— Continue driving, exercising appropriate caution,
and seek the help of a specialist garage.
Exhaust control system
Troubleshooting
Emission control system faulty
Particle filter
illuminates
Driving in emergency mode is possible - a
noticeable reduction in engine performance
may occur.
Troubleshooting
Clogged particle filter
— Continue driving, exercising appropriate caution,
and seek the help of a specialist garage.
illuminates together with
or
illuminates together with
Fuel filler flap
— Clean the filter.
Opening the fuel filler flap
When the indicator light is on, it must be as-
sumed that fuel consumption will be higher,
engine power will be reduced, and the START-STOPP
function will not be available.
Filter cleaning
Conditions for cleaning
✓
✓
The engine is warm.
For vehicles with manual transmission, observe
the gear recommendation shown in the display
of the instrument cluster.
— Press the flap and open it.
Petrol
Procedure for vehicles with petrol engines
— Drive at a speed of at least 80 km/h at engine
speeds between 3000-5000 rpm.
What you should be mindful of
— Release the accelerator pedal and let the vehicle
roll with the gear engaged for a few seconds.
DANGER
Risk of death!
— Repeat this procedure several times.
Fuel and fuel vapours are explosive.
If the filter is successfully cleaned, the indicator light
goes off.
or
.
NOTICE
If the indicator light
or
does not go off
Risk of serious damage to the engine and the ex-
haust system!
within 30 minutes, no filter cleaning was performed.
— Continue driving, exercising appropriate caution,
and seek the help of a specialist garage.
Never run the fuel tank completely empty!
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If you would like to operate your vehicle in countries
other than those with the intended weather condi-
tions, please contact a Volkswagen partner. They
will let you know whether a suitable fuel is offered
in the associated country.
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