User's Manual

Checking and topping up fluids234
Checking the oil level
Checking oil level
– Park your vehicle on a level surface.
– Allow the warm engine to run briefly at idling speed and
then switch off the ignition.
– Wait approx. 2 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 the dipstick out again and check the oil level
⇒ fig. 224 or ⇒ fig. 225. If the oil level is too low, add
more engine oil ⇒ page 234.
Oil level in area
–Do not top up oil.
Oil level in area
–Oil can be topped up. After topping up the oil level should
be in area .
Oil level in area
–Oil must be topped up. After topping up the oil level
should be in area .
Depending on how you drive and the conditions in which the car is
used, oil consumption can be up to 0.5 ltr./1000 km. Oil consump-
tion is likely to be higher for the first 5000 km. You should therefore
check the oil level at regular intervals, ideally every time you fill the
tank, and also before setting off on a long trip.
Topping up the engine oil 
Fig. 224 Variant 1:
Markings on oil
dipstick
Fig. 225 Variant 2:
Markings on oil
dipstick
A
a
A
b
A
a
A
c
A
a
Fig. 226 Engine
compartment: Engine
oil filler cap
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