Safety system for a vehicle for reducing the risk of an electrical shock from a battery

The system (10) has an operator control area (13) and a charging plug-in location (14) with an operating plug (15). The voltage applied to the vehicle (11) is disconnected in response to the removal of operating plug from the charging plug-in location and detecting an object by a proximity sensor. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) a motor vehicle; and (2) a method for reducing danger of electric shock from battery in vehicle with safety system.