If you are reading this post do not despair!   The horrible burning smell coming from your new diesel car is OK.    When you stop and turn the engine off and the fan stays on and the engine seems to be super hot, the car is OK.   The above are clear signs of an active DPF regeneration and is normal for your new diesel Skoda car.   To comply with the latest emission levels diesels have to capture the large soot particles and burn them up into smaller particles which are kept in the DPF, t