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Do not add oil beyond the upper dipstick
mark. Adding too much oil will harm the
engine. Have the vehicle checked without
delay.
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Checking engine oil level
electronically*
Your car is equipped with an electronic oil-level
monitor.
For a precise measurement and display of the
oil level, it is necessary that the engine be at
operating temperature, i.e. after uninterrupted
driving for at least 10 km or 6.5 miles. You can
have the oil level displayed while you are driv-
ing, or while the vehicle is at a standstill on a
level surface and the engine is running.
Display in the instrument cluster
1. Press button 1 in the turn indicator lever up
or down repeatedly until the appropriate
symbol is shown in the display, accompa-
nied by the word "OIL".
2. Press button 2 .
The oil level is checked and the reading dis-
played.
Possible displays
1 Oil level OK
2 Oil level is being checked.
This can take about 3 minutes if the car is at
a standstill on a level surface, or about
5 minutes if the vehicle is in motion.
3 Oil level down to minimum:
At the earliest opportunity, add up to 1 litre
or 1.8 Imp. pints of engine oil, see also Add-
ing engine oil on page
188 .
4 Oil level is too high.
Adding too much oil will harm the
engine. Have the vehicle checked
without delay. <
5 The oil level sensor is defective.
Do not add engine oil. You can continue
your journey. Note the newly calculated dis-
tance remaining to the next oil service, see
page
190 . Have the system checked as
soon as possible.
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