Automatic oil level measurement for a motor vehicle, whereby measurement takes place when the vehicle has its engine switched off and is being refilled in a petrol station thus ensuring optimum measurement conditions

摘要

Method for automatic oil level measurement of the combustion engine of a motor vehicle, whereby measurement is only carried out under the following conditions: the engine has been switched off for a preset time and the motor vehicle is being filled in a petrol station. An Independent claim is made for a device for automatic oil level measurement of the combustion engine of a motor vehicle comprising a oil level sensor and an evaluation circuit that ensures measurements are only made with the engine switched off and the vehicle being refilled.