2015 Ford Transit 150 Van Owner Manual Printing 3 - Page 128

Fuel and Refueling regeneration frequency will vary from 100 mi (160 km) - 310 mi (500 km) between occurrences and each occurrence will last between 10 and 20 minutes. You can usually reduce the duration of regeneration if you maintain a constant speed above 30 mph (48 km/h). When the engine control module detects that the diesel particulate filter is nearly full of particulates, and you are not driving your vehicle in a manner to allow effective automatic cleaning, the information display will show the following messages as a reminder for you to drive in a manner to clean the diesel particulate filter. If you drive your vehicle in a manner to allow effective automatic cleaning, the information display will show a cleaning exhaust filter message, which is the normal regeneration process. System Messages Message Action and Description Exhaust filter overloaded You must maintain the diesel particulate filter for it to continue to function correctly. Drive in a manner to clean the Drive to clean diesel particulate filter. Do not disregard a system maintenance message. The Ford Warranty may not cover damage caused to your vehicle as a result of disregarding these messages. Exhaust filter at limit Clean now You must maintain the diesel particulate filter for it to continue to function correctly. Drive in a manner to clean the diesel particulate filter. Do not disregard a system maintenance message. The Ford Warranty may not cover damage caused to your vehicle as a result of disregarding these messages. Operator Commanded Regeneration (If Equipped) If your vehicle is operated with significant stationary operation, low speed drive cycles less than 25 mph (40 km/h), short drive cycles, drive time less than 15 minutes or the vehicle does not fully warm up, passive and active regeneration may not sufficiently clean the diesel particulate filter system. Operator commanded regeneration allows you to manually start diesel particulate filter cleaning while the engine is idling. If you are not sure whether your vehicle is fitted with this feature, contact an authorized dealer. You can also choose operator commanded regeneration to clean the exhaust system at this point. See the following Operator Commanded Regeneration. If you are not able to drive in a manner that allows effective automatic cleaning or you choose to carry out regeneration of the diesel particulate filter while the engine is idling, then operator commanded regeneration must be carried out. 125 Transit (TTH) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 03/2014, Third Printing