Cupra Ateca 2020 - Checking the Engine Oil Level; Topping up the Engine Oil

Practical tips
Checking the engine oil level
Fig. 202
Engine oil dipstick.
The engine oil dipstick indicates the level of
the oil.
Checking oil level
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Park the vehicle in a horizontal position.
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Briefly run the engine at idle speed until
the operating temperature is reached and
then stop.
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Wait for about two minutes.
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Pull out the dipstick. Wipe the dipstick with
a clean cloth and insert it again, pushing it
in as far as it will go.
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Then pull it out once more and check the
oil level
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Fig. 202 . Top up with engine oil
if necessary.
The oil must leave a mark between zones
A
and
C
. It can never go above zone
A
.
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Zone
A
: do not add oil.
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Zone
B
: you can add oil but keep the level
in that zone.
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Zone
C
: add oil until zone
B
.
Depending on how you drive and the condi-
tions in which the vehicle is used, oil con-
sumption can be up to 0.5 l/1000 km. Oil
consumption is likely to be higher for the first
5,000 km. For this reason the engine oil level
must be checked at regular intervals, pref-
erably when filling the tank and before a
journey.
WARNING
Any work carried out in the engine com-
partment or on the engine must be carried
out cautiously.
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When working in the engine compart-
ment, always observe the safety warnings
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page 287.
CAUTION
If the oil level is above area
A
, do not start
the engine. This could result in damage to
the engine and catalytic converter. Contact
a Technical Service.
Topping up the engine oil
Fig. 203
In the engine compartment: Engine oil
filler cap.
Before opening the bonnet, read and ob-
serve the warnings
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in Working in the
engine compartment on page 288.
Topping up engine oil
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Unscrew cap from engine oil filler opening
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Fig. 203.
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Carefully add oil in small quantities (no
more than 0.5 l).
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To avoid adding too much oil, whenever
you add a certain amount, wait about 2 mi-
nutes and recheck the oil level
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page 292 .
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If necessary, add some more oil.
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When the oil level reaches at least zone
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Fig. 202
B
, unscrew the engine oil filler
cap carefully
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