Using the PIWIS diagnostic tool to check engine oil level is more accurate than relying on the vehicle’s onboard display. This method ensures precise measurement and allows for optimal oil top-up.

PIWIS Procedure for Engine Oil Level Check
Applicable to:

Porsche Cayenne, Cayenne GTS, Cayenne S Hybrid, Cayenne S E-Hybrid, Cayenne Turbo, and Cayenne (3.0)󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Reference:󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Workshop Manual WM 170101 – Engine Oil Level Check with PIWIS Tester󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Note: Follow the PIWIS Tester II 9818 manual as the primary source of instructions. Procedures may vary slightly with newer software versions.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Step-by-Step Instructions
Connect the PIWIS Tester II 9818 to the vehicle and switch the ignition ON.

Start the diagnostic application and select the appropriate vehicle model.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

In the control unit overview, select the DME control unit, then press [F12] to continue.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Choose the Maintenance/Repair menu and press [F12].󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Select the Refueling function and press [F12] again.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Preconditions for Accurate Oil Level Measurement:
Engine must be idling

Engine oil temperature (T030) must reach 90°C󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Vehicle must be on a flat, level surface󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Measurement Process:
Start the engine and let it idle until the oil temperature reaches 90°C.

If needed, gently accelerate to speed up warming.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Once the correct temperature is reached, the PIWIS tool will automatically begin measuring the oil level.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

When the process completes, switch off the engine.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Add the exact amount of oil recommended on the PIWIS Tester display.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Disconnect the PIWIS Tester after the procedure is complete.󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮

Summary
Using PIWIS ensures a more accurate and reliable oil level reading, helping avoid underfilling or overfilling. This method is especially useful for workshops and serious DIY users working on modern Porsche models.

 󠄐󠄹󠅀󠄪󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄧󠄣󠄞󠄢󠄡󠄦󠄞󠄡󠄨󠄩󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠄐󠅅󠄹󠄴󠄪󠄾󠅟󠅤󠄐󠄼󠅟󠅗󠅙󠅞󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠅄󠅙󠅝󠅕󠄪󠄡󠄧󠄥󠄠󠄠󠄡󠄨󠄨󠄩󠄧󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮󠇖󠅸󠆁󠇗󠅸󠆡󠇘󠆭󠆖󠇖󠆄󠆩󠄐󠇗󠅹󠅸󠇖󠆍󠅳󠇖󠅹󠅰󠇖󠆌󠅹󠄬󠅒󠅢󠄟󠄮