3 journeys of approx 40 miles each. Not thrashing it as it's running in. At 120 miles I got dpf caution. Book said not to stop and to keep driving until light went out. 50 miles later, gave up and took it to the dealer. I will let you know the outcome.

Ps- 2.0tdi 150ps model manual gears

Did you drive at the increased revs as stated in the manual?

Dealer will probably thrash it clear it and give it you back job done hopefully.

Nelly. Yes as described in the book. 15-2500 rpm at above 40 mph. I also have it a good 10 miles at speed keepingg it down in 4th

I would guess it's a faulty sensor not the DPF.

I hope so too, although this is disappointing on such a young car!

Verdict so far. They can't get computer to force regen and can't find a fault in any sensor. They have decided to try test drive (I suspect thrash)

Yep give it a good run and see what happens.  When and injector went on my Greenline Fabia  while a regen was happening the light came on and lot of smoke out of the back.

 

The dealers replaced the injector and then just gave It a good thrashing to clear the DPF and gave it me back - in true form for the Greenline injector 3 failed on the mechanic.

One of the reasons I chose the petrol as I had DPF issues with my previous Superb 2.0 TDi.

Think a coupe of people have this with new ones, a good thrash clears it. Never had the light on mine or my mkII in 40k miles.

I had a faulty sensor in my Roomster when it had a few hundred miles on the clock from new. New sensor and everything fine until I part exchanged it 3 years later.

Have had DPF faults with my two most recent diesels. The 3-Series has had two or three warnings but they clear by themselves after driving a few motorway miles. My (wife's) Renault warning pops up all the time but also clear after a long drive. The problem is that most of our trips are short / around town so the DPF (FAP in France) gets clogged. So far neither have had to be replaced. The BMW goes back to the lease company next week so not my problem anyway.

 

One of the reasons I ordered a TSI over the TDI. Diesel is not really necessary for my low mileage and driving requirement.

Well. They don't know what's wrong and have admitted my car into the Garage and will get Skoda Techjical UK to dial in remotely to the diagnostic computer. Joy of joys. Only had it 4 days.

Well there's at least one upside to this and that it's under warranty. 

Well there's at least one upside to this and that it's under warranty. 

They have 1092 days left to fix it then.

 

My opinion is that Dealers should simply gut and map out DPF's as soon as the first fault is detected with one. They are a legal necissity for manufacuture and sale of new diesel vehicles, but just an added liability for owners.

 

....but I guess that would mean less servicing, parts replacement and revenues for them later on.

Well. They don't know what's wrong and have admitted my car into the Garage and will get Skoda Techjical UK to dial in remotely to the diagnostic computer. Joy of joys. Only had it 4 days.

I see this is as a bonus, I had a similar response with my Greenline and Czechoslovak diagnosed the possible problem from a couple of sound clips and confirmed after a strip down.

Verdict so far. They can't get computer to force regen and can't find a fault in any sensor. They have decided to try test drive (I suspect thrash)

 

Oh dear, why are dealers so clueless.

 

Trying a forced regen should always be a last resort as it can shorten the life of the DPF.

 

A DPF light on a brand new car is clearly not a blocked DPF so they shouldn't have tried to initiate a forced regen until they'd discovered the real cause of the light.

Don't joke about the warranty period, you might need it, my Father in Law bought a 3 month old Ford S Max in April and its been off the road with a recurring dpf fault for 15 weeks so far including the last 12 weeks on the trot! He's just been told they will now be replacing the car after spending over £5k of warranty labour trying to fix it, unsuccessfully!

I bet that cheers Nick295 up no end

Sorry about that, I guess it is a Ford I am talking about so hopefully the OP just needs a new sensor or something simple, my Superb II had to have the sensor replaced.

Thanks for all your posts.

Today they connected to the UK Skoda Technical site and still couldn't get all the dpf warnings reset. They did manage to force a dpf regen (I agree that this seems drastic) but it wouldn't complete. They are now randomly swapping out sensors until it clears. I've given them a week, after which I will want a replacement car.

Make sure you put it in writing of your intention to reject the car.

 

I personally would write a letter allowing them 1 attempt to fix it & state that if the error re occurs within say 3 months , i would then reject the car as not fit for purpose.

+1 for the above post

My contract clause. 'Replacement vehicle (mechanical defect only)

A replacement vehicle of similar type if the Vehicle is unfit for use due to mechanical defect but not due to accident damage. The replacement vehicle will be provided 48 hours after you tell us that the Vehicle is unfit until the Vehicle is again fit for use.'

Nice spot in your contract 

You may have already thought of this , but be prepared for the possible claim that this is not actually a mechanical fault as the car is still usable ( just playing devils advocate here).

 

I personally would reply to that - Continued use under manufacturers advice would damage the DPF permanently, & would end up requiring a replacement in future, timing unknown & any advice to do this is actually encouraging deliberate damage to the car allowing them to wriggle out of any warranty work, without the actual fault never having been fixed permanently.

 

I know how frustrating DPF issues are specially as i had this with my previous car ( a FIAT), & whist the dealer was helpful & sympathetic& sorted the issue within 4 weeks, I lost all faith & trust in the car, - kept it for 2 years, without any further issue & sold it.