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7 Maintenance
Checking the engine oil level
Injury hazard due to hot and moving engine parts!
Hot and moving engine parts can cause injury.
► Do not open the engine cover if the engine is running.
► Let the engine cool down.
► Wear protective clothes.
1. Park the machine on level ground.
2. Stop the engine and remove the starting key.
3. Apply the parking brake.
4. Open the engine cover.
5. Pull out oil level dipstick A and wipe it with a lint-free cloth.
6. Push oil level dipstick in to the detent and pull it out again
7. Read off the oil level.
➥ 1st notch = MIN mark
➥ 2nd notch = MAX mark
8. Add oil if the oil level is near the MIN mark – see “Adding engine oil” on
page 7-33.
Reading example: oil level dipstick with 2 notches
• 1st notch = MIN mark
• 2nd notch = MAX mark
Reading example: oil level dipstick with 4 notches
• Cold engine – 1st notch = MIN mark, 3rd notch = MAX mark
• Warm engine – 2nd notch = MIN mark, 4th notch = MAX mark
Maintenance intervals – see “Maintenance plan” on page 7-3.
Specifications and fill quantities – see “Fluids and lubricants” on
page 7-12.