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Hi everyone - new here although by no means new to the "joys" of owning a Jaguar... As I was driving last week the red "DPF Full - Visit Dealer" message appeared and the vehicle entered restricted mode. I drove it home on the motorway using paddle shift to overide the automatic gearbox but it didn't seem to make any difference. I called a local independent JLR specialist and they said that in most cases, this problem can be fixed by cleaning the DPF and then doing some sort of computer magic to clear the error as long as it's looked at straight away (i.e. don't drive it around for weeks and months with the light on). However they did say that as far as they were aware, once the red DPF full message came on, you couldn't get rid of it by forcing the car to regenerate the DPF and that if you took it to a JLR main dealer, they would probably tell you that it needed replacing. So I booked it in for a check and dropped it off this morning, stopping on the way to put a bit of fuel in as it was getting a little close to the 50 mile range. I put just over a quarter of a tank of Shell V Power Diesel (anyone outside the UK, that's a premium fuel) and when I started the engine the DPF Full warning had gone, performance restrictions had gone although the EMS light remained active. I left it with the garage as planned, explained what had happened and they were a bit surprised the error had cleared - but I guess we all learn new things every day. They're going ahead with diagnostics and I will let you all know the results and any work that they do to fix/correct the issue. As well as that, their advice for good maintenance of the DPF system however is similar to what's been said here: Don't use supermarket diesel Use Premium fuel if you can Use things like Millers Additive in your fuel Give the engine regular motorway journies Sorry if that's teaching anyone to suck eggs but that's a complete run down of what has happened so far

Hi if you only drive around the town, your allways going to get dpf issues no matter how much additive you put in Peter uses Millers Eco plus Diesel cheers Joe

Hi Rik, Tom has given you a perfect answer. While I have never had the amber light come on in respect of the DPF I have had it come on with the EGR sticking, and to clean out the fuel system I give the fuel tank a shot of Millers Oils Diesel Power ECO MAX every other fill up -- about ever 6 weeks - which seems to help, as I don't do long runs that frequently. Regards, Peter.