Ford F-650 Owner's Manual page 110

regeneration frequency varies from
100–500 miles (161–805 km) between
occurrences and each occurrence lasts
When the engine control module detects that the diesel particulate filter is nearly
full of particulates and you are not operating your vehicle in a manner to allow
effective automatic cleaning, the following messages appear in the information
display:
Message
Exhaust filter overloaded
Drive to clean
You can also choose Operator
Commanded Regeneration to clean the
exhaust system at this point. See How to
start Operator Commanded Regeneration
later in this chapter.
If you are not able to drive in a manner that
allows effective automatic cleaning (active
regeneration) or you choose to perform
regeneration of the diesel particulate filter
(cleaning) while at idle (stationary), then
Operator Commanded Regeneration
would need to be performed. See Operator
Commanded Regeneration later in this
chapter.
Operator Commanded Regeneration
(If Equipped)
If your vehicle is operated with significant
stationary operation, low speed drive
cycles less than 25 mph, short drive cycles,
a drive time is less than 10 - 15 minutes or
the vehicle does not fully warm up, passive
and active regeneration may not
sufficiently clean the diesel particulate
filter system. Operator Commanded
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Fuel and Refueling
9–35 minutes. You can usually reduce the
duration of regeneration if you maintain a
constant speed above 30 mph (48 km/h).
Action and Description
This message appears as a reminder for you to drive in order
to clean the diesel particulate filter. If you operate your vehicle
in a manner to allow effective automatic cleaning, the
information display shows a cleaning exhaust filter message,
which is the normal regeneration process. See Information
Messages (page 64).
Regeneration allows you to manually start
regeneration of the diesel particulate filter
at idle (while stationary) to clean the filter.
If you are not sure whether your vehicle is
equipped with this feature, contact an
authorized dealer.
When to Carry Out Operator Commanded
Regeneration
You can use the Operator Commanded
Regeneration feature if any of the following
messages appear in the information
display and:
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I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
You are not able to drive in a manner
that allows effective automatic
cleaning (active regeneration).
You choose to manually start the
regeneration (cleaning) of the diesel
particulate filter manually while the
vehicle is idle (stationary).
Message
Exhaust filter overloaded Drive to clean
Exhaust filter at limit Clean now
Exhaust Filter Full Clean Soon