The invention relates to a method for precharging a high-
voltage intermediate circuit (103) of a
battery system of an electrically powered vehicle, comprising a high-
voltage circuit (101) with a high-
voltage battery (1), a low-voltage circuit (102) with a low-voltage battery (2), a high-voltage intermediate circuit (103) for
coupling the high-voltage circuit (101) with the low-voltage circuit (102), and a DC /
DC converter (3) configured to convert a voltage (U2) of the low-voltage battery (2) into a voltage (U1) of the high-voltage battery (1), wherein a first high-voltage main
contactor (5) is arranged in a first switching path (4) between a positive terminal of the high-voltage battery (1) and the DC /
DC converter (3), and wherein a second high-voltage main
contactor (6) is arranged in a second switching path (7) between a negative terminal of the high-voltage battery (1) and the DC /
DC converter (3). - the high-voltage intermediate circuit (103) in an open switching position of the high-voltage main contactors (5, 6) is pre-charged to the voltage (U1) of the high-voltage battery (1) by means of the DC / DC converter (3), - then an open pre-charge
contactor (14), which together with a pre-charge
resistor (15) connected in series with it is connected in parallel to one of the high-voltage main contactors (5, 6), is closed, and - the two high-voltage main contactors (5, 6) are subsequently closed.