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Originally Posted by PINeely
The oil level sensor is on the other side of the pan. When you were parked on the incline the car just thought that you had less oil than you did and once you leveled out it took a more accurate measurement. Nothing to worry about.
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I am aware of this and I would never check the oil on anything but level ground. So it would seem obtuse that the car with its clinometers, accelerometers, etc. would check the oil level when it's not level. I'm guessing that's what makes it throw false alarms.