234 Che cking and filling
@ Tips
The oil level indicator in the MMI Display is
only an informat ion d isp lay.
If the oil leve l
is low, a minim um o il warning appears in
the instrument cluster. Add oil
c::> page 234. If the hood has bee n ope ned,
the curre nt oil level is shown in the instru-
men t cluster t he next time the ignition is
switche d on .
Checking the engine oil level
Applies to vehicles: with oil dipst ick
Fig. 202 Oil dips tick: ma rking fie lds
Before you check anyt hing in the engine com-
pa rtment,
always read an heed all WARN-
INGS c::> page 228 .
Determining the oil level
.. Park your vehicle on a level surface .
.. Let the engine run in idle briefly while it is at
operating tempe ratu re and then shut the
engi ne off.
.. Wait approxima t ely two min utes .
.. Remove the oil d ipst ick. Wipe off t he oil dip-
st ick with a cle an clot h an d inse rt it all t he
way in ag ain.
.. Remove the d ipstick again and t hen rea d t he
oil level
c::> fig. 202 . Add eng ine oil if neces-
sary
c::> page 234.
Oil level in the G) area
.. Do no t add any oil.
Oil level in the @ area
.. You may add oil. After adding oil, the leve l
sho uld be in t he @ area .
Oil level in the @ area
.. You mu st ad d oil. Aft er addi ng oil, t he level
should be in the
0 area .
Depend ing on t he way th e vehi cle is dr iven
and the ope ratin g con dit ions, oil co nsu mp t ion
can be up t o 1/2 qu a rt pe r 600 miles (0.5 liter
per 1,00 0 km) . Cons umption may be hig he r
within the first 3,000 miles (5,000 km) . Be-
cause of this, the engine oil leve l must be
checked regu la rly. It would be best to check
each t ime you refue l your veh icle and before
long drives.
Adding engine oil "l::r.
Fig. 203 Engin e comp artment : cove r on t he e ng ine oil
filler neck
Befo re you che ck a nyth ing in the engin e com-
partment ,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart -
men t on page 22 8 .
"' Shut the e ng ine off .
"' Unscrew t he cap
't=;,1 to the eng ine oil filling
hole
c::> fig. 203, c::> page 230 .
.. Carefully top off with 0.5 qu arts (0.5 liters)
of t he appropriate oil
c::> page 231 .
"' Check t he oil level aga in after two m inutes
c::> page 233, Checking the engine oil level or
c::> page 234, Checking the engine oil level.
.. Top off the oil aga in, if necessary.
"' Screw the cap back on the filling hole .
_&, WARNING
-
- W hile topping off, th e oil m ust not com e
in conta ct with hot engi ne parts - fi re
haza rd! ..,.
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