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   sticks to Carol   
   Re: A lemon?   
   07 Feb 25 15:46:58   
   
   From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 2/7/2025 1:08 PM, Carol wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   No, not the battery, the % of full the filter is at.  In the shop I know   
   you can watch it go down to zero.  We'll see next week if the screen   
   comes up for it inside the RV   
      
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