Identify the exact charging hardware
Record VIN, production date, original market, battery and drive version, inlet labels, supplied cables and relevant software. European CCS2 equipment cannot be assumed on every China-market 海狮07EV candidate.
Inspect in a safe unpowered state
Follow the correct shutdown procedure. Photograph the door, hinge, latch, gasket, pin faces, labels and adjacent cavity without probing energized contacts. Record deformation, heat marks, deposits, missing caps or repair.
Trace water and drainage
Check drain paths and surrounding trim for blockage, staining, moisture or corrosion. A dry surface after washing or detailing does not rule out earlier ingress into terminals, locking hardware or wiring.
Observe the complete lock cycle
Use known-suitable equipment and record recognition, lock, session start, normal stop and release. Never pull against a locked plug or improvise an emergency release. Preserve errors before clearing.
Separate every side of the session
Record charger capability, cable rating, temperature, starting charge, messages and vehicle diagnostics. Repeat safely where required so an external equipment fault is not misdiagnosed as the car.
Build the destination route
Confirm connector, protocol, home supply, public network access, cable replacement and recovery. An adapter does not automatically solve signalling, voltage, current or local approval.
Energy file close-out
Close this specific file by placing VIN-linked market and inlet identity, pin, seal, latch and drain photographs and cable and charger specification in one dated candidate record. The reviewer should be able to confirm that no energised probing or forced release and that market version remains explicit. Name the person or provider responsible for every unresolved point, add a realistic cost or consequence, and state what evidence will change the decision. If the VIN, version, condition or destination basis changes, reopen this file instead of carrying the previous conclusion into a different purchase.
Decision boundary
A useful decision records what is verified, what remains seller-stated and what was not tested. Attach a consequence and owner to each open item. Do not let a broad assurance replace a missing VIN record, charge test, condition image or destination opinion. Acceptance should be explicit: proceed, proceed with a priced condition, obtain more evidence, or reject. A replacement VIN never inherits an earlier acceptance.
Document discipline
Give images, scans, diagnostics and quotations a date, source and vehicle identity. Preserve originals before translation or editing. If custody, software, repair, route or candidate changes, identify which conclusions expire and repeat the affected checks instead of silently carrying them forward. Before inland release, read the same identity, propulsion, value and parties across contract, invoice, inspection and shipping drafts. Registration and customs remain separate destination checks.