Newbie, Blonde girl...... Help!!!

[BeefMasta]

All very good boys but I thought I might of had some clear cut answers by now, are we just having a wild guess or has this happened to anyone else!, surely I'm not the only girl in the world with a poorly DS3.
By the way what's a slave battery?

Posts 2, 3 & 9 give you clear cut answers, they advise how to do a regen and that the other issue should be checked by your dealer. How much clearer do you want it?

[Blonde girl]

Hi BeefMasta, well that told me!
I tried to do a regen but it would not happen for some reason, and yes it's booked in to get checked out.

[BeefMasta]

I tried to do a regen but it would not happen for some reason, and yes it's booked in to get checked out.

Your dealer should be able to force a regen I believe.

[Blonde girl]

Fingers crossed, are the petrol engines more suited to short journeys !

[BeefMasta]

Fingers crossed, are the petrol engines more suited to short journeys !

They are in most circumstances but will suffer with lower fuel economy in comparison to the diesels.

[lfcrule1972]

Hi BeefMasta, well that told me!
I tried to do a regen but it would not happen for some reason, and yes it's booked in to get checked out.

It can take a while to force it to start, a dual carriageway/motorway drive in a lower gear and holding high revs will normally start one, it's a bit less frantic than high rev driving on A roads ! As Beefy said your dealer can force a regen as well using the workshop software. Good luck, let us know how you get on

Oh and I think the slave battery is used for the stop/start system, I believe that stores the charge etc for that system - or I might have imagined all of that

[cyclone]

Oh and I think the slave battery is used for the stop/start system, I believe that stores the charge etc for that system - or I might have imagined all of that

Do they use a battery? For some reason I thought they used a capacitor for that?

[JEZDS3]

Welcome!

[Blonde girl]

Thanks everyone to get a force regen ... hink I might have to swap it for a petrol dont think diesel is good for my job ...

[lfcrule1972]

Do they use a battery? For some reason I thought they used a capacitor for that?

Honestly mate I'm not sure now, I checked the manual and couldn't see a reference

[lfcrule1972]

Thanks everyone to get a force regen ... hink I might have to swap it for a petrol dont think diesel is good for my job ...

What kind of mileage do you do for your job ? Is it lots of short journeys ? I do 22 miles a day to work and back but then do 250+ miles every other weekend and sometimes 600+ when I go to Liverpool... They seem to keep the DPF regen quite happy...

[Jo67]

Welcome to the club, fellow blonde (although mine hasn't been natural for quite a few years now). It's a shame sellers don't tell you the pitfalls of a diesel/dpf before you buy. I went petrol for that reason and the fact that for the mileage I do the saving on fuel was pathetic. I still get good mpg without the hassle. I think if people who do low mileages looked at what they'd spend on petrol per year vs. what they'd spend on diesel, it's not worth the hassle of having a diesel for a lot of people - that and the fact they're (in some cases) being shown to be killing us!

Anyway, welcome again. The DS3 is a fun car - very much a girlie car in my opinion.

[Bigfeet]

Do they use a battery? For some reason I thought they used a capacitor for that?

Yes that is the correct term, I used battery as that is what people see in their minds

The stop and start system won't operate unless the charge level in the "slave" is at the correct level and that charge is supplied via the alternator.



On a side note Blondegirl you are right about opting for a Petrol is the majority of your journeys are less than 5-10 minutes, the diesel needs driving time to heat in order to fire the regen cycle of the car, short journeys don't really let this happen which in turn causes the filter issues that you seem to be having.

Best bet is to make sure you give the car a good 20 min run at least once a month and you should be fine.

[cyclone]

it's not worth the hassle of having a diesel for a lot of people - that and the fact they're (in some cases) being shown to be killing us!

It might be interesting to note that GDI engines, of which your THP is one, produce more soot than a modern diesel with a DPF. Look at your tailpipes, see all that black stuff, soot.

[Jo67]

It might be interesting to note that GDI engines, of which your THP is one, produce more soot than a modern diesel with a DPF. Look at your tailpipes, see all that black stuff, soot.

I think the old bangers I drove in the 80s and 90s will have damaged more people than my THP will ever do. Besides it's not the amount of soot, it's the content of what's spewed out...

'Diesel exhaust is a complex mixture of thousands of gases and fine particles that contains more than 40 toxic air contaminants. These include cancer-causing substances such as benzene, arsenic and formaldehyde, as well as other seriously harmful pollutants.'

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