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Check and refill
Check and refill
–  Raise the vehicle and remove the left front wheel.
   
–  Vehicles with diesel engine: Unscrew bolts - 1 … 3- and remove center noise insulation.
  A10-1565
–  Vehicles with diesel engine: Unscrew bolts -1- … -2- and remove center noise insulation.
–  Remove sound proofing → Body, install outside; Rep. Gr.66.
  A10-10761
–  Loosen oil level test bolt -arrow-.
  Note
t  Oil level is correct when the oil reaches the bottom edge of filling hole.
t  The type of bolt depends on the material used to make the gearbox; this may be magnesium or aluminium . Allocation of the corresponding bolt →  Parts catalogue.
Oil specification for gears → Chapter.
–  If the oil level is not correct, complete oil level.
–  Unscrew control lid, start engine and let the gears work with engaged gear for about 2 minutes.
–  Stop the engine, remove oil cap and check level again, top up if necessary.
–  Tighten the gearbox oil level control cap to a torque of 25 Nm.
–  Remove the left soundproofing. .
–  Install the medium noise insulation and the left front wheel.
  A34-0352

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