Thread bump. So I was checking the oil several times during the last few days (car is now at 6.700 km) and the level was different every time I checked. At cold, the level was either exactly at the top hole or it was 3/4 between the top and bottom hole. Both are fine, but I found that checking the oil after having driven the car is a no-go. I came home from work and waited 15 mins after parking the car (flat surface), then went to check and the oil on the dipstick was all over the place. I go back 5 hours later to check again, it's at 3/4.
I know about the "turn the car on to normal operating temperature then wait 5 mins", so I waited for 15 mins and it was a messy read. Is it best to actually just turn the engine on, wait around stationary until it heats up, then turn it off, wait a little and check? It seems like checking after a drive, even if you wait 15 mins, doesn't work.
Also, I found that the color on the dipstick is not always the same. To be more precise, the amount of oil that is amber-colored isn't the same every time I check. I assume this is due to additives and i guess we will have different colors depending on what part of the world we are in.
Just wanted to share, in case others have similar experiences.
Also, since I'm posting about oil I'll throw this in, even though the thread isn't focused on it: the oil monitor in the Vehicle Monitor says 12.000 km until oil change (now at nearly 7.000 kms). I assume this is an intelligent system as when I picked the car up with 3 kms, it said 20.000 km until oil change, then after a little while it changed that to 18.000 kms so I assumed it adjusted to my particular driving condiitions, the weather etc. How reliable have you found the oil monitor system?
I'm asking because even thought the manual says 20.000 km intervals and the oil monitor suggests 18.000 kms, the fact is that my car was manufactured in February 2021 and even though I took delivery in September, it will soon be one year that the oil has been sitting in there, as I doubt they swapped it out for me before delivery. How does oil hold up over time, considering the car wasn't driven at all?