2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

Th e b oot l id is u n lo cke d a n d l o cke d t o g eth er w it h t h e d oors .
In v e h ic le s w it h K eyle ss A cce ss, t h e b oot l id is a u to m atic a lly u n lo cke d u p on o p en in g (→ Keyle ss
A cce ss).
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In co rre ct a n d u n su p erv is e d u n lo ck in g, o p en in g o r c lo sin g o f t h e b oot l id c a n c a u se a cc id en ts
a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●T h ere fo re t h e b oot l id s h ould o n ly b e o p en ed o r c lo se d w hen y o u a re s u re t h at n ob od y is in
it s p ath .
●A lw ays c h eck t h at t h e b oot l id is p ro p erly c lo se d a ft e r c lo sin g it . T h e c lo se d b oot l id m ust b e
flu sh w it h t h e s u rro un din g b od y p an els .
●A lw ays k e ep t h e b oot l id c lo se d w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n .
●N eve r o p en t h e b oot l id w hen l o ad s, e .g . b ic y cle s, a re s e cu re d t o it . T h e b oot l id m ay c lo se
u n der it s o w n w eig ht d ue t o t h e a d dit io n al l o ad . S u p port t h e b oot l id a s n ece ssa ry o r
re m ove t h e l o ad f ro m t h e s u rf a ce .
●C lo se a n d l o ck t h e b oot l id a n d a ll v e h ic le d oors w hen t h e v e h ic le is n ot in u se . E nsu re t h at
n o o n e r e m ain s in t h e v e h ic le .
●N eve r l e ave c h il d re n p la yin g u n atte n ded in o r a ro un d t h e v e h ic le , e sp ecia lly w hen t h e b oot
lid is o p en . C hil d re n c o uld c lim b in to t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t a n d s h ut t h e b oot l id ,
th ere b y t ra p pin g t h em se lv e s in sid e. T e m pera tu re s in sid e a l o cke d v e h ic le m ay b e e xtre m ely
h ot o r c o ld d ep en din g o n t h e s e aso n . T h is c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s a n d il ln ess o r f a ta lit ie s,
e sp ecia lly a m on g s m all c h il d re n .
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Se rio us in ju rie s c a n o cc u r if t h e b oot l id is u n lo cke d o r o p en ed in co rre ctly o r w it h out d ue c a re
a n d a tte n tio n .
●It m ay n ot a lw ays b e a p pare n t t h at t h e b oot l id is u n lo cke d , f o r e xa m ple w hen a l o ad ed
lu g gag e c a rrie r is a tta ch ed t o it . I f u n lo cke d , t h e b oot l id m ay o p en s u d den ly w hil e t h e
ve h ic le is in m otio n .
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If t h ere is a l a rg e a m oun t o f s n ow o r a h eavy l o ad o n t h e b oot l id , t h e b oot l id m ay l o w er b y
it s e lf a n d c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s d ue t o t h e a d dit io n al w eig ht.
●N eve r o p en t h e b oot l id if it is c o ve re d b y a l a rg e a m oun t o f s n ow o r a l o ad is a tta ch ed t o it ,
e .g . a l u g gag e c a rrie r.
●R em ove t h e s n ow o r l o ad b efo re o p en in g t h e b oot l id .
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Do n ot c lo se t h e b oot l id b y p ush in g it d ow n w it h y o ur h an d o n t h e w in dow . T h e r e ar w in dow
m ay s h atte r a n d c a u se in ju rie s.
B oot l id
I nt ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

NOTIC E
N eve r u se t h e o p en in g m ech an is m t o f ix o r h old a l o ad . T h is c o uld l e ad t o d am ag e t h at m ake s it
im possib le t o c lo se t h e b oot l id .
N OTIC E
N eve r u se t h e r e ar w in dow w ip er o r t h e r e ar s p oil e r t o f ix o r h old a l o ad . T h is m ay r e su lt in
d am ag e t h at c a u se s t h e r e ar w ip er o r r e ar s p oil e r t o b e t o rn o ff.

