Checking Fluid Level
WARNING:
Risk of accident from vehicle starting off by itself when engine is running. Risk of injury from contusions and burns if you insert your hands into the engine when it is started or when it is running. Secure vehicle to prevent it from moving off by itself. Wear properly fastened and close-fitting work clothes. Do not touch hot or rotating parts.
- Verify that the vehicle is parked on a level surface.
- Remove locking pin (1). Remove the plate of the locking pin with a suitable tool and press out the pin remaining in the cap downwards. See Fig 1 .
- Remove the cap (2) from the fill tube (3). See Fig 1 .
- Actuate the parking brake. Start engine and let it run at idle speed in selector lever position "P".
- Shift through the transmission modes several times with the vehicle stationary and the engine idling.
- Warm up the transmission, wait at least 2 minutes and check the oil level with the engine running. Push the Special Tool 8863A (1) in up to the stop and pull out again, read off oil level, repeat if necessary.
- Check the transmission oil temperature. See Fig 2 .
- The transmission Special Tool (8863A) has indicator marks every 10mm. Determine the height of the oil level on the dipstick and using the height, the transmission temperature, and the Transmission Fluid Graph, determine if the transmission oil level is correct.
- Add or remove oil as necessary and recheck the oil level.
- Once the oil level is correct, install a new dipstick tube cap (2) and lock pin (1).
NOTE:
The true transmission oil temperature can only be read by a scan tool in REVERSE or any forward gear position.