Engine oil dipstick for M275
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 4,037
Likes: 1,012
From: Miami, FL
2003 CL 600
The only part # listed is the workshop dipstick, which isn't a replacement for the cap and is only used to verify the electronic system is working.
Use the diagnostic mode in the cluster to view the level readout. It's quite accurate.
Use the diagnostic mode in the cluster to view the level readout. It's quite accurate.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 4,037
Likes: 1,012
From: Miami, FL
2003 CL 600
It's pretty simple, with the key on but engine off, on main mileage/trip display, press the little "R" button on the side of the cluster 3 times quickly. You should hear a beep, and it should display voltage. This is the workshop menu, and you can scroll through it with your steering wheel buttons as with any other menu. One page will have the current oil level readout in liters or quarts, I don't recall. You can see it while off or running, unlike the standard oil check screen that only works with the engine off.
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 470
Likes: 25
2006 W220 S65 AMG
It's pretty simple, with the key on but engine off, on main mileage/trip display, press the little "R" button on the side of the cluster 3 times quickly. You should hear a beep, and it should display voltage. This is the workshop menu, and you can scroll through it with your steering wheel buttons as with any other menu. One page will have the current oil level readout in liters or quarts, I don't recall. You can see it while off or running, unlike the standard oil check screen that only works with the engine off.
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 470
Likes: 25
2006 W220 S65 AMG
Additionally, when trying to check oil level the regular way, the screen says PERF. SERV. ON TIME.
Edit: never mind. Had to wait about 10 minutes for stopping the engine to get a reading. However, trying to read the oil level from the service screen only shows --.- QTS until the engine is started, and then I saw a value go from ~9 qts down to 6.2 which I thought was strange. Why doesn't it give me a reading with the engine off?
Edit: never mind. Had to wait about 10 minutes for stopping the engine to get a reading. However, trying to read the oil level from the service screen only shows --.- QTS until the engine is started, and then I saw a value go from ~9 qts down to 6.2 which I thought was strange. Why doesn't it give me a reading with the engine off?
Last edited by amstel78; Feb 14, 2017 at 05:55 PM.
Trending Topics
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
10 Most Reliable Mercedes-Benz Models You Can Buy Used
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 470
Likes: 25
2006 W220 S65 AMG
Yes, key set to ON position. Next position would have started the engine. Within the service menu, the oil read out just shows --.- QTS until the engine is started.
Maybe this functionality is a bit different for the S65?
Maybe this functionality is a bit different for the S65?
Newbie
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 8
Likes: 1
2007 S65 AMG
I use the same dipstick I use to check the transmission fluid one level is for cold and the other when the trans is warm.
For the oil level, right after an oil & filter change with the 10.5 qts. (I always put in 11) and measuring the level the following day when the car has sat overnight after driving, the oil should be right at the black mark I have on the metal portion. Almost 5 inches from the plastic tip.
Readings for both levels are 100% accurate. Tom
Bought it off Amazon. $25
Mercedes Benz 722.6 Automatic Transmission Fluid Dipstick 1220mm 140589152100
For the oil level, right after an oil & filter change with the 10.5 qts. (I always put in 11) and measuring the level the following day when the car has sat overnight after driving, the oil should be right at the black mark I have on the metal portion. Almost 5 inches from the plastic tip.
Readings for both levels are 100% accurate. Tom
Bought it off Amazon. $25
Mercedes Benz 722.6 Automatic Transmission Fluid Dipstick 1220mm 140589152100
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 470
Likes: 25
2006 W220 S65 AMG
I use the same dipstick I use to check the transmission fluid one level is for cold and the other when the trans is warm.
For the oil level, right after an oil & filter change with the 10.5 qts. (I always put in 11) and measuring the level the following day when the car has sat overnight after driving, the oil should be right at the black mark I have on the metal portion. Almost 5 inches from the plastic tip.
Readings for both levels are 100% accurate. Tom
Bought it off Amazon. $25
Mercedes Benz 722.6 Automatic Transmission Fluid Dipstick 1220mm 140589152100
For the oil level, right after an oil & filter change with the 10.5 qts. (I always put in 11) and measuring the level the following day when the car has sat overnight after driving, the oil should be right at the black mark I have on the metal portion. Almost 5 inches from the plastic tip.
Readings for both levels are 100% accurate. Tom
Bought it off Amazon. $25
Mercedes Benz 722.6 Automatic Transmission Fluid Dipstick 1220mm 140589152100
Thanks Tom, that's fantastic. I'll order one of those dipsticks.
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 470
Likes: 25
2006 W220 S65 AMG
Quick question about the dipstick described above. Since our cars have the 722.6 5-speed transmission, when the gearbox is hot, should the fluid level be between the 80* hash marks and when cold, between the 25* marks?
Newbie
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 8
Likes: 1
2007 S65 AMG
Yes when warm it should be within the 80 marks. To measure the transmission fluid though, you have to make sure you get the dipstick all the way to the bottom of the transmission pan by wiggling it some. It will feel like it stops initially but then when you move it a little it will drop in about another 3 inches or so. Watched the service manager at the dealership do it once so I knew how far it needed to go in.
I would say there is about a foot or so of the dipstick that still sticks out even when measuring the trans fluid.
Even more of it when measuring the oil.
I would say there is about a foot or so of the dipstick that still sticks out even when measuring the trans fluid.
Even more of it when measuring the oil.