Open in g t h e b oot l id
—T o u n lo ck t h e b oot l id , p re ss t h e o r  b utto n o n t h e v e h ic le k e y.
—P re ss o n t h e t o p o f t h e V olk sw ag en b ad ge a n d l if t u p t h e b oot l id .
C lo sin g t h e b oot l id
—P ull t h e b oot l id d ow nw ard s b y t h e h an dle r e ce ss in t h e in te rio r t rim →  Fig . 1 w it h s u ffic ie n t
m om en tu m s o t h at it e n gag es in t h e l o ck →  .
Th e b oot l id w il l a ls o b e l o cke d w hen t h e d oors a re l o cke d .
A c o rre sp on din g d is p la y in t h e I D . D is p la y in dic a te s if t h e b oot l id is o p en o r n ot c lo se d p ro p erly .
T h e b oot l id is l o cke d a u to m atic a lly w hen t h e v e h ic le is m ovin g.
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Se rio us in ju rie s c a n o cc u r if t h e b oot l id is c lo se d in co rre ctly o r w it h out d ue c a re a n d a tte n tio n .
●W hen c lo sin g t h e b oot l id , p le ase e n su re t h at n o o n e h as t h eir h an ds in t h e d ir e ct p ath o f
th e b oot l id a s it m ove s.
If t h e b oot l id is n ot o p en ed w it h in a f e w m in ute s a ft e r u n lo ck in g, it a u to m atic a lly l o ck s
a g ain .
O peni ng a nd c lo sing t he b oot l id
F ig . 1 O pen b oot l id : h an dle r e ce sse s f o r c lo sin g t h e b oot l id .

Unlo ck in g t h e b oot l id m an ually
—In se rt a s u it a b le o b je ct in to t h e s e rv ic e o p en in g in t h e b oot l id an d p re ss t h e r e le ase l e ve r in
t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w .
U nl ock ing t he b oot l id m anu ally
F ig . 1 I n t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t: s e rv ic e o p en in g in t h e b oot l id .

Boot l id c a n not b e o p en ed o r c lo se d
—Check w heth er t h e b oot l id is b lo cke d b y a n o b sta cle . T h e b oot l id c a n b e m ove d b y h an d. Y o u
w il l n eed t o u se m ore f o rc e t h an u su al.
A ll t ur n s ig nals f la sh f o ur t im es
Th e v e h ic le k e y u se d l a st is s til l in t h e v e h ic le .
—R em ove t h e k e y a n d l o ck t h e v e h ic le .
B oot l id i s s tif f
A t o uts id e t e m pera tu re s a ro un d f re ezin g p oin t, t h e o p en in g m ech an is m c a n not a lw ays l if t t h e
p art ia lly o p en ed b oot l id a u to m atic a lly .
—Gui de t h e b oot l id f u rt h er u p w ard s b y h an d.
T ro ub le sho oting

As t h e d efa u lt s e ttin g, e le ctric w in dow s in t h e f ro n t d oors c a n b e o p era te d w it h t h e b utto n s
→  Fig . 1 1.
O pen w in dow s: p re ss t h e b utto n .
C lo se w in dow s: p ull t h e b utto n .
R EA RPre ss t h e c o n tro l f ie ld →  Fig . 1 2 b rie fly t o a ctiv a te o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s in
t h e re ar d oors . T h e f u n ctio n l ig ht o f t h e c o n tro l f ie ld l ig hts u p w hen o p era tio n o f t h e
ele ctric w in dow s in t h e r e ar d oors is a ctiv a te d .
P re ss t h e c o n tro l f ie ld  R EA R b rie fly a g ain t o a ctiv a te o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s in
t h e fro n t d oors .
If t h e e le ctric w in dow s in t h e r e ar w in d ow s a re n ot o p era te d a ft e r o p era tio n h as b een
activ a te d , o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s in t h e f ro n t d oors w il l b e a ctiv a te d a g ain a ft e r
aro un d t e n  s e co n ds.
W ind ow s
Openi ng a nd c lo sing w in d ow s
Fig . 1 I n t h e d riv e r d oor: b utto n s f o r t h e f ro n t a n d r e ar e le ctric w in dow s
1Butto n s f o r e le ctric w in dow s.
2C on tro l f ie ld R EA R f o r a ctiv a tin g o p era tio n o f t h e r e ar e le ctric w in dow s a n d c o nve n ie n ce
o p en in g a n d c lo sin g.
3C on tro l f ie ld f o r d eactiv a tin g t h e e le ctric w in dow b utto n s in t h e r e ar d oors .

