Vauxhall 2010 Meriva, Owner'S Manual

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205 Service and maintenance
Engine oil
In vehicles fitted with engine oil level
monitoring 3 , the engine oil level is
check ed autom atic ally 3 83. We
recom mend checking the engine oil level
before em barking on long journeys.
Check with the v ehicle on a level surface.
The engine must be at operating
temperature and switched off for a t least
5 minutes.
Pull out the dipstick, wipe it clean, insert it
to the stop on the handle, p ull out and read
the engine oil level.
Push the dipstick in as far as it will go and
twist it by half a turn.
Different dipsticks are used d epend ing on
eng ine variant.
When the engine oil level has dropped to
the MIN mark, top up engine oil.
9 Warning
Imp ortant: It is the owner’s resp onsibility
to maintain the correct lev el of an
appropriate quality oil in the engine.
Caution
Do not allow the engine oil level to drop
below the m inim um level.