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Service, Maintenance
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Never carry out any repairs or adjustment
and maintenance work on the vehicle
yourself. This especially applies to the
engine, chassis and safety parts. You may
unwittingly infringe the provisions of the
law and, by not performing the work
properly, endanger yourself and other
road users.
Engine oil level check, topping up
engine oil
Engine oil
Information on engine oils is found in the
Service Booklet.
The oil level must be checked with the
vehicle on a level surface and with the
engine (which must be at operating
temperature) switched off. Wait at least
5 minutes before chec king the level, to
allow the normal oil accumulation in the
engine to drain into the oil pan.
Engine oil level and consumption
Every engine consumes engine oil for
technical reasons. The oil consumption
cannot be assessed until a fairly long
distance has been driven, and may be
above the specified value when the vehicle
is first being driven (run-in period).
Frequent driving at high revs increases
engine oil consumption.
Checking and topping up fluids
9 Warning
To aid identification, the caps used when
topping up engine oil, coolant and wash
fluid as well as the oil dipstick are coloured
yellow.
Important: It is the owner’s responsibility
to maintain the correct level of an
appropriate quality oil in the engine.
In vehicles with engine oil levelcheck 3, the
engine oil level is checked automatically -
see page 88. It is particularly advisable to
check the engine oil level b efore emb arking
on a long journey.
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