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284 Checking and refilling levels
Checking the engine oil level and topping up
Fig. 170 Marked engine
oil dipstick
Fig. 171 In the engine
compartment: Engine oil
filler cap
Preparations
● Park the vehicle on flat ground so that the engine oil reading is correct.
● Stop the engine and wait a few minutes for the oil to drain back into the
sump. When the engine has cooled down, immediately check the oil level
and top up if necessary.
● Open the bonnet ⇒ page 278.
● The engine oil filler neck can be recognised by the symbol on the
cap ⇒ Fig. 171 and the dipstick by its coloured handle.
Checking the engine oil level
● Pull out the dipstick and wipe it on a clean cloth.
● Replace the dipstick, pushing it in as far as it will go. If the dipstick has a
mark, when you reintroduce it this mark should slot into the corresponding
groove located on the upper end of the tube.
● Remove the dipstick again and check the engine oil level ⇒ table on
page 284.
● After reading the oil level, replace the dipstick in the tube completely.
Engine oil topping up ranges
Fig. 170
Operations required depending on the engine oil topping
up level:
Area
A
Do not top up oil ⇒ .
Area
B
Add approximately 0.5 L of oil (1/2 quarter of a gallon).
The oil level can be in the zone
A
, but never above
A
.
Area
C
It is essential to add oil (approximately 1 litre or quarter of
a gallon). Ensure that the level is around the centre of the
zone
B
after adding oil.
Adding oil after checking the level
Only add engine oil in small quantities and in steps.
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