Holden Colorado Owner Manual (Holden-Localizing-Australia/New Zealand-
13711071) - 2020 - CRC - 3/4/19
180 Driving and Operating
Danger (Continued)
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Whenever the exhaust
system, underbody or rear
of the vehicle is damaged.
Take the vehicle to a Holden
Dealer if you think the vehicle
needs inspecting for any of the
above reasons.
Do not sit (or leave children or
pets) in a parked vehicle for any
extended period of time with the
engine running. Turn the fan on
using any setting that brings
outside air into the vehicle. Do not
run the engine in an enclosed
area (such as the garage) any
longer than is needed to move
the vehicle.
Diesel Particulate
Filter
The vehicle has a Diesel Particulate
Filter (DPF) as part of the exhaust
system to reduce vehicle emissions.
The diesel particulate filter system
collects particulates from the
exhaust gases to minimise
discharge of soot to the
atmosphere.
To prevent clogging of the filter, the
soot particles are burnt off at regular
intervals through a self cleaning
process where additional fuel is
injected into the engine cylinders to
increase the particulate filter
temperature to approximately
600°C.
Several factors including fuel
consumed, hours of engine
operation, and distance travelled are
monitored by the Engine Control
Module (ECM). The self-cleaning
occurs approximately once per tank
of fuel.
This allows deposited soot to be
oxidised or burnt off and converted
to carbon dioxide (CO2).
This process usually takes between
10 and 15 minutes but may take up
to 30 minutes depending on driving
conditions.
Increased engine speed at idle and
emissions of odours and smoke are
considered to be normal conditions
during the self cleaning process.
Fuel consumption may also be
higher during this period.
Under certain driving conditions,
such as short trips, prolonged idle,
stop-start traffic or downhill driving,
the filter cannot clean itself.
A message is displayed when the
DPF is dirty and needs to perform a
self cleaning. See Diesel Particulate
Filter Messages 0 71.
For the filter to clean itself, the
vehicle must be continuously driven
until the message extinguishes. This
can take up to 30 minutes.
The message extinguishes as soon
as the self-cleaning operation is
complete. Turning the engine off
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