Volvo 2016 s60 inscription, Owner'S Manual

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10 Maintenance and servicing
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Checking and adding oil
NOTE
Before checking the oil:
•
The car should be parked on a level
surface.
•
If the engine is warm , wait for at least
10 – 15 minutes after the engine has
been switched off.
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The oil level must be between the MIN and MAX
marks on the dipstick
Checking the oil
1. Pull out the dipstick and wipe it with a
lint-free rag.
2. Reinsert the dipstick, pull it out, and
check the oil level. The level must be
between the
MIN
and
MAX
marks.
3. Add oil if necessary. If the level is close to
the
MIN
mark, add approximately
0.5 US quarts (0.5 liters) of oil.
4. Recheck the level and add more oil if
necessary until the level is near the MAX
mark.
WARNING
Do not allow oil to spill onto or come into
contact with hot exhaust pipe surfaces.
Electronic oil level sensor (4-cylinder
engines only)
Oil filler cap
No action is necessary until a message is dis-
played, see the following illustration.
Left: digital instrument panel*, Right: analog
instrument panel
Message
Oil level
The oil level can be checked when the engine
is not running by scrolling to the oil level sen-
sor using the thumb wheel on the left steering
wheel lever.
CAUTION
•
If
Oil service required
is displayed,
the oil level may be too high. Take the
vehicle to an authorized Volvo work-
shop as soon as possible.
•
If the oil level sensor indicates that the
level is too low, using the correct oil,
top up with the amount of oil indicated
as soon as possible, see oil specifica-
tions (p. 323).