Seat ibiza Owner's Manual page 164

162 Checking and refilling
Checking oil level
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b
a
Every engine uses a certain amount of oil. The oil consumption can
be up to 1.0 litres per 1000 km. The engine oil level must therefore
be checked at regular intervals, preferably when filling the tank
and before a long journey.
The location of the dipstick
illustrations on page 159.
The vehicle must be on a level surface when checking the oil level.
After stopping engine wait a few minutes for the oil to drain back to
the sump.
Then pull the dipstick out, wipe it with a clean cloth and insert
again.
Then pull dipstick out again and check the oil level:
A B
TO8-038A
Fig. 124
can be determined from the
A
Oil m m u u s s t t be topped up. Afterwards it suffices when the oil level
a
is somewhere in area .
b
Oil c c a a n n be topped up. It can then happen that the oil level is in
b
area .
c
Oil m m u u s s t t n n o o t t be topped up.
c
When the engine is working hard such as in sustained high-speed
motorway cruising in summer, when towing a trailer or when
climbing mountain passes, the oil level should be kept at area
K
– – n n o o t t a a b b o o v v e e . .
Topping up engine oil
Unscrew the cap from oil filler opening
at a time. Then check level with the dipstick.
O O n n n n o o a a c c c c o o u u n n t t s s h h o o u u l l d d t t h h e e o o i i l l l l e e v v e e l l b b e e a a b b o o v v e e a a r r e e a a
c c a a n n b b e e d d r r a a w w n n i i n n t t o o t t h h e e e e n n g g i i n n e e v v i i a a t t h h e e c c r r a a n n k k c c a a s s e e b b r r e e a a t t h h e e r r a a n n d d
e e s s c c a a p p e e i i n n t t o o t t h h e e a a t t m m o o s s p p h h e e r r e e v v i i a a t t h h e e e e x x h h a a u u s s t t s s y y s s t t e e m m . . O O n n v v e e h h i i c c l l e e s s
f f i i t t t t e e d d w w i i t t h h a a c c a a t t a a l l y y t t i i c c c c o o n n v v e e r r t t e e r r , , t t h h e e o o i i l l c c o o u u l l d d b b u u r r n n i i n n s s i i d d e e t t h h e e
c c o o n n v v e e r r t t e e r r c c a a u u s s i i n n g g i i t t t t o o b b e e c c o o m m e e d d a a m m a a g g e e d d . .
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
W W h h e e n n t t o o p p p p i i n n g g u u p p t t h h e e o o i i l l , , d d o o n n o o t t s s p p i i l l l l i i t t o o n n t t o o h h o o t t e e n n g g i i n n e e c c o o m m p p o o n n e e n n t t s s – –
d d a a n n g g e e r r o o f f f f i i r r e e . .
Carefully close the filler cap and push the oil dipstick in as far as
possible, this will prevent oil spill when the engine is running.
c
and pour oil in 0.5 litres
B
. . O O t t h h e e r r w w i i s s e e o o i i l l
c
K