Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging

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Sun 1 Dec 2024 18:22
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Nsar1

Hi, not getting a charge from the wall charger (which all looks fine).

I get the white light around the socket, then when I plug in, I get the amber light, but then it goes dark.

Known problem?

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Sun 1 Dec 2024 18:56
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - mcb100
Is there another car that you can plug in? If that one charges it’s a car fault, if it doesn’t it’s a charge point fault.
The usual EV fix for most things is to lock it, walk away, give it 30 minutes and try again….
Try it on a DC (public) charger with CCS - if it charges there it may be the car’s onboard charger.

Edited by mcb100 on 01/12/2024 at 18:58

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Sun 1 Dec 2024 20:43
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Nsar1

Turns out it's a setting turned on by the charger supplier to impose a schedule because I signed up to some i****ic rewards scheme. Don't buy an OHME charger!

Apparently a word good enough for Shakespeare "a tale told by an ***** full of sound and fury" and the title of a novel by Dostoevsky is too rude for the Back Room!

Edited by Nsar1 on 01/12/2024 at 20:55

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Sun 1 Dec 2024 21:18
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Ethan Edwards

Not your fault. Our ass of a government insists you fit a smart charger. It's their fault. Mine is operating in Dumb mode and it just does what I want, when I want.

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Mon 2 Dec 2024 07:50
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Wee Willie Winkie

Turns out it's a setting turned on by the charger supplier to impose a schedule because I signed up to some i****ic rewards scheme. Don't buy an OHME charger!

Or, it’s because you haven’t bothered to read up on what you’ve signed up to. You can simply override the schedule on your Ohme charger by selecting ‘Max Charge. This will charge your car immediately. Don’t be blaming the charger for your ineptitude :-)
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Thu 5 Dec 2024 17:12
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Nsar1

Thanks Wee Willie. Always great to get constructive comments. Never had to over-ride the schedule, because I never set one up.

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Thu 5 Dec 2024 22:25
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Wee Willie Winkie
You’re welcome. Still sounds like you’ve signed up to something without researching what it involves. I’m sure the Ohme charger has nothing to do with it- it simply does what it is told.
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Fri 6 Dec 2024 15:02
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Nsar1

As I signed up about three months ago and the routine has never existed previously, we can rule your theory out.

Am in touch with OHME who are looking into it

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Fri 6 Dec 2024 20:16
Mercedes-Benz GLA 250E - GLA 250E not charging - Wee Willie Winkie
Intriguing. I
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