Diesel Particle Filter* (Diesel Engine) - Skoda FABIA Owner's Manual

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Diesel particle filter* (diesel engine)

In the diesel particle filter the resulting soot particles are collected
and burnt during the combustion of diesel fuel.
Code 7GG, 7MB or 7MG on the vehicle data sticker, see
cates that your vehicle is equipped with a diesel particle filter. The vehicle
data sticker is located on the floor of the luggage compartment and is
also stated in the Service schedule.
The diesel particle filter filters the soot particles completely from the exhaust. The
soot is collected in the diesel particle filter and burnt regularly. To assist this proce-
dure, we recommend not to drive regularly over short distances.
If the diesel particle filter is clogged or there is a fault, it is indicated by the warning
 ⇒ page 34, "Diesel particle filter*  (diesel engine)".
light
WARNING
The diesel particle filter achieves very high temperatures. Therefore do
not park at points where the hot filter comes into direct contact with dry
grass or other combustible materials - risk of fire!
Never use additional underbody protection or corrosion-protection
agents for the exhaust pipes, catalytic converters, heat shields or diesel
particle filter. When the engine reaches its operating temperature, these
substances might ignite - risk of fire!
filter is clearly reduced. A specialist garage will be able to tell you which countries
use only diesel fuel with high sulphur content.
Fig. 173 Vehicle data sticker
⇒ fig.
173, indi-
WARNING (continued)
Note
When using diesel fuel with high sulphur content the life of the diesel particle