C350e shocking doorhandles

[supermono]

I've noticed lately if I go to the car on my driveway plugged into mains in my socks, I get a proper buzz like an electric fence from the doorhandles. Is this right? Surely that can't be right. In shoes it's fine but I guess my sweaty feet on damp concrete are a reasonable earth.

Last night I literally couldn't grab the handle to open the door.

It's in the dealer next week for an engine light, I'll mention it to them, but would be interesting to hear from others.

[RicksAlfas]

All OK here, but I tend to wear my shoes outside.

Don't wear a nylon jumper!

[dukeboy749r]

supermono said:

In shoes it's fine but I guess my sweaty feet ( that image...) on damp concrete are a reasonable earth.

[Somebody]

Interesting.

Do you use the granny charger or do have a dedicated unit like a Rolec installed? If a dedicated Rolec does it have an earth rod?

[supermono]

I plug the three pin into the house...

[quinny100]

Never had this with mine. I had been using the granny cable for a few weeks recently after moving house and I’ve gone out to the car with no shoes on.

Is the socket you use protected by an RCD? If it is and you were genuinely creating a path from the mains to earth via the car the RCD should trip. If it’s not, get an RCD adaptor and see if that trips.

I’m fairly sure the door handles are plastic though, so it’s probably just static.

[s111dpc]

Never had that problem with mine.

[BrettMRC]

I'd be checking the socket on the house I think....


Take it you don't have a pacemaker...?

[Pica-Pica]

I never get shocks off cars, my wife frequently does. I never wear synthetic clothing, just wool or cotton, leather shoes. I don’t know if that is the reason.

These are standard ICE cars, by the way, not EVs.