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Old 04-08-2015, 10:26 PM   #17 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard
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It's the car that locks the charging cable or not. Both the i3 and the e-Golf lock it by default - and you cannot turn the locking off. So, it is nothing sinister - if the 12v battery fails, the car stays locked to the cord. No matter which cord it is.
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