ADG2023

Yes, clearly I got the "dipstick" award for not following the guidelines, never again.

The "Reduce Engine Oil" warning came on again yesterday, so I went to the same mechanic and this time he took out a vacuum pump and sucked out a litre, so the dipstick now reads at max level but not above. One comment in a reply above suggested that the warning system is reset when the bonnet is opened and will flag up again after 100km or so, this tallies with what I've seen but when I mentioned this to the mechanic he didn;t seem to believe it. Anyway, hopefully no warning will pop up again no the excess oil is removed. I'm a Brit living in the "birthplace of Škoda" (pronounced here with a "sh" at the start for those that don't know) so all communication with the mechanic was in the native language. Also. although not connected to the founder Emil Škoda, the local phrase "Škoda!" translates to "what a pity!". 😄

The last 2 sentences in the previous reply ( "opening the bonnet..." and the "...5mm max") seems to be the case as after the first bonnet opening the warnings ended and today's mechanic check concluded that it's over but by such a small amount to not be significant to be of concern. It was only parked on a very slight downhill after the warning flagged up so suggests not a factor.

Still above the cross hatch so indicating overfill. Will be sorted tomorrow before longer journey.

Did a cold start 8km journey today and no "Reduce engine oil" warning popped up so not sure what triggers the warning, seems inconsistent as this was the same journey as yesterday when it did pop up immediately on start. Maybe suggests the oil level is only on the edge of being too much.

Also, on that journey where the "Reduce oil" warning popped up, unlike previous 2 journeys, there were 4 passengers and suitcases so I guess this might have a bearing on load for the engine at the time.

Thanks everyone for replies/advice, certainly ones feels like a dipstick here. Interesting, mentioned in one manual extract above it says that typically 0.5l is used per 1000km. Since buying, this is the first time I've added any engine oil (after 15000km covered) so I'm surprised that adding 1litre resulted in "Reduce engine oil" warning, but the truth is I misread the dipstick and today checked it and clearly it's well above (A)/max. I will take it to service to drain the excess which I guess is the best resolution but will drive 80 to 100km to before this. Timeline - almost certainly incorrectly read the dipstick, then added 1litre. - immediately drove 80km, with no warning popping up. - 3 days late drove 20km in hot weather, no warning, parked up for half hour then started 80km journey at which 10km in the "Reduce engine oil" warning flagged up (on motorway doing 120km/h) - On starting next today, same warning pops up

I have a Karoq bought 18 months ago. A few days ago I checked the engine oil and (clearly wrongly) determined that it was time to add some oil having never checked/added oil till now, I added 1 litre. The next drive (80km) did not flag up any issues but the following drive flagged up a warning "Reduce Engine Oil". I have checked oil level again and clearly it is overfilled. My question is, is it safe to drive it another 100km to reach a location that I need to return to before having the oil drained / replaced?