Vauxhall 2010 Astra, Owner'S Manual

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207 Driving and operation
Diesel p artic le filter 3
The d iesel pa rticle system filter polluting
soot partic les out of the exhaust.
The system contains a self-c leaning
func tion at certain intervals. The filter is
cleaned by burning the soot particles at
high tem perature, This procedure runs
automatically under certain v ehicle
conditions and c an take up to 25 m inutes,
during which time fuel consump tion ma y
increase. The smell and the noise that
occur are norm al.
The system cannot autom atically clean
itself under certain vehicle conditions suc h
as driving short distances.
If the control indicator
! flashes, you
should continue driv ing a nd as soon as the
road and tra ffic situation permits it,
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 speed
should not drop b elow 2000 rpm. The
control indica tor goes off as soon as
cleaning is com plete.
We recommend that you do not turn the
ignition off during cleaning.
Maintenance
Have all maintena nce work c arried out at
the intervals spec ified. We recomm end
that you entrust this work to your Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer, who ha s p roper
equipment and trained personnel
available. Electronic testing systems permit
ra pid diagnosis and remedy of faults. This
way you can be certain that all
components of the vehic le’s electrical,
injection and ignition system s operate
correctly, that your vehicle has a low level
of polluta nt em ission and tha t the catalytic
conv erter system will have a long serv ice
life.
You are thereby making an im portant
contribution towards keeping the air clean
and c om pliance w ith emissions legislation.
Checking 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.