Pre ss t h e c o n tro l f ie ld →  Fig . 1 3 t o d eactiv a te t h e e le ctric w in dow b utto n s in t h e r e ar
d oors . T h e f u n ctio n l ig ht o f t h e c o n tro l f ie ld is d eactiv a te d w hen t h e e le ctric w in dow
b utto n s in t h e r e ar d oors a re d eactiv a te d .
Th e w in dow s c a n s til l b e o p era te d u sin g t h e b utto n s s e ve ra l m in ute s a ft e r t h e ig nit io n h as b een
sw it c h ed o ff, p ro vid ed t h at t h e d riv e r d oor a n d f ro n t p ass e n ger d oor a re n ot o p en ed .
O ne-t o uc h o p en in g a n d c lo sin g
One-to uch o p en in g a n d c lo sin g m ake s it p ossib le t o f u lly o p en a n d c lo se t h e w in dow s. T h e
in div id ual b utto n s d o n ot h ave t o b e h eld d ow n t o d o t h is .
O ne-to uch c lo sin g: p ull t h e b utto n f o r t h e a p pro p ria te w in dow u p b rie fly in to t h e s e co n d
posit io n .
O ne-to uch o p en in g: p re ss t h e b utto n f o r t h e a p pro p ria te w in dow d ow n b rie fly in to t h e s e co n d
posit io n .
Sto p pin g t h e o n e-to uch f u n ctio n : p re ss o r p ull t h e b utto n f o r t h e a p pro p ria te w in dow a g ain .
C onve n ie n ce o p en in g a n d c lo sin g
Pre ss a n d h old t h e c o n tro l f ie ld  R EA R t o a ctiv a te c o nve n ie n ce o p en in g a n d c lo sin g o f t h e e le ctric
w in dow s in a ll d oors . T h e c o n tro l f ie ld f u n ctio n l ig ht f la sh es w hen t h e f u n ctio n is a ctiv a te d . A ll
f o ur w in dow s c a n n ow b e s im ult a n eo usly o p en ed o r c lo se d w it h e ach o f t h e t w o b utto n s .
If t h e e le ctric w in dow s a re n ot o p era te d a ft e r c o nve n ie n ce o p en in g a n d c lo sin g h as b een
activ a te d , o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s in t h e f ro n t d oors w il l b e a ctiv a te d a g ain a ft e r
aro un d t e n  s e co n ds.
P re ss a n d h old t h e c o n tro l f ie ld  R EA R b rie fly a g ain t o d eactiv a te t h e f u n ctio n .
Th e w in dow s c a n b e o p en ed a n d c lo se d f ro m o uts id e t h e v e h ic le u sin g t h e v e h ic le k e y w hen t h e
ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff:
—P re ss a n d h old t h e l o ck in g o r u n lo ck in g b utto n o n t h e v e h ic le k e y.
— H old y o ur f in ger o n t h e l o ck in g s e n so r in t h e d oor h an dle f o r s e ve ra l s e co n ds u n til t h e
w in dow s a re c lo se d (→ Keyle ss A cce ss). T h e v e h ic le k e y m ust a ls o b e w it h in t h e o p era tin g
ra n ge.
—To in te rru p t t h is f u n ctio n , r e le ase t h e l o ck in g o r u n lo ck in g b utto n O R r e m ove y o ur f in ger f ro m
th e s e n so r.
A v a lid v e h ic le k e y m ust b e l o ca te d w it h in c lo se r a n ge. O nce a ll w in dow s a n d t h e g la ss r o of h ave
b een c lo se d , a ll t u rn s ig nals w il l f la sh on ce a s c o n fir m atio n .
Se ttin gs f o r c o nve n ie n ce o p en in g c a n b e m ad e in t h e V eh ic le m en u in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .

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Care le ss o r u n su p erv is e d u se o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s.
●T h e e le ctric w in dow s s h ould o n ly b e o p en ed o r c lo se d w hen y o u a re s u re t h at n ob od y is in
t h eir o p era tin g a re a.
●N eve r l e ave c h il d re n o r p eo p le r e q uir in g a ssis ta n ce a lo n e in t h e v e h ic le w hen t h e v e h ic le is
l o cke d . T h e w in dow s c a n n o l o n ger b e o p en ed in a n e m erg en cy.
●A lw ays t a ke a ll v e h ic le k e ys w it h y o u e ve ry t im e y o u l e ave t h e v e h ic le . T h e w in dow s c a n s til l
b e o p era te d u sin g t h e b utto n s s e ve ra l m in ute s a ft e r t h e ig nit io n h as b een s w it c h ed o ff,
p ro vid ed t h at t h e d riv e r d oor a n d f ro n t p ass e n ger d oor a re n ot o p en ed .
●W hen t ra n sp ort in g c h il d re n o n t h e r e ar b en ch s e at, t h e r e ar e le ctric w in dow s s h ould a lw ays
b e d eactiv a te d u sin g t h e s a fe ty b utto n s o t h at t h ey c a n not b e o p en ed o r c lo se d .
N OTIC E
D urin g s u d den r a in s h ow ers , w ate r c a n e n te r t h e v e h ic le in te rio r v ia o p en w in dow s a n d c a u se
d am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le . C orre ct o p era tio n o f t h e c o n tro ls a ls o c a n not b e g uara n te ed .
O ne-to uch o p en in g a n d c lo sin g a n d t h e r o ll- b ack f u n ctio n w il l n ot w ork if t h ere is a f a u lt
in t h e e le ctric w in dow s. Go t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
C onve n ie n ce o p en in g a n d c lo sin g w ork s o n ly w hen o n e-to uch o p en in g a n d c lo sin g is
a ctiv a te d f o r a ll e le ctric w in dow s.