yes i agree. my 2005 E320 did not have a dipstick but I found a company in Poland that sold aftermarket ones on EBAY so I use that now. I am too old fashioned to just trust the computer
On Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 9:19 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Son had the 04 E500 today. He called me and said it would not start. I > asked if it was cranking or just not turning at all, he said it was doing > nothing. Battery had seemed OK earlier though. > > I asked if there were any messages on the dash. I guess he scrolled around > and found a message "Add 1.5 liters of oil to fill to max level" > > So I thought well maybe it's not letting him start the car because it's > low on oil, though 1.5 liters out of 8 doesn't sound dangerously low. > > Anyway I had a jug of oil in the trunk and I told him to add about a > liter. He did, and the car started. > > Does this sound like expected behavior? > > I'm really not liking the computer running everything. Just give me a > dipstick and I'll keep an eye on the oil level. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
