Safety Of The High-Voltage System - Mini COOPER SE Owner's Manual

Safety of the high-voltage system

Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with
the series. It also describes features and
functions that are not necessarily available
in your vehicle, e.g., due to the selected op-
tions or country versions. This also applies
to safety-related functions and systems.
When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be
observed.
Working on the vehicle
General information
The manufacturer of your vehicle recom-
mends that no changes be made to the vehi-
cle, for instance the retrofitting of accesso-
ries, that will have an effect on the vehicle's
hybrid system.
Safety information
DANGER
Improperly performed work, in particular
maintenance and repair on the high-volt-
age system, can lead to electric shock.
There is a risk of injury, fire and danger to
life.
The manufacturer of your vehicle recom-
mends that the work on the vehicle, in par-
ticular maintenance and repair, be per-
formed by a dealer's service center or
another qualified service center or repair
shop.
Safety of the high-voltage system
Online Edition for Part no. 01405A02680 - II/20
Contact with water
The high-voltage system is typically safe
even in the following example situations:
– Water in the floor area, for instance af-
ter a rainstorm when the window was
kept open.
– Vehicle is in water but only up to the al-
lowed height.
– Fluid escapes in the cargo area.
Automatic deactivation
If an accident occurs, the high-voltage sys-
tem is switched off automatically to prevent
risk of danger to occupants and other traf-
fic.
Read the information on What to do after
an accident, refer to page 261.
AT A GLANCE
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