2000 ML320 - Is it better to use the dashboard button to check oil level or use the oil stick under the hood? My dashboard shows half a vetical line then .0 - I take that as 0 quarts low. But I wonder if the display is faulty and it really reads 1.0 which means 1 quart down. The stick shows about 1 quart down.

I would trust the stick over the computer

always go with the stick- let's say the oil is barely above the 1 gallon low mark. if you trust the stick, then you might wait for your next check and it might run too low.

One advantage to using the cluster is you have to wait a really long time before the function will work. Either one is fine, but when using the stick you should wait a similar amount of time before checking, at least 15 minutes wait after shutting it off. Drains an awfully long time into the pan.

Gilly

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I use the cluster and occasionally check the stick. Better get use to it, cause there will be no stick in the future!

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In the future ? The 203 chassis doesn't come with a stick, that's been out several years.......

Gilly

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