Exhaust Filter Cleaning Prevention; Cleaning Of Exhaust Filter - Ford F-MAX User Manual

When the manual exhaust fi lter
cleaning operation is completed, the
engine speed will again decrease to idle
rpm. If you want to stop the cleaning
operation; you can stop the operation
by pressing gas, brake or clutch pedal or
keeping the exhaust fi lter cleaning block
button pressed for 3 seconds. In that
case, vehicle shall decrease to normal
idle rpm. Please see the details about
Exhaust fi lter cleaning block button from
the relevant chapter.
WARNING
Since exhaust gas temperature shall
be high and vehicle speed shall be "0"
during manual exhaust fi lter cleaning,
the indicator panel may display "High
exhaust gas temperature, please pay
attention during parking" information
warning. The detailed explanation
about this warning can be found in the
warnings section.

Exhaust Filter Cleaning Prevention

MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
The button on the center console shown
below is the exhaust fi lter cleaning
prevention button. You can prevent the
exhaust fi lter cleaning of the vehicle
using this button. When exhaust fi lter
cleaning is prevented, the instrument
panel shall display "Exhaust fi lter cleaning
is prevented by the driver" warning. The
detailed explanation about this warning
can be found in the warnings section.
WARNING
If exhaust fi lter cleaning is prevented by
using Exhaust fi lter cleaning prevention
button for a long time, the fi lter may
fi ll with soot and clog up. When
"Please remove exhaust fi lter cleaning
prevention when possible" warning is
displayed on the instrument panel, the
prevention should be lift ed and fi lter
cleaning should be performed as soon
as possible. Detailed information about
this warning can be read in warnings
section.
WARNING
The purpose of exhaust cleaning
block button is to prevent the vehicle
from cleaning the exhaust whenever
the vehicle is near a fl ammable,
infl ammable or explosive material.
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Cleaning of Exhaust Filter

To activate exhaust fi lter cleaning
prevention,
Keep the exhaust fi lter cleaning
prevention button pressed for 3
seconds.
When the blocking is activated, instrument
panel displays "Exhaust fi lter cleaning is
prevented by the driver" text.
To remove exhaust fi lter cleaning
prevention,
Keep the exhaust fi lter cleaning
prevention
button pressed for 3 seconds Keep
the manual exhaust fi lter cleaning
button pressed for 3 seconds (This will
start manual exhaust fi lter cleaning
operation) or,
Shut off the engine of the vehicle and
then restart it
You can confi rm that the cleaning
prevention is lift ed when "Exhaust fi lter
cleaning prevented by the driver" warning
is not displayed on the instrument panel.
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