick with
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a clean cloth and insert it again, pushing it
in as far as it will go.
Then pull it out once more and check the oil
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Fig. 175. Top up with engine oil if
level
necessary.
Depending on how you drive and the condi-
tions in which the vehicle is used, oil con-
sumption can be up to 0.5 l/1000 km. Oil
consumption is likely to be higher for the first
5,000 km. For this reason the engine oil level
must be checked at regular intervals, prefera-
bly when filling the tank and before a jour-
ney.
WARNING
Any work carried out in the engine compart-
ment or on the engine must be carried out
cautiously.
When working in the engine compartment,
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always observe the safety warnings
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CAUTION
If the oil level is above the area
start the engine. This could result in damage
to the engine and catalytic converter. Contact
a Technical Service.
do not
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