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j5kol wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2017 12:41 pm Seems to be more and more people being offered a full refund on their SD Macans, great customer service from Porsche !!
It is great service 👍

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Just seen an add for this AA system.

https://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/connected-car

Plugs into the OBD port hence wondering if it sees any DPF issues before the deaded limp home mode initiates.
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AA genie thing costs £29. I don't reckon it would be up to predicting dpf loads....but it would be great if it could👍

They seem to push vehicle location, battery condition and driving habits as the main data they capture.....from their faq section:

What data are you going to collect?

Data will be sent to us from your car about your driving style and habits. This includes harsh braking, acceleration and cornering, keeping the engine running while stationary, location, speed, distance and route. We’ll use this to share with you the profile of how, where and when your car is driven. We’ll also collect information about any fault codes reported by your car and its battery health, and use this to help, support and advise you.
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Could probably do the same with this, and retain your own data: https://www.amazon.co.uk/iLC-Bluetooth- ... ooth&psc=1
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I have similar device on the golf but am not sure if the reports back to vw.
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It would be good if we could access DPF information. If a regeneration was "in progress" it would be no great hardship to continue driving until it was complete.
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Just came across STP® DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER CLEANER .

I am not a great fan of additives, but it would possibly be worth a try if you were having issues. Anyone tried it??
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This is quite an interesting site re additives and more general dpf questions.....

http://www.dpfadditivesexpert.com/commo ... nceptions/
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Yes - interesting site - thanks.

I won't try anything as yet. I'm just going to continue with my "normal driving style" and hopefully I will continue to be DPF problem free. :? :? :?
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Guy wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:08 pm Could probably do the same with this, and retain your own data: https://www.amazon.co.uk/iLC-Bluetooth- ... ooth&psc=1
So I just ordered one of these from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01 ... UTF8&psc=1

I will have a play on my (petrol) VW Golf first, then if I am feeling brave may plug it into the Macan! Having done a bit of research on the US Forum I think some of the more complex Porsche OBD2 codes may be Porsche-specific hence undecipherable, but it would be great if it gave DPF data!
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