ACCESSING THE ENGINE, LEVELS
5
312 - Maintenance
Opening the bonnet
Lift the bonnet and release the stay
4
from its holder
5
. For your own safety,
you must fix the stay into the retainer
3
in the bonnet.
After any procedure in
the engine compartment,
make sure that you do
not forget anything
(cloth, tools, etc.).
Otherwise,thismayleadtoen
gine damage or cause a fire.
Engine oil
General information
It is normal for an engine to use oil for
lubrication and cooling of moving parts
anditisnormaltotopupthelevelbe
tween oil changes.
However, contact an approved dealer
if more than 0.11 gal (0.5 litre) is being
consumed every 620 miles (1,000 km)
after the running in period.
Oil change frequency: check the oil
level from time to time and certainly
before any long journey to avoid the
risk of damaging your engine.
Exceeding the maxi
mum engine oil level
Under no circumstances
shouldthemaximumfill
ing level be exceeded: this could
damagetheengineandtheemis
sion control system.
If the level exceeds the "MAXI"
level do not start your vehicle
and contact an approved dealer.
Reading the oil level
The oil level should be read with the
vehicleonlevelground,aftertheen
gine has been switched off for some
time.
The dipstick must be used to read
the exact oil level and make sure
that the maximum level has not
been exceeded (risk of engine dam
age).
Dependingonthevehicle,theinstru
mentpaneldisplayonlyalertsthedri
verwhentheoillevelisatitsmini
mum.
Before carrying out any
action in the engine
compartment, you must
switch off the ignition
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Minimum oil level warning
The message "Top up oil level" and the
warning light come on on the
instrument panel.
It is vital to top up the oil as soon as
possible.