Owner's Manual Cadillac BLS - IFS Europe BV
Owner's Manual Cadillac BLS - IFS Europe BV
Owner's Manual Cadillac BLS - IFS Europe BV
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132 Starting and driving<br />
Important information<br />
concerning diesel-engined cars<br />
NOTICE<br />
• Only use diesel fuel. Diesel engines<br />
must be run on diesel fuel that fulfils<br />
the EN590 <strong>Europe</strong>an standard. Do not<br />
use RME fuel, sometimes also called<br />
rape diesel, as this fuel will damage<br />
components in the fuel system.<br />
• Petrol in the fuel damages the fuel<br />
system. Do not drive the car if petrol<br />
has been filled by mistake. The complete<br />
fuel system must be drained and<br />
flushed with diesel fuel.<br />
• Do not use additives.<br />
• Even if the car has a fuel filter with<br />
water trap, diesel fuel that may have<br />
high water content should be avoided.<br />
High sulphur content should also be<br />
avoided.<br />
The following applies to diesel<br />
cars with particle filter 3<br />
The particle filter is a component part of the<br />
exhaust system. There are small particles in<br />
diesel exhaust fumes which are trapped in<br />
the particle filter. The filter is regenerated<br />
(the particles are combusted) at regular<br />
intervals.<br />
Regeneration occurs automatically. The<br />
time between each regeneration is affected<br />
by the type of traffic the car is driven in.<br />
Motorway driving results in the longest intervals.<br />
A regeneration can take up<br />
to 8 minutes.<br />
Regeneration starts when certain conditions<br />
are met, e.g.: the engine must have<br />
been running for at least 5 minutes (in cold<br />
weather conditions, for up to 15 minutes),<br />
the speed must be at least 25 km/h.<br />
If the car is only driven shorter distances,<br />
regeneration will not start. To prevent this,<br />
it is recommended that you drive<br />
for 20 minutes on the motorway<br />
every 1000 km. Regeneration will then be<br />
carried out.<br />
When the filter is regenerated it may seem<br />
that the engine is temporarily weaker.<br />
During town driving for example, the engine<br />
may seem sluggish during acceleration<br />
which is preceded by engine braking. This<br />
is least noticeable during highway driving.<br />
If regeneration is not activated, the following<br />
message is shown on the DIC:<br />
Particulate filter full.<br />
See Owner´s manual.<br />
Drive on the main roads for at<br />
least 20 minutes, otherwise the Check<br />
Engine light will come on when the filter is<br />
full and the car will continue to run in Limphome<br />
mode (the car can be driven but with<br />
limited performance). The car must then be<br />
checked immediately by a workshop.<br />
A manual regeneration check can then be<br />
carried out. We recommend that you contact<br />
an authorised <strong>Cadillac</strong> workshop.<br />
NOTICE<br />
• When regeneration is under way the<br />
temperature in the whole exhaust<br />
system rises. For this reason, never<br />
park in a way that inflammable material<br />
may come into contact with the<br />
exhaust system.<br />
• It is important that the exhaust system<br />
is in good condition. If the exhaust<br />
system leaks then hot exhaust gases<br />
may flow against the underside of the<br />
car and cause damage.<br />
• Use a genuine <strong>Cadillac</strong> exhaust<br />
system, which is designed to withstand<br />
the temperature increase that<br />
occurs during regeneration.