Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual page 132

Exhaust gases
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Warning
Engine exhaust ga ses c ontain poisonous
carbon monoxide, which is c olourless and
od ourless and could be fatal if inhaled .
If ex haust fumes penetrate the vehicle
interior, op en the windows and consult a
work shop imm ediately. We recomm end
your Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
During the first drive smoke ma y develop
because of wax a nd oil eva pora ting on the
exhaust system. Park the vehicle in the
open for a while after the first drive and
avoid inhaling the fum es.
Di esel pa rticle filt er 3
The diesel particle sy stem filters polluting
soot particles out of the exhaust.
The system c ontains a self-cleaning
function at certain intervals. The filter is
cleaned by burning the soot pa rticles at
high temperature. This procedure runs
autom atic ally under c ertain vehic le
conditions and can tak e up to 25 minutes,
during which tim e fuel consumption may
increase. The smell and the noise that
oc cur are normal.
The system c annot automatically clean
itself under certain v ehicle conditions such
as driving short distances.
If the control indicator ! flashes, you
should continue driving and as soon as the
road and traffic situation permits.
Increase speed to more than 25 mph
(40 km/h) and diesel particle filter cleaning
will start. Cleaning is quicker at faster
speeds and under load. The engine sp eed
should not drop below 2000 rpm. The
control indicator goes off as soon as
cleaning is complete.
We rec om mend that you do not turn the
ignition off during cleaning.
Catalytic converter, exhaust gases
Maintenance
Hav e a ll maintenance work carried out at
the intervals sp ecified by Vauxhall. We
recommend that you entrust this work to
y our Vauxhall Authorised Repairer, who
has proper equipment and trained
personnel a vailable. Electronic testing
systems permit rapid diagnosis and
remedy of faults. This way you can b e
certain that all com ponents of the vehicle's
electrical, injection a nd ignition systems
operate correctly, that y our v ehicle ha s a
low lev el of pollutant emission a nd that the
cataly tic converter system will have a long
service life.
Y ou are thereby making an im portant
contribution towards keeping the air clean
and c om pliance w ith emissions legislation.
C hecking and adjustment of the fuel-
injection and ignition systems is part of the
scope of inspec tion. For this reason you
should hav e a ll maintenance work carried
out a t the intervals specified in your Serv ice
Booklet.
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