DPF Light On Audi A3 (2011)? Fix It Now!

Hello everyone,
Just a quick question for the community. I recently discovered, to my surprise, that my A3 (manufactured in 2011), as listed in my profile, does not have a DPF warning light.
I've always assumed that everyone has one. But I can't seem to access it in the control panel, and there's no corresponding icon visible on the dashboard. So my question is: How does it indicate when its capacity is full?
I only have the glow plug symbol and this engine block pictogram...

Regards,
Dirk.

'...Until now, I always assumed that everyone had one.'
...
Regards,
Dirk.
Almost no one has it!
Only a few vehicles from the DHL fleet (and others) have these 'DPF cleaning' lights.

To my knowledge, almost everyone has one...
I mean the LED that indicates when the engine needs to be turned off for a certain amount of time on the Autobahn (highway).
NOT the one that is currently in an active regeneration phase.

Okay.
Then you mean the light that indicates...?
that several consecutive active regenerations could not be completed successfully.

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Then you mean the light that indicates...? that several consecutive active regenerations could not be completed successfully.

Yep. Exactly.

Does the car have a FIS (fahrzeugintegrierter System)?
Then that would be the answer.
An arbitrary pictogram can be displayed there.

My Passat 3BG also didn't have a warning light either, only possibly an indicator in the FIS (which I never actually saw).

I used to have 3 cars with DPFs (Diesel Particulate Filters).
Volkswagen Golf 5, 1.9 liter TDI, first registration: March 2009, mileage: 84,000 km.
The new Passat B7 2.0 with 140 horsepower and common rail technology, first registered in December 2011, has been driven for 23,000 kilometers.
and current Passat B6 2.0 140hp CR, first registration: 02/2009, mileage: 60,000 km.

Everyone has a FIS account, and I've never seen anything suspicious either.

It was probably due to the good driving style .

Yes, it has a FIS (Fault Information System). That would be an idea. You could essentially initiate a "self-check" that displays all available (?!?) FIS messages. It has the oil sensor and everything, but no DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter).

Then it would be interesting to know if anyone has ever seen a "dog walking" note in the FIS system, regardless of the vehicle model!

Hello pretzel!

If you initiate a forced regeneration using VCDS, the DPF MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) or FIS (Fault Information System) message should appear during the process.

Best regards from Munich!

It was probably due to the good driving style.

From Google searches, I know that Audi at least displays the DPF status with an icon in the color head-up display (HUD).
http://data.motor-talk.de/data/galleries/0/90/9167/38678185/203928151-w40-h40.jpg

The monochrome VWs do have the LEDs.

That could be the explanation (as mentioned before).

Hmm. I don't have a color FIS. :-/

But you have VCDS, right?

Then try starting a regeneration cycle – the light will come on until it's finished.
And then you'll know where she lives.

Encode them, but only after you've left the city and are heading towards Adelheide or somewhere like that.
I always think it's annoying to wander around aimlessly in the city.

Okay, please provide the German text you would like me to translate into English. I will only provide the translation.

Okay, I'll try that out sometime this week. By the way, I made a mistake above. The pictograms are actually in color, and he can display them on the FIS (presumably a car's information system). So...I'll post an update here as soon as I know more. Thanks for your help so far!!

Dirk.

Sooo. Wollte heute mal ne manuelle Regeneration per VCDS starten. Leider wird bei mir von VCDS kein Zugriffs-Berechtigungscode angezeigt...Wie kommt man zu dem?! Rainer?!



Best regards.
Dirk.

brezelmann01 wrote:

Sooo. Wollte heute mal ne manuelle Regeneration per VCDS starten. Leider wird bei mir von VCDS kein Zugriffs-Berechtigungscode angezeigt...Wie kommt man zu dem?! Rainer?! Best regards. Dirk

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Ask Rainer using the engine control unit's VAG part number.

Best regards, Rainer.