Abstract: Related is a method for regeneration of a particulate filter 6 wherein manual regeneration of the particulate filter 6 started with a vehicle being stopped causes an exhaust brake 14 to throttle an exhaust passage. This increases an engine load and a fuel injection amount to elevate in temperature an exhaust gas 3; then, fuel addition is started by post injection with a fuel injection device 10, and the particulate filter 6 is regenerated by heat of an oxidation reaction of the added fuel on an oxidation catalyst 5 . After the starting of the manual regeneration, whether a fuel injection amount exceeds a reference value or not is judged. Only if the judgment is affirmative, throttling of the exhaust passage by the exhaust brake 14 is released provided exhaust temperature exceeds a reference temperature on an entry side of the particulate filter 6.