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For safety reasons, only use charg‐
ing cables that have been tested
and approved by the manufacturer
for charging the high-voltage battery
in an electric vehicle.
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Never use damaged charging
cables.
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Do not extend the charging cable.
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Do not use adapters.
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Always observe the safety notes on the
charging station.
Most charging stations must be activated before
the charging process, e.g. using an RFID card.
Observe the on-site operator's instructions for
the charging station.
Connecting the vehicle to a charging station is
identical to connecting it to a wallbox.
Starting the charging process
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DANGER Risk of fatal injury when charg‐
ing with a damaged socket
The charging process involves high voltage. If
the charging cable, vehicle socket or mains
socket is damaged, you could suffer an elec‐
tric shock.
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Only use an undamaged charging cable.
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Avoid mechanical damage, e.g. caused
by squashing, shearing or driving over
the cable.
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Have a damaged vehicle socket
replaced at a qualified specialist work‐
shop as soon as possible.
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Never connect the charging cable to a
damaged vehicle socket.
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NOTE Overvoltage in the mains supply
can damage the vehicle.
The vehicle is therefore equipped with a
device which protects it from overvoltage in
the mains supply. This protection device may
be triggered during severe thunderstorms,
for example, and may cause the building pro‐
tection system to trip or may interrupt the
charging process. These functions help to
protect the vehicle.
After the building protection system has
been switched on again, the charging proc‐
ess resumes automatically.
Following an interruption in the power supply
without the building protection system being
tripped, it may take up to 10 minutes for
charging to resume automatically.
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NOTE Heat generated by the charging
cable and charging cable connector
During the charging process, the charging
cable and charging cable connector may heat
up within permissible limit values.
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