Hi all,

Two and a half weeks into ownership and the pdf full has come on twice.... The first time was soon after buying the car so assume it hasn't happen in a while...

As I live in central London (yeah, yeah...what the name again..chelsea truck and the lot...), it's not very convenient to go for a long nice road for 20mins without having to go through traffic first....

Is there a way to manually start the regeneration process? I can't imaging when the car is brought to the dealer for this issue, them having to go for 25 mins drive everytime? They must be able to start and do this stationary...??? Range Rover Vogue ‘17 TDV6

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Pretty sure that the dealers have to hook the car up to the on-site diagnostics kit to get it to run the regeneration process...for a charge of course.

Its either that, or you'll have to do a midnight run on the motorway / north circular so you can get up to a reasonable speed and maintain it.

Workshop Manual says>>

When the DPF becomes full the driver will be alerted to this condition by a message 'DPF FULL SEE HANDBOOK' accompanied by a handbook symbol. As detailed in the Owners Handbook, the driver should drive the vehicle until the engine is at its normal operating temperature and then drive for a further 20 minutes at speeds of not less than 30 mph (48 km/h). Successful regeneration of the DPF is indicated to the driver by the 'DPF FULL SEE HANDBOOK' message no longer being displayed.
If the DPF software detects that the DPF is still blocked, the message will change to 'DPF FULL VISIT DEALER', the driver should take the vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the DPF force regenerated. GONE 2010 Facelifted 3.6 TDV8 - Stornoway Grey + 22" Overfinch Olympus
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That's what I am trying to find out.. How I can do a force regeneration like the dealer would do without having to go on the M4 at 10PM every other week to avoid traffic....or without having to go tooth dealer every two weeks...

This thing is a pain! Range Rover Vogue ‘17 TDV6

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you can buy a DPF dongle which in essence momentarily changes the engine tune, you run it with it fitted, it generates a high EGT and burns it off, once its cleaned out the dongle beeps, you remove it and clean is complete.

its a fix but not ideal if you want to keep the car long term! Cheers

James

i have used these:

http://www.diagnostic-associates.co.uk/dow...0DPFDR.pdf Cheers

James

JST wrote:

its a fix but not ideal if you want to keep the car long term!

i believe the mix it gives to achieve the higher egts is not ideal for a long term solution from an engine reliability perspective. i have no evidence to support this. Cheers

James

Thank you for the information. that could help me for when I can't actually hit the road to clear the dpf. So with this, it sort of force the regeneration without actually having to drive for as per the manual (ie it will clean the dpf while driving in town)? Range Rover Vogue ‘17 TDV6

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Half an hour on the motorway late at night once a fortnight is nothing compared to cost of a replacement dpf every few months

the last time i used one it was an amber DPF light. i drove 300m with it fitted before it beeped to tell me it was cleared. Cheers

James

Thanks! Sounds exactly like what i need Range Rover Vogue ‘17 TDV6

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Thanks for that. In 2 minds on getting it as nowhere to do that run properly nearby.... MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen"

I've ordered one. Will let you know if it does the job. Range Rover Vogue ‘17 TDV6

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Please do Jimmy, i for one am interested as to how well it works

Interested to hear the results as well - thanks Jimmy... MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen"