Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 172

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170 Charging the high-voltage battery GWARNING GDANGER In the eventofavehiclefire,theinternalpres-Connecting the charging cable to the vehicle sure of the high-voltage battery can exceed avia an incorrectly installed wallbox or by critical value. In this case flammable gasmeansofadapters, extension cables or simi- escapes through a ventilation valve on thelar could cause a fire or an electric shock. underbody. The gas can ignite. There is a riskThere is a risk of fatal injury. of injury. To avoid hazardous situations, observe the parkingLeave the danger zone immediately. Securefollowing: the danger area at a suitable distance, whilstROnlyconnectthechargingcable to a wall- andobserving legal requirements. box if: ng GDANGER - the wallbox is installed correctly If you use incorrectly installed mains sockets-the wallbox has been inspected by a rivior adapters, extension cables or similar toqualified electrician and D connectthechargingcabletoamainssocket,-the charging cable is undamaged this could lead to fires or an electric shock.RDonotextendthechargingcable There is a risk of fatal injury. RDonotuseanadapter To avoid hazardous situations, observe theRAlwaysobservethesafetynotesinthewall- following: box's operating instructions ROnlyconnectthechargingcable to mainsThe vehicle's high voltage electrical system is sockets that: under high voltage. - are installed correctly and RDonottamperwiththehigh-voltage compo- - havebeenapprovedbyanelectricalspe-nentsortheorangecablesofthehigh-voltage cialist. electrical system. RForsafety reasons, only use the chargingRDonottouchhigh-voltagecomponentsorthe cables supplied with the vehicle, or charg-orange cables of the high-voltage electrical ing cables which have been approved forsystemwhenavehiclehasbeeninvolvedina use with this vehicle. crash. RNevertouchdamagedcomponentsorthe RNeveruseadamagedchargingcable. damagedorangecablesofthehigh-voltage RDonotuse: electrical system. - Extension cables RDonotremovethecoversofthehigh-voltage electrical system components that are - Cable drums markedwith a warning sticker. - Multiple sockets RDonotuseasocketadaptertoconnecttheGeneral notes charging cable to the mains socket. The only exception is if the adapter has beenMethodofoperation tested and approved by the manufacturer for charging the high-voltage battery in anThevehicle is equipped with a high-voltage bat- electric vehicle. tery for driving. The high-voltage battery stores theenergyneededtooperatetheelectricmotor RAlwaysobservethesafety notes in theand releases it again. socket adapter's operating instructions.The electric motor uses energy that has been stored in the high-voltage battery when pulling away, accelerating and during the journey. In overrun mode, kinetic energy is converted by meansofenergyrecuperation into electrical

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