Checking Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants, Etc; Engine Oil Level Check - Mercedes-Benz 380 SE 1984 Owner's Manual

Engine Oil Level Check

1 Dipstick
2 Oil filler cap
Check engine oil level at regular
intervals after refueling with the
engine at operating temperature
and shut off. The operating tempe­
rature should have been attained
for some time.
Checking Fuels
The vehicle should be
parked on level ground and
the oil level must be
somewhere between the
lower and the upper mark
on dipstick (1); do not
add in excess of the
upper mark.
Coolants Lubricants etc.
Wipe dipstick before any oil level
measurement. To determine the oil
level, check both sides of the
dipstick. Always determine the oil
level by means of the straight hori­
zontal marking formed by the oil on
one side of the dipstick.
For viscosity and capacity, see
"Fuels, Coolants, Lubricants, etc."
and last page.
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