Mennekes Mode 2, Operating Manual

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9
Operation
T
WARNING
Damaged charging cable – Danger to life due to electric
shock
A damaged charging cable can result in death or severe
injury.
f Check the charging cable for damage (e.g. cracks) prior
to each use.
f Do not use a damaged charging cable.
T
ATTENTION
Property damage due to fire
Too high of a charging current could damage the charging
cable and cause a fire.
f
Compliance with maximum permissible charging cur-
rent in the country of use is required.
Maximum permissible charging current
The maximum permissible charging current is, for
instance, 6 A in Denmark and 8 A in Finland or
China.
Starting the charging process
Please take note of and follow the information
on the cover page – Figures 2, 4 and 5.
f
Unroll the charging cable.
f Remove the protective cap from the plug on the vehicle.
f For plugging in the charging cable, follow the sequence
shown in Figure 2.
f
Start the vehicle charging process.
Self-test function
The self-test function of the charging cable is used
for checking all essential parameters when plugging
the charging cable into the EV charging station,
enabling charging only if all test criteria are fulfilled.
Temporary power failure
In the case of a temporary power failure, the
charging process automatically resumes, once
power is restored.
Completing the charging process
„ Once the vehicle is fully charged, stop the charging
process.
Please take note of and follow the information
on the cover page – Figures 3 and 4.
Information on type GB and type 1:
f Press the release button to unplug the
charging cable.
f Finish the vehicle charging process.
f To unplug the charging cable, follow the sequence
shown in Figure 3.
f
Put the protective cap back on the plug on the vehicle.
f Properly roll the charging cable so that there are no
kinks.
f
Properly store the charging cable in your vehicle.
Status of light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
LED 1 LED 2 Status
Flashing
blue
Flashing
blue
Self-test function active.
Flashing
orange
Flashing
orange
Flashing
red
Flashing
red
Lights up
blue
Off
No vehicle connected
Flashing
blue
Off
Vehicle connected
Flashing
blue
Flashing
blue
Charging process in progress
Off
Flashing
orange
Critically high operating tempera-
ture.
9 Charging process continues
with reduced charging current
Î see
1)
Off
Lights up
orange
Operating temperature exceeded.
9 Charging is stopped:
Î see
1)
Off
Flashing
red
Fault current occurred.
Flashing
red
Lights up
red
Fault with EV charging station
infrastructure.
f
Have protective ground con-
ductor (PE) or charging station
infrastructure checked by a
qualified electrician.
Flashing
red
alternately
Flashing
red
alternately
Fault with the charging cable.
Î see
2)
Lights up
red
Lights up
red