2009 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 227

2009 Mercedes SLK-Class Manual

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Operation Engine compartment X Open the hood (Y page 223). i The filling quantity between the upper and lower marks on the oil dipstick is approximately 2.1 US qt. (2.0 l). X If necessary, add engine oil. For more information on engine oil, see "Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc." (Y page 351). For information on messages in the multifunction display concerning engine oil, see the "Practical hints" section (Y page 289). 1 Oil dipstick 2 Upper (max) mark 3 Lower (min) mark X X X X One of the following messages will subsequently appear in the multifunction display: REngine OK Oil Level Checking engine oil level with the control system On the SLK 55 AMG, you can check the engine oil level with the control system. X Switch on the ignition. The standard display appears in the multifunction display (Y page 112). X RAdd 1.0 qt. (Canada: 1.0 liter) to reach max. oil level. 1.5 qts. (Canada: 1.5 liters) to reach max. oil level. 2.0 qts. (Canada: 2.0 liters) to reach max. oil level. RAdd RAdd Pull out oil dipstick 1. Wipe oil dipstick 1 clean. Fully insert oil dipstick 1 into the dipstick guide tube. Pull out oil dipstick 1 again after approximately 3 seconds to obtain accurate reading. The oil level is correct when it is between lower (min) mark 3 and upper (max) mark 2 of oil dipstick 1. Press button k or j on the multifunction steering wheel repeatedly until the following message appears in the multifunction display. i If you want to interrupt the checking procedure, press button k or j on the multifunction steering wheel. X If necessary, add engine oil. For more information on engine oil, see "Fuels, coolants, lubricants etc." (Y page 351). Z 225

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Engine compartment
225
X
Open the hood (
Y
page 223).
1
Oil dipstick
2
Upper (max) mark
3
Lower (min) mark
X
Pull out oil dipstick
1
.
X
Wipe oil dipstick
1
clean.
X
Fully insert oil dipstick
1
into the dipstick
guide tube.
X
Pull out oil dipstick
1
again after approxi-
mately 3 seconds to obtain accurate read-
ing.
The oil level is correct when it is between
lower (min) mark
3
and upper (max) mark
2
of oil dipstick
1
.
i
The filling quantity between the upper and
lower marks on the oil dipstick is approxi-
mately 2.1 US qt. (2.0 l).
X
If necessary, add engine oil.
For more information on engine oil, see
“Fuels, coolants, lubricants
etc.” (
Y
page 351).
For information on messages in the multi-
function display concerning engine oil, see
the “Practical hints” section (
Y
page 289).
Checking engine oil level with the con-
trol system
On the SLK 55 AMG, you can check the
engine oil level with the control system.
X
Switch on the ignition.
The standard display appears in the multi-
function display (
Y
page 112).
X
Press button
k
or
j
on the multi-
function steering wheel repeatedly until the
following message appears in the multi-
function display.
One of the following messages will subse-
quently appear in the multifunction display:
R
Engine Oil Level
OK
R
Add 1.0 qt.
(Canada:
1.0 liter
)
to reach max. oil level
.
R
Add 1.5 qts.
(Canada:
1.5 liters
)
to reach max. oil level
.
R
Add 2.0 qts.
(Canada:
2.0 liters
)
to reach max. oil level
.
i
If you want to interrupt the checking pro-
cedure, press button
k
or
j
on the
multifunction steering wheel.
X
If necessary, add engine oil.
For more information on engine oil, see
“Fuels, coolants, lubricants
etc.” (
Y
page 351).
Operation
Z