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How do I manually unlock the charging cable of my BMW electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle with BMW Operating System 8.5?

For safety reasons and to protect against theft, your BMW electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle locks the charging cable in the high voltage charging socket of your vehicle when charging begins. Unlocking is carried out automatically by the central unlocking system of your vehicle. You can also unlock the charging cable manually via BMW iDrive.

 

Depending on what is shown on the control display, you can select the "Unlock charging cable now" function directly 

 

OR 

 

Perform the following in BMW iDrive with BMW Operating System 8.5:

  1. Apps menu
  2. "Vehicle"
  3. "Charging"
  4. "Unlock charging cable"
  5. "Unlock charging cable now"
  6. "Stop and unlock charging cable".
  7. Press the button on the charging socket when disconnecting. The charging cable can also be disconnected when the vehicle is locked.

 

Alternatively, you can also unlock the charging cable in the My BMW App: Tap on the current charging session in the status bar of your vehicle and select "Unlock charging plug". 

Please note: Unlocking the charging plug in the My BMW App terminates an ongoing charging session.

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