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      06-22-2009, 10:17 PM   #5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elp_jc View Post
After changing the oil, if your level is still not full, add 0.25L at a time following the prodedure above. WHen the level jumps to full, you're done. And when level drops below full, add 0.25L and it'll bring it back up to full again
The manual states, "Add at least 0.5 US Quart/0.5 Liters, otherwise the oil-level monitor will be unable to display the new value reliably."

This says to me that your recommendation is not useful - it is likely to result in overfilling by 0.25L.
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