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Checking and refilling levels
Checking oil level
– Park the vehicle in a horizontal position.
– Briefly run the engine at idle speed until the service temperature
is reached then stop.
– Wait 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 level
fig.
165. If the oil level is too low, add more engine oil
⇒ page 216.
A
a
Oil level in area
– Do not top up oil.
A
Oil level in area
b
– Oil can be topped up. After topping up the oil level should be in
A
a
area
.
A
c
Oil level in area
– Oil must be topped up. After topping up the oil level should be in
A
a
area
.
Depending on how you drive and the conditions in which the car is used, oil
consumption can be up to 0.5 l/1,000 km. Oil consumption is likely to be
higher for the first 5,000 km. Therefore, the engine oil level must be checked
at regular intervals, preferably when filling the tank and before a journey.
Topping up the engine oil
⇒ page 215,
– Unscrew cap
– Carefully put in the specified grade of oil ⇒ page 282, adding
0.5 litres at a time.
– After two minutes, check the oil level once again ⇒ page 215.
– Where necessary, add more engine oil.
– Replace the oil filler cap carefully and push the dipstick all the
way in.
WARNING
•
When refilling with oil, make sure no oil falls onto hot engine parts.
Failure to comply could result in fire.
•
Wash your skin thoroughly if it comes into contact with engine oil.
Fig. 166 In the engine
compartment: Engine oil
filler cap
⇒ page 282, fig.
from oil filler opening
228.
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