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Old 08-12-2014, 05:55 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
One other issue noted with the Octavia is that the cooling fans have run twice when the car has been parked and the engine has been shut off - this usually lasts between 2-4 minutes (estimated). A quick google suggests that this is due to a DPF regen being interrupted - e.g. by the end of the journey.
Yup, it's done to cool off the DPF which was heated up during regen.

Life would be easier if they just put in a green light saying "DPF regeneration active - keep calm and drive on" or some such
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