Emissions warning light on my Volkswagen T5

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Emissions warning light on my Volkswagen T5

I have started my Volkswagen T5 motorhome after 1 month idle and emission warning has come on. Handbook states take to dealer for check but in your article in Telegraph you suggest a good run might clear this, could you advise please?

Asked on 13 January 2012 by

Answered by Honest John

If it has a DPF then the cold start has probably clogged it and a 50 mile motorway run keeping the revs over 2,000rpm might generate enough heat for the DPF to actively regenerate.

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