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ENGINE OIL
Check engine oil level when refueling
Bydesign,rotaryenginesconsumeasmallamountofoiltolubricateinternal
enginecomponents.Usetheoildipsticktoinspecttheoillevelwhenrefueling.
Ifthelevelisnearorbelowthelowmark,addoiltobringtheleveltofull.
A Engine Oil Dipstick
 Opentheservicecovertoaccesstheengineoildipstick.Ifengineoilis
needed,addasrequired.
B Engine Cover
Removethecovertogainaccesstotheengineoilllercap.Remove
thecoverbypullinguponfrontcorners,thenpulltowardthefrontof
thevehicle.
C Engine Oil Filler Cap
SAE5W-20
Removetheoilllercapandllasneeded.
Whentheoillight ashesandthenilluminates,andabeepsoundis
heard,theengineoillevelislow.Immediatelypullovertoasafelocation,
turntheengineoffandchecktheengineoillevel.Whentheengineiscool,
addengineoil,ifnecessary.
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