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      03-18-2016, 10:16 AM   #3
maverick83
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Originally Posted by catskillclimber
I've been under the impression that dpf regeneration is passive in the 2.0l turbo. Getting it good and hot is the regeneration process. If you cycles are lots of short trips the catalyst may not get up to sufficient temp to burn anything off.
For us, once up to temp on the highway we try to run it for 10min at higher rpm (3-4k) to generate more exhaust heat after each fill-up.

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/t...le_filter.html
I did see on the parts catalogue that there are various pressure sensors in the DPF so this tells me the car monitors the back pressure. If that increases it goes into a regen cycle...

As per the URL you attached.
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