2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

Th e r e ar f o g l ig ht c a n b e s w it c h ed o n w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n (→ Dip ped b eam):
—S w it c h in g o n t h e r e ar f o g l ig ht: p re ss b utto n  . T h e in dic a to r l a m p in t h e b utto n l ig hts u p . T h e
in dic a to r l a m p  a ls o l ig hts u p y e llo w in t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r.
—P re ss t h e b utto n a g ain t o s w it c h o ff t h e r e ar f o g l ig ht.
If t h e r e ar f o g l ig ht is s w it c h ed o n w it h s w it c h ed -o ff l ig hts  , s w it c h ed -o ff s id e l ig hts  
o r s w it c h ed -o n a u to m atic h ead lig hts  , t h e d ip ped b eam h ead lig hts w il l b e
sw it c h ed o n in dep en den tly o f t h e a m bie n t b rig htn ess l e ve l.
S w it c hi ng t he r e a r f o g l ig ht o n and o ff

Th e p oor w eath er l ig ht a llo w s t h e d riv e r t o im pro ve il lu m in atio n o f t h e r o ad in p oor v is ib il it y
c o n dit io n s.
T h e p oor w eath er l ig ht c a n b e s w it c h ed o n w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n :
—Sw it c h in g o n t h e  p oor w eath er l ig ht: P re ss t h e b utto n (→ Dip ped b eam). T h e in dic a to r
la m p in t h e b utto n l ig hts u p g re en . I n a d dit io n , t h e  in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p f o r a f e w
se co n ds in t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r.
—T o s w it c h o ff, p re ss t h e b utto n a g ain .
S w it c hi ng p oor w eathe r l ig ht o n and o ff

Sid e l ig hts
W hen t h e s id e l ig hts   a re s w it c h ed o n , b oth h ead lig hts l ig ht u p w it h s id e l ig hts t o g eth er w it h
p art s o f t h e t a il l ig ht c lu ste rs , t h e n um ber p la te l ig ht a n d t h e b utto n s in t h e c e n tre c o n so le a n d
d ash p an el. T h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts a re a ctiv a te d a s f ro m a s p eed o f a ro un d 1 0 k m /h (6  m ph).
A ut om atic h ea d lig hts  
W hen t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o n , t h e v e h ic le l ig htin g a n d t h e in stru m en t
an d s w it c h l ig htin g w il l s w it c h o n u n der t h e f o llo w in g c o n dit io n s.
—T h e l ig ht s e n so r h as d ete cte d d ark n ess.
—T h e w in dsc re en w ip ers h ave b een s w it c h ed o n f o r a n e xte n ded p erio d .
W hen t h e l ig hts a re s w it c h ed o n , t h e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w .
Th e a u to m atic h ead lig hts f u n ctio n is m ere ly a n a id a n d w il l n ot a lw ays b e a b le t o d ete ct a ll
d riv in g s it u atio n s.
In v e h ic le s w it h a c o rre sp on din g e q uip m en t l e ve l, t h e s w it c h -o n t im e o f t h e a u to m atic
h ead lig hts c a n b e s e t in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs
m en u).
C orn erin g l ig ht
W hen d ip ped b eam is s w it c h ed o n , a c o rn erin g l ig ht is s w it c h ed o n w hen t u rn in g s lo w ly o r
d riv in g a ro un d v e ry t ig ht b en ds.
D yn am ic c o rn erin g l ig ht (A FS)
Th e d yn am ic c o rn erin g l ig ht p erm it s o ptim um il lu m in atio n o f t h e r o ad . T h e d yn am ic c o rn erin g
lig ht o n ly w ork s w hen t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts f u n ctio n   is s w it c h ed o n a n d a t s p eed s a b ove
a p pro xim ate ly 1 0 k m /h (6  m ph).
A co us tic w arn in g s i f l ig hts a re n ot s w it c h ed o ff
W hen t h e ig nit io n h as b een s w it c h ed o ff a n d t h e d riv e r d oor is o p en ed , a co ustic w arn in gs w il l
s o un d u n der t h e f o llo w in g c o n dit io n s:
—If t h e p ark in g l ig ht is s w it c h ed o n .
—If t h e s id e l ig hts a re s w it c h ed o n .
W hen t h e C om in g H om e f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o n , n o a co ustic s ig nal w il l b e g iv e n a s a r e m in der
th at a l ig ht is s til l s w it c h ed o n w hen l e avin g t h e v e h ic le .
L ig ht f u nc tio ns

