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Checking and refilling levels
Checking the engine oil level and topping up
Preparations
● Park the vehicle on flat ground so that the engine oil reading is correct.
● The engine must be hot to be able to check the engine oil level. Stop the
engine and wait a few minutes for the oil to drain back into the sump.
● Open the bonnet ⇒ p age 171.
● The engine oil filler neck can be recognised by the symbol on the
⇒ F ig. 117
cap
and the dipstick by its coloured handle.
Check the engine oil level
● Pull out the dipstick and wipe it on a clean cloth.
● Replace the dipstick, pushing it in as far as it will go. If the dipstick to
measure engine oil has a mark, when you reintroduce it this mark should
slot into the corresponding groove located on the upper end of the tube.
● Remove the dipstick again and check the engine oil level ⇒ t able on
page 176.
● After reading the oil level, replace the dipstick in the tube completely.
Engine oil topping up limits
Fig. 116
Fig. 116 Marked engine
oil dipstick
Area
Area
Area
Adding oil after checking the level
Only add engine oil in small quantities and in steps:
● Unscrew the cap from engine oil filler neck on the cylinder head
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117. If you are not sure where the cap is, seek assistance from a spe-
Fig. 117 In the engine
cialist.
compartment: engine oil
filler cap.
● Only refill using approved SEAT engine oil in small quantities (no more
than 0.5 ltr) ⇒ p age 175.
● To avoid adding too much oil, each time you add a quantity, wait until
the oil has flowed into the crankcase so that it can be measured with the
dipstick.
● Check the oil level before adding any more oil. Do not top up with too
much engine oil ⇒ .
Operations required depending on the engine oil topping
up level:
Do not add oil ⇒ .
A
You can add oil, but keep the level in this zone.
B
Oil must be added. After topping up the oil level should be
C
in area
.
B
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