2015 Ford Transit 350 Van Owner Manual Printing 3 - Page 129
2015 Ford Transit 350 Van Manual
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Fuel and Refueling When to Carry Out Operator Commanded Regeneration Use the operator commanded regeneration feature when the following message appears in the information display and: System Message Message Action and Description • • You are not able to drive in a manner that allows effective automatic cleaning. You choose to manually start cleaning the diesel particulate filter while the engine is idling. Exhaust filter overloaded You must maintain the diesel particulate filter for it to continue to function correctly. Do not disregard a system Drive to clean maintenance message. The Ford Warranty may not cover damage caused to your vehicle as a result of disregarding this message. Operator Commanded Regeneration Precautions and Safe Exhaust Position WARNING Failure to comply with the following instructions for operator commanded regeneration may result in fire, serious injury, death or property damage. Before you start operator commanded regeneration, do the following: • You must park your vehicle outside of any structure. • Move the gearshift lever to park (P) with the parking brake set on stable, level ground. • Your vehicle must be 9.8 ft (3 m) 16.4 ft (5 m) away from any obstructions and must be away from materials that can easily combust or melt, for example, paper, leaves, petroleum products, fuels, plastics and other dry organic material. • Make sure there is a minimum of 3.2 gal (12 L) of fuel in the fuel tank. • • Make sure all fluids are at the correct levels. Make sure that the louvers located at the tip of the exhaust are clear of any obstructions as they are used to introduce fresh air into the tailpipe to cool the exhaust gas as it leaves. How to Start Operator Commanded Regeneration WARNING Stay clear of exhaust tip during regeneration. You or others can be burned. Note: You cannot use the operator commanded regeneration until the diesel particulate filter load percentage has reached 100 percent. The diesel particulate filter load percentage will fluctuate up and down when driving your vehicle due to active and passive regenerations. Note: During the use of operator commanded regeneration, you may observe a light amount of white smoke. This is normal. 126 Transit (TTH) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 03/2014, Third Printing