— Lights up alternately with the red display:
charging is taking place with a reduced
charging current to prevent the vehicle
from breaking down. A fault is present,
e.g. charging connector not fully locked.
Red LED light unit:
— Lights up continuously: fault in the charg-
ing system. The charging process cannot
not be started or has been cancelled.
If the charging process display is continu-
ously indicating a problem, seek expert as-
sistance.
Illumination of the charging socket
The charging socket lights up when it gets
dark in order to find it easier.
Switching on
✓
The vehicle has been unlocked.
✓
OR: the charging connector has been
unplugged from the charging socket.
Switching off
✓
The illumination goes out automatically
after some time when the vehicle is un-
locked or locked.
Troubleshooting
Please refer to and at the start of
Fault in high-voltage system
The warning lamp lights up red. Stop the
vehicle immediately!
A corresponding text message is displayed.
There is a fault in the high-voltage system.
High-voltage components may be damaged
→ .
It is not possible to charge the high-voltage
battery.
DANGER
High-voltage components, including the
high-voltage battery and the high-voltage
cables, may be live and damaged. The volt-
age of the high-voltage system is danger-
ous and will cause burns or other injuries
and even lead to a fatal electric shock.
·
Do not touch high-voltage components!
— Stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe and
possible to do so and park in the open air.
— Deactivate the vehicle’s drive system.
— Seek expert assistance.
Exhaustive discharge of high-voltage
battery due to long standing time
The indicator lamp lights up red. A text mes-
sage is displayed.
The high-voltage battery may be damaged,
e.g. due to a long standing time.
— Charge the high-voltage battery immedi-
ately.
High-voltage battery is empty
The indicator lamp lights up yellow. A text
message is displayed.
— Charge the high-voltage battery immedi-
ately.
Charge level of the high-voltage battery
low
The indicator lamp lights up yellow. A text
message is displayed with the remaining
range.
The charge level of the high-voltage battery
has reached the reserve range.
— Charge the high-voltage battery.
Fault in range calculation
The indicator lamp lights up yellow. A text
message is displayed.
Charging the high-voltage battery
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