METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE SELF-PROPELLED APPLIANCE AT A SERVICE STATION

摘要

A method for operating a mobile self-propelled appliance at a servicing station which, in addition to charging a rechargeable battery of the appliance, offers at least one service function. The docking of the appliance at the servicing station is detected by flowing a charging current through two charging contacts of the appliance and two corresponding mating contacts of the servicing station. The servicing station checks for the presence of a communication interface of the appliance. The service function is automatically started at predetermined times or, in the absence of the communication interface of the appliance, after predefined actions of the appliance.