—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n a n d d ip ped b eam .
—Move t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r f ro m t h e c e n tre p osit io n t o t h e f o llo w in g p osit io n
→  Fig . 1:
—A M ain b eam s w it c h ed o n .
—B O pera te t h e h ead lig ht f la sh er o r s w it c h o ff t h e m ain b eam . T h e h ead lig ht f la sh er c o m es
o n f o r a s l o n g a s t h e l e ve r is p ulle d .
W hen t h e m ain b eam o r h ead lig ht f la sh er a re s w it c h ed o n , t h e b lu e in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p in
t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r.
M ain -b ea m c o ntro l
Dep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t l e ve l, a d va n ce d m ain -b eam c o n tro l m ay a ls o b e a va il a b le
( → Main -b eam c o n tro l ( s ta tic )) (→ Main -b eam c o n tro l ( d yn am ic )).
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct u se o f t h e m ain b eam h ead lig hts c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s a s t h e
m ain b eam h ead lig hts c a n d is tra ct a n d d azzle o th er r o ad u se rs .
S w it c hi ng m ain bea m o n and o ff
Fig . 1 O n t h e l e ft- h an d s id e o f t h e s te erin g c o lu m n: t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r.

Main -b eam c o n tro l a u to m atic a lly d ip s t h e h ead lig hts w hen o n co m in g v e h ic le s a n d v e h ic le s
d riv in g in f ro n t a re d ete cte d . M ain -b eam c o n tro l n orm ally a ls o r e co g nis e s il lu m in ate d a re as s u ch
a s t o w ns a n d d eactiv a te s m ain b eam w hil e d riv in g t h ro ug h t h em .
W it h in t h e l im it s o f t h e s y ste m , m ain -b eam c o n tro l a u to m atic a lly s w it c h es t h e m ain b eam o n o r
off d ep en din g o n t h e e n vir o n m en ta l a n d t ra ffic c o n dit io n s a n d o n t h e d riv in g s p eed →  .
Dep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t l e ve l, m ain -b eam c o n tro l c a n b e a ctiv a te d a n d d eactiv a te d
in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
S w it c h in g o n m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n a n d t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—B rie fly p re ss t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r f o rw ard s o ut o f t h e b asic p osit io n .
W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l is s w it c h ed o n , t h e  in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p in t h e in stru m en t
clu ste r d is p la y. W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l is a ctiv e , t h e b lu e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p in t h e
in stru m en t c lu ste r.
S w it c h in g o ff m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o ff t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d a ctiv e : p ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r.
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d not a ctiv e : t o uch t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r
fo rw ard s t o s w it c h o n m an ual m ain b eam . P ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r t o
s w it c h o ff t h e m an ual m ain b eam if n ece ss a ry .
—O R: s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
S yste m l im it s
T h e m ain b eam m ust b e m an ually s w it c h ed o ff u n der t h e f o llo w in g c o n dit io n s, a s it is n ot
sw it c h ed o ff b y t h e m ain b eam c o n tro l in t im e o r a t a ll:
—I n p oorly l it s tre ets w here t h ere a re h ig hly r e fle ctiv e s ig ns.
—O th er r o ad u se rs w it h in su ffic ie n t l ig h tin g f a cil it ie s, s u ch a s p ed estria n s, c y clis ts .
—In t ig ht b en ds, o n s te ep h il l c re sts o r in d ip s in t h e r o ad o r w hen o n co m in g t ra ffic is h alf -
h id den .
—W it h o n co m in g t ra ffic o n s tre ets w it h a c e n tra l b arrie r w here t h e d riv e r c a n s e e c le arly o ve r
th e c e n tra l b arrie r e .g . t ru ck d riv e rs .
—In f o g , s n ow o r h eavy r a in .
—In c o n dit io n s w here d ust o r s a n d h as b een b lo w n u p .
—D am ag e t o t h e w in dsc re en in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v is io n .
—If t h e f ie ld o f v ie w o f t h e c a m era is c o ve re d b y c o n den sa tio n , d ir t , a s tic ke r, s n ow o r ic e .
—If t h e c a m era is f a u lt y o r t h e p ow er s u p ply is in te rru p te d .
M ain- bea m c o nt ro l

