Changing oil, transmission: Draining

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Fig 1: Draining Off Oil

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Remove:

the splash guard under engine (certain versions)
the oil plug. Drain the transmission oil.

Installing the oil plug

Use a new gasket.

Tighten the plug to 40 Nm .

Install splash guard (certain variants).