DPF Regeneration

[Transporter]

You need to get it scanned and maybe run a forced regeneration. I suggest that you find a good independent VAG specialist in your area if your dealer is useless. Your warranty will be still valid.

[250 downunder]

I took the car for a decent run earlier in the week and held 6th gear [over 2,000 rpm.] for some 20 mins. and it seems to have done it's thing; no more DPF warning at start up. My wife is now worried about driving on short trips for fear of the same thing recurring. Quite frankly I think that if a vehicle can't perform what I would term "normal driving" then it has a problem.
Having read numerous horror stories about DPF problems I think I need to eqip myself with diagnostic gear that will enable me to monitor the situation with the DPF [and to have data to respond to the dealer when he tells me to "take it away because there is nothing wrong with it" as happened with the towbar problem when they had coded the car wrongly].
I have done some research into diagnostic equipment and come to the conclusion that the Ross-Tech basic system [KCDS License with Hex-USB - Can interface] will do what I require. Am I on the right track? any suggestions or recommendations would be much appreciated.

[h100vw]

I took the car for a decent run earlier in the week and held 6th gear [over 2,000 rpm.] for some 20 mins. and it seems to have done it's thing; no more DPF warning at start up. My wife is now worried about driving on short trips for fear of the same thing recurring. Quite frankly I think that if a vehicle can't perform what I would term "normal driving" then it has a problem.
Having read numerous horror stories about DPF problems I think I need to eqip myself with diagnostic gear that will enable me to monitor the situation with the DPF [and to have data to respond to the dealer when he tells me to "take it away because there is nothing wrong with it" as happened with the towbar problem when they had coded the car wrongly].
I have done some research into diagnostic equipment and come to the conclusion that the Ross-Tech basic system [KCDS License with Hex-USB - Can interface] will do what I require. Am I on the right track? any suggestions or recommendations would be much appreciated.

I am Northside/airport can probably meet you and scan it.

Gavin

[250 downunder]

Thank you so much for the offer. Do you have Ross - Tech equipment?
There is no urgency at the moment and I really think that to be able to continue servicing and maintaining my vehicles as I have for over 50 years [I have always serviced and maintained my vehicles and have only ever visited dealerships to have the odd warranty issue sorted] I need to have my own equipment to handle the complexity of modern vehicles.

[h100vw]

Thank you so much for the offer. Do you have Ross - Tech equipment?
There is no urgency at the moment and I really think that to be able to continue servicing and maintaining my vehicles as I have for over 50 years [I have always serviced and maintained my vehicles and have only ever visited dealerships to have the odd warranty issue sorted] I need to have my own equipment to handle the complexity of modern vehicles.

Not really equipment but yes I have a VCDS cable and know how to use it.

Gavin