Seat Tarraco 2020 Owner's Manual page 355

Engine oil specifications
Diesel engines
Type of
Engine type
Service
Set Service
With particulate and Flexible
a)
filter (DPF) Service Inter-
vals
Without particu- Set Service
late filter (DPF) Intervals
a) Only use recommended oils, otherwise you may
damage the engine.
b) If the quality of the fuel available in the country
does not fulfil the EN 590 (for diesel) standard.
Warning lamp
 It lights up red
Do not carry on driving!

Engine oil pressure too low.
Switch off the engine. Check the engine oil level.
If this warning lamp starts to flash, and is accom-

panied by three audible warnings, switch off the en-
gine and check the oil level. If necessary, add more
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If the warning lamp flashes although the oil level

is correct, stop driving. Do not even run the engine at
idle speed! Obtain technical assistance.
Checking and refilling levels
 It lights up yellow
Check the engine oil level as soon as possible.
Replace oil as soon as you have the opportunity to
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tion
 It flashes yellow
VW 507 00
Fault in the oil level sensor.
Have the check done by a specialised workshop. Un-
til then it is advisable to check the oil level every time
you refuel.
VW 505 01 b)
b)
VW 506 01
WARNING
Observe the safety warnings
trol and warning lamps on page
Checking the engine oil level
Engine oil dipstick.
Fig. 313
The engine oil dipstick indicates the level of
the oil.
Checking oil level
Park the vehicle in a horizontal position.
–
Briefly run the engine at idle speed until the
–
operating temperature is reached and then
stop.
Wait for about two minutes.
–
Pull out the dipstick. Wipe the dipstick with
–
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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level Fig.
necessary.
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in Con-
81.
The oil must leave a mark between zones
and . It can never go above zone
C
Zone : do not add oil.
●
A
Zone : you can add oil but keep the level
●
B
in that zone.
Zone : add oil until zone
●
C
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 journey.
313. Top up with engine oil if
A
.
A
.
B
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