Battery, lights, heating
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
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Solutions
Rear window heating
or seat heating
switches off automati-
cally or cannot be
switched on.
Battery is not sufficiently charged.
X
Switch off electrical consumers that are not required.
Ý
Yellow warning
lamp lights up.
Battery reserve
level
appears.
The charge status of the high-voltage battery has dropped into
the reserve range.
X
Charge the high-voltage battery.
Monochrome display:
Ý
Yellow warning
lamp flashes.
Colour display:
Ý
Yellow warning lamp
lights up.
Battery
reserve level
appears.
Charge status of the high-voltage battery is below 10 %.
X
Charge the high-voltage battery.
õ
Display flashes.
The vehicle has
switched itself off.
Battery charge too
low
Charge HV bat‐
tery now
appears.
The vehicle has switched itself off because the charge status of
the high-voltage battery is too low. After restarting the vehicle,
depending on the charge status of the high-voltage battery, the
vehicle can only drive on a maximum of 1 km.
X
Park the vehicle paying attention to road and traffic condi-
tions.
X
Charge the high-voltage battery.
#
Red warning lamp
lights up when driving
or when the vehicle is
ready to start.
Warning tone sounds.
Colour display:
Stop
See Owner's Manual
appears.
12 V battery is not being charged or the high-voltage battery is
malfunctioning.
X
Do not drive on.
The engine may switch itself off after a short while.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle, paying attention to road and
traffic conditions.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
It may not be possible to drive the vehicle further and it may
not be possible to restart the engine.
Colour display:
#
Warning lamp lights
up.
Malfunction Visit
workshop
appears.
Battery monitoring is malfunctioning.
X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Monochrome display:
b
Warning lamp
lights up.
Dipped beam is on continuously. Main beam cannot be activated.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Start the engine.
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