Transmission Fluid Level, Checking: Filling

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-- Install the :VAS6262A into the check hole hand-tight.

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WARNING:

Shake bottles well before opening so that the settled components at the bottom of the bottle are mixed sufficiently with the oil.

-- Attach the :VAS6262A to the fluid bottle. Pay attention to the instructions while doing so. Refer to TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL, CHECKING .

-- Fill 1.0 liters (1.05 quarts) of transmission fluid.

-- Remove the :VAS6262A at the quick-release coupling and check it.

If Fluid Flows out of the Adapter Hole:

The fluid must not be topped off.

-- Let the excess fluid drain.

-- As soon as the fluid has run out (it begins to drip), remove the :VAS6262A and install the screw with new gasket.

If No Fluid Flows out of Hole:

-- Another liter (1.05 quarts) must be added.

WARNING:

Too little or too much fluid will impair the transmission.

Insert the fluid drain plug and check plug with a new seal and tighten them.