If I let the fuel level go down on my car, a little yellow 'fuel pump' symbol lights up on the dashboard. Imagine if, after filling up the tank, we all had to take our cars to the main dealer and pay money to have the warning light put out! But come something new and these money-grabbing wotsits have us grovelling for their mercy! Why can't these modern cars have the DPF fluid tank replenished at a service station just as we would fill up with fuel? Why not? Why not keep it simple? Why do manufacturers try so hard to extort money out of us?

Secondly,very few after market diagnostic equipt are able to re-set the dpf system correctly.Resetting the system by opening and closing the fuel flap is total rubbish.I would take it to a main dealer for a competetive price or find a diagnostic guy who has the proper Ford IDS diag system.hth

I read a couple of years ago that the EU commission were looking into anti-competitive practice by European and other car manufacturers, meaning that they were looking at legislating against the excessive use of 'main-dealer only special tools required' scenarios on so many modern cars.

This is a good example, as is the diesel fuel filter on my Audi which cannot just be changed without going through the VCDS purge procedure, which is not possible unless you have purchased VCDS which is uneconomic for most DIY mechanics.

I can understand to a degree if this mapplied to a complex engine rebuild procedure, but not for a simple service activity.

This would be something really useful that the EU could do for us, so they probably never will !