The higher the RPM and longer the high rpm the better as far as needing a regen. The hotter the exhaust the more that burns off on it's own.That is really strange that there would be no warning light. In the big trucks you have one that lets you know when it is doing it while driving and then a warning that actually tells you to pull the truck over and do a manual regen.

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