Seat Leon 5D Owner's Manual page 329

Checking the engine oil level
Engine oil dipstick.
Fig. 224
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
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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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level Fig. 224. Top up with engine oil if
necessary.
The oil must leave a mark between zones
and . It can never go above zone
C
Checking and refilling levels
Zone : do not add oil.
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A
Zone : you can add oil but keep the level
● B
in that zone.
Zone : add oil until zone
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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.
WARNING
Any work carried out in the engine com-
partment or on the engine must be carried
out cautiously.
When working in the engine compart-
●
ment, always observe the safety warnings
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page 322.
CAUTION
If the oil level is above area
the engine. This could result in damage to
the engine and catalytic converter. Con-
tact a Technical Service.
A
.
A
Topping up the engine oil
.
B
In the engine compartment: Engine
Fig. 225
oil filler cap.
Before opening the bonnet, read and observe
the warnings
compartment on page
Topping up engine oil
Unscrew cap from engine oil filler opening
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Fig. 225.
Carefully add oil in small quantities (no
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, do not start
A
more than 0.5 l).
To avoid adding too much oil, whenever you
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add a certain amount, wait about 2 minutes
and recheck the oil level
If necessary, add some more oil.
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When the oil level reaches at least zone
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Fig. 224
cap carefully
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in Working in the engine
322.
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page 327.
, unscrew the engine oil filler
B
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