- Park the car horizontally, set the handbrake. Put the selector lever in the "P" position. Start the engine at idle speed.
- With a cold gearbox (gearbox temperature below +35°C), perform the test with the engine idling. The test must be completed within 1 minute.
- Remove the dipstick for measuring the oil level - in the direction of travel to the left of the engine - from the guide tube. It can only be wiped with a completely clean cloth.
- Insert the dipstick and remove it again.
- On the side with the printed numbers "+20°C" the oil level should be at the "MAX" mark. Between the "MIN" and "MAX" marks the additional amount of oil is 0.4 l.
Left: to check the ATF level, remove the dipstick from the guide tube. In a cold engine, the fluid level should be between the "MIN" and "MAX +20°C" marks.
Right: When the engine is heated, the information is read on the back of the dipstick. The oil level must be between "+80°C MIN " and "MAX".
Sometimes it is also necessary to check the fluid level of the servo pump. In a warm engine, the ATF level should reach the maximum upper mark. In a cold engine, the ATF level should not fall below the lower mark.
- With the gearbox warmed up (after a journey on the motorway of at least 20 km or a corresponding journey on other roads) the oil level is read at the "+80°C" mark. It should be between the "MIN" and "MAX" marks. The additional amount of oil between both marks is 0.2 l.
- Clear fluid should be visible. If it is dark brown or black and smells burnt, then the transmission is damaged.
- If the fluid level is too low, you should not just top up the ATF, but also check the gearbox for leaks. The necessary sealing work should be entrusted to a workshop.
- Pour ATF through a clean funnel into the dipstick guide tube.
- Gearbox damage can also be caused by too high an oil level.
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