Hello,
This is my first diesel car so please bear with me.
I have a 2015 Passat TDI SE that I picked up in Dec. 14. It has 666 (?!?) miles on it. As I was driving my son to school, suddenly I had the following lights appear: Engine (solid), Glow Plug (Flashing) and DPF (Solid) along with limp mode. I made my way to the dealer who stated that "scanned vehicle and found fault for the particulate filter regeneration. Ran test plan and it went though regeneration mode. Suspended test but send on line for GFF in case it needs to be readdressed in short future. Test plan stated that the test performed successfully and the vehicle is now good. Probable cause was due to short driving trip making the trip not able to regenerate itself. Recommend that some long trips be done so that it can regenerate itself and that it won't have to be done via the scan tool at the dealer"
Background: I have been driving short distances. 3 miles daily and the last time I drove some distance (70 miles) was a few weeks ago.
I have two questions:
1. Shouldn't the DPF light have shown up before the other lights? The manual says that if the DPF light shows up, drive over 50 for around 10 miles. The DPF light never showed up until the other lights showed up as well.
2. Do I really have to drive the car on the highway every week?
Thanks a bunch,
Greg
This is my first diesel car so please bear with me.
I have a 2015 Passat TDI SE that I picked up in Dec. 14. It has 666 (?!?) miles on it. As I was driving my son to school, suddenly I had the following lights appear: Engine (solid), Glow Plug (Flashing) and DPF (Solid) along with limp mode. I made my way to the dealer who stated that "scanned vehicle and found fault for the particulate filter regeneration. Ran test plan and it went though regeneration mode. Suspended test but send on line for GFF in case it needs to be readdressed in short future. Test plan stated that the test performed successfully and the vehicle is now good. Probable cause was due to short driving trip making the trip not able to regenerate itself. Recommend that some long trips be done so that it can regenerate itself and that it won't have to be done via the scan tool at the dealer"
Background: I have been driving short distances. 3 miles daily and the last time I drove some distance (70 miles) was a few weeks ago.
I have two questions:
1. Shouldn't the DPF light have shown up before the other lights? The manual says that if the DPF light shows up, drive over 50 for around 10 miles. The DPF light never showed up until the other lights showed up as well.
2. Do I really have to drive the car on the highway every week?
Thanks a bunch,
Greg