Until now i had never had any dpf issues no warning lights and no related driving problems.
Diesel particulate filter warning light vw tiguan.
Is the fuel low warning light on.
Refuel the vehicle and go to step 3.
Drive at least 60km hr engine speed between 1800 2500rpm at least 15 minutes until light goes out.
If your volkswagen diesel car is used exclusively for short trips or left standing idle for extended periods it may not meet the requirements needed to clean itself regeneration.
Typical warning messages include.
The diesel particulate filter dpf is a device designed to remove soot from the exhaust gas of the diesel engine.
The light did go out.
The light is not on.
However diesel particulate filters must be cleaned from time to time or they will block up.
When the soot level reaches a certain threshold usually around 45 the engine will actively try to reduce the levels.
For more than a decade volkswagen diesel vehicles have been engineered to run with diesel particulate filters dpf.
Select sport did the light go out.
The aim is an 80 cut in particle emissions but the technology s not without problems and our patrols are often called to cars with a blocked dpf.
Dpfs are an advanced technology that helps modern diesel engines run cleaner and more efficiently.
The light is on.
Dpf light flashing or staying on and or engine management light flashing or staying on.
I bought my tiguan tdi 2 0 sport new in july 2009 and have since done only 30 000 miles spread evenly over the 4 years with roughly a 50 50 split berween short journeys up to 30 miles and longer trips 150 miles.
Can i still drive with my dpf light on.
It could indicate that the filter has become blocked with soot.
If the emmission control light and or the engine managment warning light come on at the same time as the dpf there s a more serious fault.
What the diesel particulate filter light means as you drive the car s computer constantly monitors the soot level inside the filter to determine when regeneration is necessary.
Modern diesel cars since 2009 have to be fitted with a diesel particulate filter dpf in the exhaust to stop this soot passing into the atmosphere.