Mercedes-Benz

Ending the charging process

DANGER Risk of fatal injury when charging at a damaged socket

The charging process uses high voltage.

Only use an undamaged charging cable.

Avoid mechanical damage such as crushing, abrading or driving over the cable.

Have a damaged vehicle socket replaced at a qualified specialist workshop as soon as possible.

Never connect the charging cable to a damaged vehicle socket.

NOTE Protecting the vehicle from voltage surges in the mains supply

The vehicle is equipped with an electrical fuse for voltage surges in the mains supply. This electrical fuse may be blown during severe thunderstorms, for example, and may cause the building's circuit breaker to trip and the charging process to be interrupted. These functions help to protect the vehicle.

After the building protection system has been switched on again, the charging process resumes automatically.

Following an interruption in the power supply in which the building's circuit breaker is not tripped, it may take up to ten minutes for the charging process to resume automatically.

NOTE Permissible heat generated by the charging cable and charging cable connector

During the charging process, the charging cable and charging cable connector may heat up within permissible limit values.

The permissible limit values are observed provided that:

The mains power supply and the charging cable are not damaged.
The instructions for handling the charging cable and controls on the charging cable have been followed.

If the charging cable or the charging cable connector becomes too hot, have the mains power supply equipment checked.

NOTE Damaged or dirty vehicle socket when the socket flap is open

Always keep the socket cover and the socket flap closed when there is no charging cable connected. This protects the vehicle socket from dirt and damage.

Make sure that the socket cover is closed properly before closing the socket flap. This can otherwise result in damage which may prevent the socket flap from being opened again.

Depending on the national version, the vehicle is equipped with one of the following vehicle sockets.

Type 1 vehicle socket

Press and hold button

on charging cable connector

and remove charging cable connector

from vehicle socket

If the charging cable connector is blocked, contact a qualified specialist workshop.

Charging at a mains socket (mode 2):

disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket and stow the charging cable safely in the vehicle.

Close the socket cover and the socket flap.

Type 2 vehicle socket

Locking status

Status of the charging process

Unlock the vehicle.

The charging process is then ended. The indicator lamp lights up white. The vehicle socket is unlocked.

Remove the charging cable connector from the vehicle socket within 30 seconds.

After the 30 seconds have elapsed, the vehicle socket will be locked again and the charging process will resume.

If you cannot remove the charging cable connector, repeat the unlocking procedure. If the charging cable connector is still locked, contact a qualified specialist workshop.

Charging at a mains socket (mode 2):

disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket and stow the charging cable safely in the vehicle.

Charging at a wallbox/charging station (mode 3) without pre-installed charging cable:

remove the charging cable connector from the wallbox socket and stow the charging cable safely in the vehicle.

Close the socket cover and the socket flap.

After the charging cable connector has been disconnected, the left indicator lamp on the vehicle socket remains lit for some time before switching off.