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Emergency charging only available warning

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:30 pm
by Sarah
I’ve bought a 3 pin cable from VW to charge my car whilst I’m awaiting for the charging unit. However when I plug it in I’m getting the light near the charging plug flashing green and red, and a message saying ‘only emergency charging currently possible. Please consult vehicle wallet’
Has anyone else had this issue please?

Re: Emergency charging only available warning

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:12 pm
by Deleted User 192
There’s a “reduced current” option in the charging settings within the infotainment system, turn that on before you plug in and switch on.

Re: Emergency charging only available warning

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:59 pm
by Sarah
Thanks! I’ll give it a try😀

Re: Emergency charging only available warning

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:18 pm
by F11_MWG
Sarah wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:30 pm I’ve bought a 3 pin cable from VW to charge my car whilst I’m awaiting for the charging unit. However when I plug it in I’m getting the light near the charging plug flashing green and red, and a message saying ‘only emergency charging currently possible. Please consult vehicle wallet’
Has anyone else had this issue please?
I get this sometimes, no idea why, does it on my home and work Rolec chargers.... I unplug and plug it back in again, seems ok the second time. Mine is 4 days old.

Re: Emergency charging only available warning

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:03 am
by LongMynd
I had this error message this morning. The car had only charged at 1 kW. I thought it might be something to do with the cold weather, but then discovered that it was simply that the plug on the cable was not fully engaged in the socket in the car.
Others posting on another discussion site have reported it.
https://www.vwidtalk.com/threads/chargi ... post-16635