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The charging connector is plugged in cor-
rectly.
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The vehicle is unlocked.
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The charging process has ended or has
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paused
page 71.
The manual release mechanism must be used if
these prerequisites are met and it is still impos-
sible to unplug the charging connector
Manual release of the charging connector
The puller for the manual release mechanism
is on the left hand side of the engine compart-
ment, above the charging socket
●
Disconnect the power supply at the charging
station or electrical socket.
●
Open the bonnet and make sure it is held in
place with the prop.
●
Use the wire hook in the vehicle's toolkit to
hook the puller and pull on it.
●
Immediately unplug the charging connector.
WARNING
If the charging connector unexpectedly re-
mains locked, the fault may be caused by the
vehicle or charging station.
The manual emergency release can make
live contacts accessible. In this case, touch-
ing the contacts of the charging socket may
result in burns, other injuries or a fatal elec-
tric shock.
Charging settings in the infotainment system
High-voltage battery
●
Never touch the contacts of the charging
socket or the charging connector.
Note
The manual release mechanism of the
charging connector should only be used in
the event of a failure.
›››
Charging settings in the in-
fotainment system
›››
Fig. 58.
Battery Manager Menu
✓ Valid for: hybrid vehicles
The Battery Manager allows you to set or
select departure times for the programmed
charging of the high-voltage battery and for
the vehicle's electric heating and air condition-
ing.
Open the Battery Manager menu
●
Switch the ignition on.
●
Switch on the infotainment system.
●
Select Battery Manager from the main
menu.
It is possible to change the settings for immedi-
ate charging (the next charging process).
●
Reduce the charging current, e.g. when other
major consumers are operating on a single line
of the electrical installation at the same time.
Charging power is reduced and charging time
is extended.
●
Set the desired temperature for the inde-
›››
pendent air conditioning
page 145.
Departure time settings menu
Programmed charging (departure times) can
›››
be set
page 78.
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Specify the amount of time for which you
want the high-voltage battery to charge and
the air conditioning to be switched on inside the
vehicle.
Extended independent air conditioning
menu
●
Set the desired temperature for the inde-
›››
pendent air conditioning
page 145.
The air conditioning works both when the vehi-
cle is connected to the grid and disconnected.
If you want to use the high-voltage battery as
the power supply, change the setting in the
Settings menu.
Charging settings menu
It is possible to configure the general settings
for the charging process.
●
Lower battery charge limit (minimum desired
charge level of the high voltage battery): a min-
imum range can be ensured with this function.
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