WAR N IN G
Do n ot l e t t h e e xtra c o nve n ie n ce a ffo rd ed b y m ain -b eam c o n tro l t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g a n y
ris k s w hen d riv in g. T h e s y ste m is n ot a s u b stit u te f o r t h e f u ll c o n ce n tra tio n o f t h e d riv e r.
●A lw ays c h eck t h e l ig hts y o urs e lf a n d a d ju st t h em t o t h e p re va il in g c o n dit io n s f o r l ig hts ,
v is ib il it y a n d r o ad t ra ffic .
●T h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l m ay n ot b e a b le t o r e co g nis e a ll d riv in g s it u atio n s c o rre ctly a n d m ay
n ot w ork p ro p erly in c e rt a in s it u atio n s.
●If t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w is d ir t y , c o ve re d o r d am ag ed , t h e f u n ctio n o f t h e m ain -b eam
co n tro l m ay b e im pair e d . T h is a ls o a p plie s if c h an ges a re m ad e t o t h e v e h ic le 's l ig htin g
sy ste m , f o r e xa m ple if a d dit io n al h ead lig hts a re f it te d .
N OTIC E
Ple ase o b se rv e t h e f o llo w in g p oin ts in o rd er t o a vo id im pair in g t h e p ro p er f u n ctio n o f t h e
sy ste m :
●Reg ula rly c le an t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w , a n d k e ep it f re e f ro m s n ow a n d ic e .
●D o n ot c o ve r t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w .
●Reg ula rly c h eck t h e a re a o f t h e w in dsc re en t h at is in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w f o r d am ag e.
Li ght- e m it tin g o b je cts in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f o p era tio n , e .g . m ob il e n avig atio n d evic e s,
c o uld im pair t h e f u n ctio n s o f t h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l s y ste m .

