VCDS Forced Regen

[cru22z]

cru, move up to a V6 mate...... There are a few new & dealer used Passats around now including CC's.

I'll take a look ..only thing swaying me away is the v6 fuel consumption coming from a diesel

[Inego]

Yes and no
I hate how it dictates your life to do highway runs if you don't complete a regen cycle just to get rid of that dpf light.

What running do you do to cause this. I use my PD103 Octavia for mainly short runs in the inner west and get the DPF light maybe twice a year. A run from Marrickville to Botany around the airport mostly above 2000rpm clears it nearly every time.

[cru22z]

What running do you do to cause this. I use my PD103 Octavia for mainly short runs in the inner west and get the DPF light maybe twice a year. A run from Marrickville to Botany around the airport mostly above 2000rpm clears it nearly every time.

Well on a typical week each day it runs on city traffic for about 15 mins each way for 3 days a week. If I don't take the car out on weekend for a good run the following week the dpf light will come up.

[Transporter]

Get it properly diagnosed.

We have almost 3 years old 2010 Tiguan with 20,500km on it and all the driving is done short 16km trips with the 12 hours stop in between them, 3x per week and every second week 4x p/w. there are regular trips 3km long to shops 2 hours stop and 3km back home. I think that's severe enough to clog the DPF, but when checked 2 months ago the DPF is in a good health.

... the second Tiguan (my daughter's) is just 1 year old and done 7,500km with 7km trips 4-5x per week and 2 x 20km trip back and forth and again all good.

Both cars driven normaly, no spirited driving, using BP fuel with Moreys Diesel Smoke Killer and LIqui Moly 2769 additives in every tank.

[Inego]

Well on a typical week each day it runs on city traffic for about 15 mins each way for 3 days a week. If I don't take the car out on weekend for a good run the following week the dpf light will come up.

We had a similar issue early on - the PD engine in particular with DPF is not suited to short city trips, but no salesperson is going to steer people away form diesel on this basis (no petrol choice on my Scout). Letting people know very clearly what the DPF light means and how to respond is probably the next best reponse.

[cru22z]

We had a similar issue early on - the PD engine in particular with DPF is not suited to short city trips, but no salesperson is going to steer people away form diesel on this basis (no petrol choice on my Scout). Letting people know very clearly what the DPF light means and how to respond is probably the next best reponse.

I know if I knew then I would have got the v6 no questions asked.
I feel that each time when I get home and the regen didn't finish and then drive again next day and the regen again didn't finish I expect the DPF light to come up the day after. This the annoying part. Only way around it is to waste 20-30 minutes of my time to have a blast on the highway just to clear the light. Sometimes it doesn't even get cleared and now I have to drive longer to try and clear it.

[Riker]

I'd reckon you should take Transporters advice & get a proper diagnosis. Going on the advice here from other TDi drivers your Passat seems to be more greatly affected with the DPF light issues than others.

I know if I knew then I would have got the v6 no questions asked.
I feel that each time when I get home and the regen didn't finish and then drive again next day and the regen again didn't finish I expect the DPF light to come up the day after. This the annoying part. Only way around it is to waste 20-30 minutes of my time to have a blast on the highway just to clear the light. Sometimes it doesn't even get cleared and now I have to drive longer to try and clear it.

[Amalgam]

I'd reckon you should take Transporters advice & get a proper diagnosis. Going on the advice here from other TDi drivers your Passat seems to be more greatly affected with the DPF light issues than others.

+1

My wife drives the TDi 4 Kms to work and 7 Kms on the school run. I do drive the car on weekends.

Get the TDi checked by another VW dealer as well as a non dealer specialist.

Love the car. No DPF issues. No issues at all.

Good luck.