SMART EQ forfour 2018 Owner's Manual page 89

Indicator lamp ?
Flashes red An internal malfunction
quickly has occurred. The high-
voltage battery cannot be
charged.
The infrastructure has a
malfunction. The high-
voltage battery cannot be
charged.
If the control element detects a fault cur-
rent or a malfunction, the charging process
is interrupted. The charging process will be
resumed automatically when the malfunc-
tion has been rectified.
Charging the battery using a mains
socket
Connecting a charging cable
Charge socket flap
:
Socket cap
;
Locking mechanism
=
Indicator lamp
?
Vehicle socket
A
X
Fully unwind the charging cable before
charging.
X
Engage transmission position j.
X
Turn the key to position u in the igni-
tion lock and remove it.
X
Open socket flap : (
Y
page 83).
Charging the high-voltage battery
X
Release locking mechanism = on socket
cap ;.
Socket cap ; opens.
X
Insert the mains plug into the mains
socket to the stop.
X
Insert the charging cable connector into
vehicle socket A to the stop.
The vehicle socket locks audibly.
The high-voltage battery is charged and
indicator lamp ? on the vehicle socket
slowly flashes green.
i The high-voltage battery is fully
charged when indicator lamp ? on the
vehicle socket lights up green perma-
nently.
i The vehicle must not be moved during
charging. The gear lever cannot be shif-
ted from position j.
i Depending on the temperature, the
engine cooling system and battery cool-
ing system may audibly switch on during
the charging process.
Removing the charging cable
! Always disconnect the charging cable
from the vehicle socket first. Disconnect-
ing the charging cable from the station-
ary socket first could damage the charg-
ing cable connector.
The charging cable may be removed when
the charging process has completed or has
been cancelled.
X
Press the % button on the key.
Indicator lamp ? above vehicle socket
A goes out. Vehicle socket A unlocks
audibly.
X
Disconnect the charging cable within
60 seconds from vehicle socket A. Other-
wise, the vehicle will relock the vehicle
socket.
X
Close socket cap ;.
X
Close charge socket flap :.
X
Remove the charging cable from the
mains socket.
X
Stow the charging cable safely in the
charging cable bag (
Y
page 88).
Z
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