"Check oil level next fueling"

[Snowball]

When does this message show up? Whne donw to add ( 1 qtlow) or sonner. Mine came on this morning at 7,100 miles adn I was down 2/3 from the full mark. I am assuming that from the full mark to the low mark is 1 qt.

BTW - Thats 1/3 qt in the first 5,000 and 1/3 qt in the last 2,000. This is going the wrong direction.

[Dan350]

I notice less oil loss from highway driving.

[Roberta]

7200 miles and still on full mark. I didn't do anything special during break in. I punched it a few times on freeway ramps, kept it under 80 mph, and just generally drove it normally with a few spirited romps. My typical daily drive was a 20 mile highway drive with about 4 miles of light stop-and-go at either end. Really strange that MB is faulting break in as the cause for oil consumption.

I plan on an oil change at about 8-9000. I will be letting the car sit most of the winter and driving it only on clear days when the roads are dry and salt free.

Something about pure synthetic oil makes the break in trickier. It is not recommended for breaking in aircraft engines. The stuff is too slick and does not allow rings to seat properly. You're better off not changing it until consumption stabilizes. Sometimes the slight grit of dirty oil actually improves break in. I guess if it does not work out, that's why we have a warrantee.

Good luck and I hope it gets better.

Roberta

[SergioinMiami]

6000 miles and on the Full Mark. Never added oil and never changed i.

[JeffVan]

I am assuming that from the full mark to the low mark is 1 qt.

Bad assumption. 2 liters (2.1 qts) per the manual.

And if you didn't let it sit a long time, don't believe what you see on the dipstick. Mine was down 75% after sitting 20 minutes, 50% after sitting overnight.

And don't assume that 50% = 1.05 qts. On mine, 50% meant I had to add 0.75 qts to fill it.

Finally, in my case, the indicator came on when I took a steep driveway apron at an angle at a high enough speed to experience some meaningful inertia. I didn't see it again in the week that passed before I topped it off. My guess is that I never would have seen the indicator at all had it not been for taking that apron a little fast.