Maintenance
EngineOilLevelCheckandRell
DrivingthecarwiththeoillevelABOVEthe
uppermark,orBELOWthelowermarkonthe
dipstick,willdamagetheengine.T akecareto
avoidspillingengineoilontoahotengine–a
remayresult!
1.5LEngine
Checktheoillevelweeklyandtopupwithoilwhen
necessary.Ideally,theoillevelshouldbecheckedwith
theenginecoldandthecarrestingonlevelground.If
theengineisrunningandalreadygettingwarm,waitfor
atleastveminutesafterswitchingofftheignitionswitch
beforecheckingthelevel.
1Withdrawthedipstickandwipeofftheoilonit.
2Slowlyinsertthedipstickandpullitoutagainto
checktheoillevel;theoillevelshallnotbelower
thantheMINmarkonthedipstick.
3Unscrewtheoilllercapandrelltheoiltomaintain
theoillevelbetweentheMAXandMINmarkonthe
dipstick.
4Waitfor5minutesandthenrechecktheoillevel,add
anappropriateamountofoilifnecessary–DONOT
OVERFILL!
5Finally,ensurethedipstickisinsertedandoilller
capisfullysecured.
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