Mercedes-Benz 2006 C 230 Sport, Operator'S Manual

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Operation
Engine compartment
Checking engine oil level with the oil
dipstick
When checking the oil level
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the vehicle must be parked on level
ground
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with the engine at operating tempera-
ture, the vehicle must have been sta-
tionary for at least 5 minutes with the
engine turned off
앫
with the engine not at operating tem-
perature yet, the vehicle must have
been stationary for at least 30 minutes
with the engine turned off
1
Oil dipstick
2
Upper (max) mark
3
Lower (min) mark
To check the engine oil level with the oil
dipstick, do the following:
왘
Open the hood (
컄
page 297).
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Pull out oil dipstick
1
.
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Wipe oil dipstick
1
clean.
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Fully insert oil dipstick
1
into the
dipstick guide tube.
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Pull out oil dipstick
1
again after
approximately 3 seconds to obtain ac-
curate reading.
The oil level is correct when it is be-
tween the lower (min) mark
3
and
upper (max) mark
2
of oil dipstick
1
.
왘
If necessary, add engine oil.
For adding engine oil, see “Adding en-
gine oil” (
컄
page 300).
For more information on engine oil, see
“Fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.”
(
컄
page 440).
For more information on messages in the
multifunction display concerning engine
oil, see the “Practical hints” section
(
컄
page 375).
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The filling quantity between the upper
and lower marks on the oil dipstick is
approximately 2.1 US qt. (2.0 l).