The Magic Oil Dipstick
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E300-4matic
The Magic Oil Dipstick
The have a 2019 E300-4matic and I have done almost all of the maintenance on it since it was new. A few weeks ago I did the annual oil and filter change which I’ve done many times before. Just as an FYI, the owners manual says the oil system holds 7 litres or 6.5 quarts of oil, which is completely wrong, it actually holds 6.5 litres or 7 quarts of oil. In any case I drained the oil changed the filter and as usual I put in the 5 litre jug of oil plus the 1 litre container at which point I always bring the car up to operating temperature and shut the engine off and check the oil level. Well to my surprise the oil read full when in the past it always read 1/2 litre low. I checked it again about 4 times and it still read as being full and I was totally confused as I’ve done my own oil changes for the past 50 years.
So I’m wondering if anyone else has had the problem getting a correct reading of their W213’s oil level using the dipstick. I read one post saying that it can be read using the car’s electrical system and I tried it that way but for the 2019 E300 it doesn’t have the ability to read your oil level through the car’s command system.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
So I’m wondering if anyone else has had the problem getting a correct reading of their W213’s oil level using the dipstick. I read one post saying that it can be read using the car’s electrical system and I tried it that way but for the 2019 E300 it doesn’t have the ability to read your oil level through the car’s command system.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
