No, you aren't making it up, the issue here, I think, is that you are making an assumption that is not correct.
the text says , "Hl"
The owner's manual explains this:
Unfortunately, the manual is probably the cause for this. Someone read the manual and put in 8 1/2 quarts of oil at the last change. The required fill is 8 quarts.
From the often-inaccurate manual and misleading owner's manual you get the wrong message:
