Why's my Citroen C4 VTR's de-pollution warning light illuminating?

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Why's my Citroen C4 VTR's de-pollution warning light illuminating?

My 2005 Citroen C4' VTR's engine management light keeps lighting and telling me the de-pollution system is faulty. Any ideas?

Asked on 29 August 2010 by daren

Answered by Honest John

Might be running out of Eolys FAP regeneration fluid, or it might be from a succession of short runs from cold starts. If you haven't just done a succession of short runs from cold starts, get it to the dealer for some more fluid. If you have, then maybe a long motorway run will clear it. These DPFs last at longest 80,000 to 120,000 miles.

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