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|    Carol to sticks    |
|    Re: A lemon?    |
|    07 Feb 25 19:08:40    |
      From: cshenk@virginia-beach.com              sticks wrote:              > On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:       > > sticks wrote:       > > > After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is       > > > that it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this       > > > automatically as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like me,       > > > don't even know about it. Seems like there should be a little       > > > more information given to the customer since if you do what I did       > > > the check engine light come on and you have to haul the RV to the       > > > dealer if you don't know what is going on, when all you have to       > > > do is just run the thing for an hour or so.       > > >       > > > I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light come       > > > on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to take it in       > > > and do a forced on. I guess I'll find out.       > >       > > Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone? Might be       > > take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it then       > > test 7 days later?       >       > I've read contradicting stuff on this. Gonna put the solar charger       > on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime. They say you       > can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls more, and idle even       > goes up. I have to check in the setting as there might be a page       > that tells you the % it is at. Would be nice if you could turn that       > on the screen, go for a drive and watch it go down.       >       > I'll let y'all know how it goes.              We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house, doesn't help       you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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