Renault RAFALE - Page 335

ACCESSING THE ENGINE, LEVELS
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Maintenance - 333
Adding engine oil
Use a funnel or protect
the filling neck area to
avoidengineoilescap-
ing on to a hot part of the engine
compartment or a sensitive part
(e.g. electrical components).
Fire hazard.
Filling and/or checking
the oil level:whentop-
ping up or checking the
oil level, ensure that no
oilleaksontotheenginecompo-
nents. Do not forget to properly
close the cap and refit the dipstick
to prevent any oil spatter on hot
engine components.
Fire hazard.
Before carrying out any
action in the engine
compartment, you must
switch off the ignition
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– Remove the dipstick and wipe with a
clean, lint-free cloth;
– push the dipstick in as far as it will
go;
– remove the dipstick again;
– readthelevel:itshouldneverfallbe-
low the "MINI" level A nor rise above
the "MAXI" level B .
Once the level has been read, push
the dipstick in as far as it will go.
Depending on the vehicle, it may be
necessary to lock the oil dipstick: push
thedipstickasfarasitwillgo,thenro-
tate it to lock it (movement C ).