ATF Level, Checking: Checking

-- Connect the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester and identify the vehicle in Guided Functions .

-- Select check ATF level .

NOTE:

Let the transmission cool down if the fluid temperature is higher than 45 °C (113 °F).

The engine is idling and the selector lever is in "P".

-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit: SMN372500 under the transmission near the ATF check plug.

-- Remove the ATF check plug -1-.

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-- The ATF drain plug with the overflow tube -3- and seal -4- must stay in the transmission -5-.

NOTE:

Replace the seal -2-.

NOTE:

Even if the transmission fluid level is low, a small amount of transmission fluid will flow out of the overflow tube -3- since it fills during operation.

ATF flows out of the overflow tube.

Fig 1: Example Of Filler Tube As It Is Installed In Transmissions

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-- Let the excess fluid drain.

-- Install the plug with a new seal as soon as the fluid has drained out (it starts to drip).

-- If no oil flows out, the oil must be filled.

CAUTION:

Too little or too much fluid will impair the function of the transmission.