Revision question · Vehicle condition

Where should you park your vehicle before checking the engine oil level?

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On sloping ground

On a steep gradient

On flat ground

On a downhill slope

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On flat groundThis was the right answer

If you check the engine oil level when your vehicle is standing on a slope, the reading on the dipstick won't be accurate. Park it on flat ground, so the dipstick shows the true level.

Reviewed reading for this question

Check oil on level ground using the handbook’s methodReviewed guidance summary · The corrected cold-engine question explicitly asks about a handbook-approved pre-start check.

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