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Service, Maintenance
Never carry out any repairs or adjustm ent
and m aintenance work on the vehic le
yourself. This especia lly applies to the
engine, chassis and safety parts. You may
unwittingly infringe the provisions of the
law a nd , by not performing the work
properly, end ang er yourself and other
road users.
Checking and topping up fluids
To aid id entific ation, the caps used when
topping up engine oil, coolant and w ash
fluid as well as the oil dipstick are coloured
yellow.
Engine oil
Information on eng ine oils is found in the
Serv ic e Booklet.
Engine oil level and consumption
Every engine consum es engine oil for
technical rea sons. The engine oil
consumption cannot be assessed until a
fa irly long dista nce has been driven, and
may be above the spec ified v alue when the
vehicle is first being driven (run-in period).
Frequent driving at high revs increases
engine oil c onsumption.
In vehicles w ith engine oil level check
3
, the
engine oil level is checked automatically -
see p age 72. It is p artic ularly advisable to
check the engine oil lev el b efore emb arking
on a long journey.
Engine oil level check,
top ping up engine oil
The oil level must be checked with the
vehicle on a level surface and w ith the
eng ine (which must be at operating
temperature) switched off. Wait at least
5 minutes before chec king the level to
allow the norm al engine oil accumulation
in the engine to d rain into the oil pan.
9
Warning
It is the Owner’s Responsibility to
maintain the proper level of an
appropriate quality oil in the engine.
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