You may come into contact with hot gases.
You may come into contact with other escaping hot operating fluids.
Components in the engine compartment can continue to run or start unexpectedly even when the ignition is switched off.
Observe the following before performing tasks in the engine compartment:
If engine oil comes into contact with hot component parts in the engine compartment, it may ignite.
Certain component parts in the engine compartment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the cooler and parts of the exhaust system.
Excess engine oil can damage the engine or catalytic converter.
The use of additional additives in the engine oil can damage the engine.
If fluid spills onto soil, the environment will be damaged.
When doing so, make sure that the cap engages correctly.
It is necessary to run the engine for an extended period after each oil top-up to correctly detect the oil level. Fill level changes during oil top-ups may not be immediately visible. Depending on the driving profile, it may not be possible to display the new oil level until after a driving time of up to 60 minutes.
If necessary, top up with only the quantity of oil shown on the instrument cluster display and check the oil level again after the next journey.