SMART Diesel Particulate Filter DPF
The Smart story began in Switzerland with Swatch, the well-known watch company. Its president and founder set out to create a small electric city car with an interchangeable body. Nicolas G. Hayek went in search of industrial partners to develop his project. He failed to reach an agreement with Renault and PSA, then reached an agreement with the Volkswagen group. The latter withdrew from the project in 1991 and was replaced by Mercedes in 1994. The German premium manufacturer saw in this new kind of alliance the opportunity to realise a small car project already developed by one of its ...
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Smart Fortwo
Don't look for a smaller model, you certainly won't find one. The Smart Fortwo is 2.50 m long and 1.50 wide (for the first generation) and almost makes a Twingo look like a giant ! Produced in 1998, this two-seater microcitadin was developed by Mercedes and Renault for almost exclusively urban use.
City driving is precisely the number one enemy of diesel particulate filters. Short journeys and traffic jams contribute to its clogging. Gradually the DPF becomes clogged and the regenerations do not manage to clean it effectively. Your diesel particulate filter then becomes ineffective and must be replaced.
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