Checking the oil level using the oil dipstick

Example: vehicles with a gasoline engine
Example: vehicles with a gasoline engine

Example: vehicles with a diesel engine
Example: vehicles with a diesel engine

– Park the vehicle on a level surface.

To check the oil level with the engine at operating temperature, switch the engine off and wait for approximately five minutes.
– Pull oil dipstick 1 out of the dipstick guide tube.
– Wipe off oil dipstick 1.
– Slowly slide oil dipstick 1 into the guide tube to the stop, and take it out again.
If the level is between MIN mark 3 and MAX mark 2, the oil level is correct.
– If the fuel level has sunk to MIN mark 3 or below, add 0.55 to 1.1 US qt (0.5 to 1.0 l) engine oil.

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