Battery charging

[Grumpy Goat]

On the right side below the passenger seat is a outlet for charging. There's a small round spring cover.
To use this you need a can bus charger and a DIN plug.
Since this outlet will not power heated gear like earlier BMWs I charge through my heated gear pigtail connected to the battery.

Yeah, I always thought that was an outlet (as opposed to an "inlet") but I suppose any socket will charge as well as power. But as you pointed out, charging through this outlet goes through the CAN-BUS and requires a dedicated (read expensive) charger. The direct connection to the battery is best, in my experience. I do not want to mess with the CAN-BUS, because that can lead to some other sob-story.