| abstract |
Exhaust system for an internal combustion engine with at least one sensor (4, 43) for detecting temperature, gas concentration, air-fuel ratio, oxygen and the like, in particular a lambda probe, and a sensor (4, 43) and its functions protective protective element (3, 31, 32) consisting of a substance capable of binding condensed water in the exhaust gas stream in a first operating state and in a second operating state for discharging the bound water, the protective element (3, 31, 32 ) is arranged as an independent component in the exhaust gas flow, the exhaust line (21) substantially cross-section filling directly in front of the / the sensor (s) (4, 43). |