Household Charging: Set Your Limit, Charge with Confidence

Europe at a glance

IEC 62752:2024 §8.3.1 country notes 2–9 (pp. 37–38) checked on 20 October 2026; other local sources checked on 19 October 2026. The IEC entries concern Mode 2 in-cable control and protection devices (IC-CPDs) with the specified plugs. Requirements and recommendations are distinguished below. These notes do not replace local installation rules or an electrician’s assessment, and do not approve every socket for the listed current.

Not every European country is listed. An unlisted country does not mean 16 A is permitted. Local plug and earthing systems also differ: a Schuko plug is not a universal fit, and a travel adapter is not a charging solution.

1. Choose the limit with your electrician

The Schuko charger covered here is rated at 16 A and leaves the factory with a 16 A maximum setting. Before your first charge, ask a qualified electrician to check local regulations and recommendations, your home wiring, circuit protection, and plug/socket ratings and condition. Set the lowest applicable limit—for example, 10 A where that is confirmed suitable.

A reinforced EV socket can allow a higher current. For example, a suitable Legrand Green’up installation may support 16 A, but only with a compatible charger and lead and the required circuit and protection. The socket’s name or a 16 A marking alone is not enough.

2. Set it once for everyone who uses it

Save that value in Preset Max Current. With a 10 A limit saved, anyone using the charger will charge at no more than 10 A by default—without needing a reminder or having to choose the limit again for each session. This is the purpose of Preset Max Current: make the appropriate limit part of everyday charging.

A session may use less, but its current selection cannot raise the saved limit. The limit remains in effect until someone changes the setting; anyone changing it should follow the electrician’s advice. It helps keep charging within the installation’s assessed capacity, alongside a sound socket and the required electrical protection.

3. On the charger

10 A is shown only as an example. Use the limit confirmed by your electrician for your location and installation.

For chargers without Wi-Fi, setting the limit on the charger is the only option. For chargers with Wi-Fi, choose either this method or SmartApp in section 4. You only need to set the limit once; there is no need to set it in both places.

Before charging, press and hold the A and C buttons together for 3 seconds to enter Settings. Open Preset Max Current, select your agreed limit and save it. Check that the saved value is correct.

4. In SmartApp (Wi-Fi models only)

10 A is shown only as an example. Use the limit confirmed by your electrician for your location and installation.

As an alternative to setting the limit on the charger, open your charger in SmartApp, then Settings → Preset Max Current. Choose the limit confirmed by your electrician, confirm and check that the charger has accepted it. This is the charger’s maximum, not just the current for the next session.

5. A new place? A quick check first

When you change countries or sockets, check the requirements again and update the limit before charging. Raise it to 16 A only for a verified compatible setup, and lower it again before returning to an ordinary socket. Check the saved value after a reset, too.

If a socket is loose, damaged, unusually hot or smells of burning, stop using it and ask an electrician to check it. A lower current setting cannot make a faulty connection safe.