Transmission Fluid Level, Checking: Notes
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Refer to TOOLS FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE
Procedure
- Follow the guidelines for clean working conditions. Refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .
- Observe the safety precautions. Refer to GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
- Read the "Oil, Environmental and Disposal Regulations" general information. Refer to GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .
CAUTION:
Risk of injury due to the radiator fan turning on automatically.
- Maintain distance to the fan when working near the radiator.
Test Conditions
- Transmission not in emergency operation mode.
- Selector lever in "P".
- The parking brake button is pulled to activate the electro-mechanical parking brake.
- Suction hoses from an exhaust extracting system are connected.
- The engine is off.
Transmission Fluid Temperature, Reading
- The transmission fluid level changes with the transmission fluid temperature: too low of a transmission fluid temperature leads to overfilling, and too high of a transmission fluid temperature leads to underfilling.
- An incorrect transmission fluid filling impairs the transmission function.
- The transmission fluid temperature must not be higher than 30 °C (86°F) when starting the procedure. Let the transmission cool down if necessary.
- Test temperature: 20 to 40 °C (68 to 104 °F).
-- Connect the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester with the vehicle and start the Diagnostic mode.
- Select vehicle test
- 02-Transmission electronics, functions
- 02-Adjusting ATF level → Check ATF level
- Specified value at beginning of test: not higher than 30 °C (86°F), otherwise let the transmission cool down.
-- Follow the instructions in the display.