Adva n ce d m ain -b eam c o n tro l p ro vid es m axim um il lu m in atio n f o r t h e r o ad a n d t h e e d ges o f t h e
ro ad . A t t h e s a m e t im e, it p re ve n ts v e h ic le s in f ro n t o r o n co m in g v e h ic le s f ro m b ein g d azzle d .
Th e s y ste m u se s a c a m era t o d ete ct o th er r o ad u se rs a n d t h eir d is ta n ce f ro m y o ur v e h ic le a n d
co ve rs p art o f t h e h ead lig hts a p pro p ria te ly . I f t h e s y ste m c a n n o l o n ger p re ve n t o th er r o ad u se rs
f ro m b ein g d azzle d , m ain b eam is s w it c h ed o ff a u to m atic a lly .
W it h in t h e l im it s o f t h e s y ste m , m ain -b eam c o n tro l a u to m atic a lly s w it c h es t h e m ain b eam o n o r
off d ep en din g o n t h e e n vir o n m en ta l a n d t ra ffic c o n dit io n s a n d o n t h e d riv in g s p eed →  Adva n ce d
m ain -b eam c o n tro l.
D ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t l e ve l, m ain -b eam c o n tro l c a n b e a ctiv a te d a n d d eactiv a te d
in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
S w it c h in g o n a d va n ce d m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n a n d t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—B rie fly p re ss t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r f o rw ard s o ut o f t h e b asic p osit io n .
W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l is s w it c h ed o n , t h e  in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p in t h e in stru m en t
clu ste r d is p la y. W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l is a ctiv e , t h e b lu e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p in t h e
in stru m en t c lu ste r.
S w it c h in g o ff a d va n ce d m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o ff t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d a ctiv e : p ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r.
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d not a ctiv e : t o uch t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r
fo rw ard s t o s w it c h o n m an ual m ain b eam . P ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r t o
s w it c h o ff t h e m an ual m ain b eam if n ece ss a ry .
—O R: s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
S yste m l im it s
T h e m ain b eam m ust b e m an ually s w it c h ed o ff u n der t h e f o llo w in g c o n dit io n s, a s it is n ot
sw it c h ed o ff b y t h e m ain b eam c o n tro l in t im e o r a t a ll:
—I n p oorly l it s tre ets w here t h ere a re h ig hly r e fle ctiv e s ig ns.
—O th er r o ad u se rs w it h in su ffic ie n t l ig h tin g f a cil it ie s, s u ch a s p ed estria n s, c y clis ts .
—In t ig ht b en ds, o n s te ep h il l c re sts o r in d ip s in t h e r o ad o r w hen o n co m in g t ra ffic is h alf -
h id den .
—W it h o n co m in g t ra ffic o n s tre ets w it h a c e n tra l b arrie r w here t h e d riv e r c a n s e e c le arly o ve r
th e c e n tra l b arrie r e .g . t ru ck d riv e rs .
—In f o g , s n ow o r h eavy r a in .
—In c o n dit io n s w here d ust o r s a n d h as b een b lo w n u p .
A dva nc ed m ain- bea m c o nt ro l

—Dam ag e t o t h e w in dsc re en in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v is io n .
—If t h e f ie ld o f v ie w o f t h e c a m era is c o ve re d b y c o n den sa tio n , d ir t , a s tic ke r, s n ow o r ic e .
—If t h e c a m era is f a u lt y o r t h e p ow er s u p ply is in te rru p te d .
W AR N IN G
Do n ot l e t t h e e xtra c o nve n ie n ce a ffo rd ed b y m ain -b eam c o n tro l t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g a n y
ris k s w hen d riv in g. T h e s y ste m is n ot a s u b stit u te f o r t h e f u ll c o n ce n tra tio n o f t h e d riv e r.
●A lw ays c h eck t h e l ig hts y o urs e lf a n d a d ju st t h em t o t h e p re va il in g c o n dit io n s f o r l ig hts ,
v is ib il it y a n d r o ad t ra ffic .
●T h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l m ay n ot b e a b le t o r e co g nis e a ll d riv in g s it u atio n s c o rre ctly a n d m ay
n ot w ork p ro p erly in c e rt a in s it u atio n s.
●If t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w is d ir t y , c o ve re d o r d am ag ed , t h e f u n ctio n o f t h e m ain -b eam
co n tro l m ay b e im pair e d . T h is a ls o a p plie s if c h an ges a re m ad e t o t h e v e h ic le 's l ig htin g
sy ste m , f o r e xa m ple if a d dit io n al h ead lig hts a re f it te d .
N OTIC E
Ple ase o b se rv e t h e f o llo w in g p oin ts in o rd er t o a vo id im pair in g t h e p ro p er f u n ctio n o f t h e
sy ste m :
●Reg ula rly c le an t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w , a n d k e ep it f re e f ro m s n ow a n d ic e .
●D o n ot c o ve r t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w .
●Reg ula rly c h eck t h e a re a o f t h e w in dsc re en t h at is in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w f o r d am ag e.
Li ght- e m it tin g o b je cts in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f o p era tio n , e .g . m ob il e n avig atio n d evic e s,
c o uld im pair t h e f u n ctio n s o f t h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l s y ste m .