P244A
P244A on Fiat — Loss of performance with engine warning light and Start&Stop fault
Code P244A reports a build-up of soot in the diesel particulate filter. On the Fiat 500X 1.6 Multijet it shows up as a loss of performance, the engine warning light on and a ‘Start & Stop unavailable’ message.
- System
- Exhaust emissions
- Component
- Diesel particulate filter
- Fault
- Loss of performance with the engine warning light on and a ‘Start & Stop unavailable’ message on the display; the driving mode cannot be selected.
- Typical symptoms
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- Loss of performance
- Engine warning light on
- ‘Start & Stop unavailable’ message on the display
- The driving mode cannot be selected
- Vehicles affected
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- Fiat 500X 1.6 Multijet
- Main code
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- P244A Distance run with the diesel particulate filter light on, soot load
- Related codes
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- P2455 Diesel particulate filter pressure sensor 1, high reading
On this fault the diagnostic tool often returns several codes together.
- Solution
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