2012 Seat Ibiza 5D oil dipstick

200Checking and refilling levels
Checking the engine oil level
The engine oil dipstick indicates the level of the oil.
Fig. 125 Engine oil dip-
stick
Checking oil level
– Park the vehicle in a horizontal position.
– Briefly run the engine at idle speed until the operating tempera-
ture is reached and then stop.
– Wait two minutes.
– Pull out the dipstick. Wipe the dipstick with a clean cloth and
insert it again, pushing it in as far as it will go.
– Then pull it out once more and check the oil level ⇒ Fig. 125.
Top up with engine oil if necessary.
Oil level in area A
Do not add oil
⇒ .
– Oil level in area
B
You can add oil, but keep the level in this zone.
Oil level in area C
Oil
must be added. Afterwards, the oil level should be in the lined area
B.
Depending on how you drive and the conditions in which the vehicle is
used, oil consumption can be up to 0.5 l/1000 km. Oil consumption is likely
to be higher for the first 5000 km (3000 miles). For this reason the engine
oil level must be checked at regular intervals, preferably when filling the
tank and before a journey.
WARNING
Any work carried out in the engine compartment or on the engine must
be carried out cautiously.
● When working in the engine compartment, always observe the safety
warnings ⇒ page 195.
CAUTION
If the oil level is above the area A do not start the engine. This could result
in damage to the engine and catalytic converter. Contact a Technical Serv-
ice. 
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Technical specifications
Technical specifications
Checking fluid levels
From time to time, the levels of the different fluids in the ve-
hicle must be checked. Never fill with incorrect fluids, other-
wise serious damage to the engine may be caused.
Fig. 173 Diagram for the
location of the various el-
ements
Fig. 174 For vehicles
with the battery in the
luggage compartment.
Coolant expansion tank
Engine oil level dipstick
Engine oil filler cap
Brake fluid reservoir
Vehicle battery
Windscreen washer fluid container
The checking and refilling of service fluids are carried out on the compo-
nents mentioned above. These operations are described in the ⇒ page 195.
Overview
You will find further explanations, instructions and restrictions on the tech-
nical specifications as of ⇒ page 249.
Note
The layout of parts may vary depending on the engine. 
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Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
D Danger of fitting a child seat on the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Daytime driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Deactivating front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Deactivating the airbag Front passenger front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Differential lock fault (EDL) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Double headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Double headlight bulb change
dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Driveshaft differential XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Economically / Environmentally friendly . 171
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 175
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . 100
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Electro-hydraulic steering control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electronic stability control description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 165 Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . 195
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Engine management control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Engine oil Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 165 see also Electronic Stability Control . . . . . 139
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