Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velw itht he on-
boa rdcompu ter( ve hicl ewithout steering-
wheel but tons)
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hanoil levels en‐
sor (vehicles wit hrear-wheel drive).
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The engine is switched of fatnormal operat‐
ing temp erature.
R Awaitin gperiod of five minutes is obser ved.
R The ignition is switched on.
If no oil le velisd isplayeda fter five minutes at
ex tremely lo wtemperatures, repeat thee ngine oil
measurement af tera nother five minutes.
If an oil le velreading is still no tdispla yed, check
th eo il le velw itht he oil dipstic k(/ pag e179).
Ha ve thee ngine oil le velc hec kedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
Use theb uttons on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press theÈ button toselect Oil Level. #
Press the0078button toconfirm.
While thee ngine oil le velm easuremen tisin
progress, thed ispla yshows the Measuring
Engine Oil Level... message.
The following messa gesm ayappear af tert he
engine oi lleve lmeasurement:
Engine Oil Level OK #
Do no trefill oil.
Add 1,0 liq.gal. Engine Oil #
Addthe specified quantity of oil
(/ page179). #
Repeat thee ngine oil measurement af tera
fe wm inutes.
Engine Oil Level: Reduce Oil Level #
Siphon of fany exc ess engine oil that has
been added. Todo so, consult aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
For Eng. Oil Level: Ignition Must Be On #
Switc hont he ignition.
Wait to Check Engine Oil Level #
Ifth ee ngine is at normal operating temp era‐
ture, repeat thee ngine oil measurement af ter
appr oximately five minutes. #
Ifth ee ngine is no tatnormal operating tem‐
perature, repeat thee ngine oil measurement
af te ra pproxima tely 30 minutes.
Engine Oil Level with Engine Off #
Switc hoffthee ngine and, when it is at nor‐
mal operating temp erature, wait appr ox‐
imatel yfivem inutes befor emeasu ring the
engine oil le vel.
Chec kthe engine oil le velw itht he on-board
comp uter (vehicle with steering-wheel but‐
to ns)
Re quirements:
R The engin eoil le velisd etermined during driv‐
ing.
R The engine is at normal operating temp era‐
ture.
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The hood is no topen.
Dependin gonthe driving profile, theo il le velc an
be displa yedo nlya fter ad riving time of up to
30 minutes and onl ywhen thei gnition is
switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
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Engine Oil Level
One of thef ollowing messa gesa ppear son
th ed ispla yoft he on-boar dcompu ter:
Engin eOil Level Measuremen tinProgress... #
Measurement of theo il le veln ot ye tpossible.
Re peat theq uer yafter drivin gfor am aximum
of 30 minutes.
Engine Oil Level OK
The bar ford isplaying theo il le velont he display
is green and is between "min" and "max". #
Do no trefill oil. The engine oil le velisc orrect.
Engine Oil Leve lWarmUpE ngine #
Warm upthee ngine tooperating temp era‐
ture.
Engine Oil Level Correct Measurement Only if
Vehicle Is on Level Ground #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. 17 8
Maintenance and care
