Internal combustion engine, particularly for motor vehicles

Internal combustion engine, in particular for a motor vehicle, having an exhaust line (6), in which a regenerable particle filter (12) is arranged, and with - a controller (18) depending on demand allows the performance of regeneration of the particulate filter (12), - one in the exhaust line (6) upstream of the particulate filter (12) arranged catalytically active element (11), - arranged one in the exhaust line (6) upstream of the particulate filter (12) temperature sensor (16,19) which is connected to the controller (18) and an actual temperature value determined, - a fuel injector (22), which enables the implementation of after-injection processes, whereby - the controller (18) for performing the regeneration of the particulate filter (12) performs a comparison of the temperature actual value with a predetermined temperature setpoint, and operates the fuel injection means (22) for the implementation of after-injection processes, - wherein the controller (18) depending on the result of the comparison sets the Nacheinspritzbeginn and / or the post-injection of Nacheinspritzvorgange.