Vauxhall Vivaro Owner's Manual page 110

106 Drivin g and operatio n
Diesel p artic le fi lter 3
The d iesel pa rticle filter system removes
polluting soot particles out of the engine
exhaust ga ses. The system includes a self-
cleaning function (regeneration) that
opera tes autom atically while driving. The
filter is cleaned b y burning the trapped
soot particles at a high tem perature. There
may be an increase in fuel consumption,
exhaust smell, and engine cooling fan
opera tion during regeneration.
When control ind ic ator 8 is illuminated
the d iesel pa rticle filter requires driver
1 )
induced regeneration .
1)
During reg eneratio n wh ite smo ke can be
em itted fro m th e exh aust wh ich is no t
detrimental to the veh icle.
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Warning
Before attem pting regeneration of the
diesel particle filter, ensure road
conditions will a llow the vehicle to safely
travel at speeds in ex cess of approx.
40 mph (60 k m/h) for up to 20 minutes.
2 )
To car ry out regeneration
With the engine at normal operating
temperature, maintain an av erage speed
of approx . 40 mph (60 k m/h) until control
indicator 8 extinguishes. In some cases
this can take up to 20 minutes.
Failing to achiev e these sp eeds or an
interruption to your journey may prevent
regeneration taking place. The
regeneration process will then need to be
restarted.
If control indica tor 8 fails to extinguish or
8 illuminates in conjunction with control
indicator A , consult a work shop to have
the cause of the fault eliminated.
2)
Wh ere sp eed limits and traffic co nditio ns
permit.