absorbed
bythe high-voltage batter y.This is the
re sult of dif fere nt le vels of charging losses and is
desc ribed as rech arge efficiency. Charging los‐
ses occu r,fo rex ample, due toheat that builds
up when charging or from auxiliary consume rs
th at are swit ched on. Further information on
re ch arge efficiency can be obtained at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. Note
s oncharging the high-voltage bat tery
at a fast charging station (mode 4) &
DANG ER Risk of death due todamaged
component parts
Connecting thech arging cable toach arging
st ation using a damaged component part
could cause a fire or an electric shoc k,for
ex ample. #
Atcharging stations with a pre-ins talled
ch arging cable:
R Visually check thech arging station
fo r obvious faults, such as damage
to the housing or charging cable. #
Atcharging stations without a pre-
ins talled charging cable:
R For saf etyre asons, on lyuse charg‐
ing cables that ha vebeen tested
and appr oved bythe manufacturer
fo rch arging the high-voltage battery
in an electric vehicle.
R Never use dama gedch arging
cables.
R Do not extend thech arging cable.
R Do not use adap ters. #
Alw ays obser vethe saf ety no tes on the
ch arging station. Most
charging stations must be activated before
th ech arging process, e.g. using an RFID card.
Obse rveth e on-site operator's instructions for
th ech arging station.
The charging cable forth eve hicle must not be
longer than 30 m due tothe legal requ irements
in some countries. This is topreve ntthe inter fer‐
ence of signals being recei vedby radio commu‐
nication devices in theve hicle or in close pr ox‐
imity tothech arging station. Be aware that parts of
thech arging cable may be routed under‐
ground. If in doubt, ask thech arging station
operator if this is the case before charging the
high-voltage batter y.
The amount of energy dispensed forth ech arg‐
ing process, shown bythech arging station, may
be higher than the amount of energy actually
absorbed bythe high-voltage batter y.This is the
re sult of dif fere nt le vels of charging losses and is
desc ribed as rech arge efficiency. Charging los‐
ses occu r,fo rex ample, due toheat that builds
up when charging or from auxiliary consume rs
th at are swit ched on. Further information on
re ch arge efficiency can be obtained at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. Setting
the maximum permissible charging
cur rent forch arging at a mains soc ket *
NO
TEDanger due toexcessive charging
cur rent If
th ech arging cur rent is too high, the fuse
could be tripped or theex tern al mains supply
could overheat. 16 8
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