BMW i3 owners manual page 180

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Seite 164 Mobility Charging vehicle 4. Grasp the charging cable at the gripping Manually unlocking charging port flap areas. In case of an electrical malfunction of the charging cable lock, the charging port flap can5.Remove charging cable. be manually unlocked. 1. Open rear door on the side of the charging Charging operation port flap. 2. Remove the cover. Hints 3. Pull the blue knob, arrow. This releases Following safety instructions of the the charging port flap. power mains connection During the charging process, heed the safety instructions of the respective power mains connection. Otherwise, there could be a risk of personal injury or property damage from high voltage, e.g., from electrocution or fire.◀ Using a Level 1 charging cable at other household sockets Before charging at other household sockets, 4. If necessary, press the knob back into theadapt the charging current strength to the initial position. mains. Otherwise, there is a risk of fire, e.g., from overheating of the household socket or Manual unlocking of the charging overloading of the power mains.◀ cable In case of an electrical malfunction, the charg‐Starting charging process ing cable can be manually unlocked. 1. Engage selector lever position P. Set the When charging at a charging station, completeparking brake if needed. the charging process at the charging station 2. Planning charging process, refer to before unlocking the charging cable. page 165. 1. Open rear door on the side of the charging3.Switch off drive readiness. port flap. 4. Connect either a Level 1 or Level 2 charg‐ 2. Remove the cover. ing cable to the household socket or the port on the charging station. 3. Pull the blue knob, arrow. Charging ca‐ ble is manually unlocked. 5. Open charging port flap. 6. Connect charging cable to the vehicle, re‐ fer to page 163. At high temperatures, initially the high-voltage battery is cooled. The charging process can be started with a delay. Display of the charging status The charging status is indicated by the indica‐ tor light at the charging port. 164 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 865 - II/15

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