SMART for two coupé Operator's Manual page 120

High-voltage battery
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Observe the provider's instructions at the
charging station.
Charging station with charging commu-
nication („Plug&Charge")
You do not have to activate charging sta-
tions with charging communication before
the charging process. This is done by the
vehicle. This function is called "Plug &
Charge". Information is exchanged
between the vehicle and the charging sta-
tion via the charging cable for activation.
This is for:
mutual authorization of the vehicle and
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the charging station
verification of contract data
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automatic billing of the energy costs
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Electronic certificates are used here for
secure exchange of data.
If the verification of contract data is suc-
cessful, the charging process is initiated.
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A preliminary version of the
ISO/IEC 15118 standard is used for com-
munication between the vehicle and the
charging station. If it is necessary to
update your vehicle, consult an author-
ized electric drive smart center.
In order to use "Plug & Charge", you have to
configure the functions of your vehicle on
the "Vehicle Homepage" (
this you require a "Plug & Charge" certif-
icate which you receive from your power
company after concluding a suitable con-
tract. Consult an authorized electric drive
smart center if you have problems with the
configuration or have no access to the
Internet.
The charging station offers information on
the availability of electricity and costs.
This information is processed by the vehi-
cle and is used for an optimum charging of
the high‑voltage battery (
energy costs are automatically calculated
after the charging process is complete.
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With your existing electricity contract,
you and others who have access to your vehi-
cle can charge the costs to your electricity
bill. For this reason, cancel your existing
electricity contract for this vehicle
before you sell it. Delete your "Plug &
Charge" certificate by all means.
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You can delete the certificate from the
vehicle's data on the "Vehicle Home-
page". Please consult an authorized
electric drive smart center if you do not
have access to the Internet.
If the charging station allows the con-
nected vehicle access to the Internet, you
can call up and change information per-
taining to the vehicle on the "Vehicle
Homepage" ( page 120).
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Connecting the charging cable
Engage the parking brake.
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Move the gear selector lever to park
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position P.
Switch off the ignition.
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Open the charge socket flap.
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Remove the cover from the charge socket.
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Insert plug of the charging cable into the
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charge socket to the stop.
The high‑voltage battery is being
charged.
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The vehicle must not be moved during
charging.
The è indicator lamp in the multi-
function display comes on when the igni-
tion is switched on and the charging
cable is connected.
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The drive system and battery cooling
systems may switch on audibly during the
charging process, depending on the tem-
perature.