2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

Th e v e h ic le is n ot a p pro ve d f o r t o w in g a t ra il e r. I t is n ot p erm it te d t o r e tro fit a t o w in g b ra cke t.
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Fit tin g a t o w in g b ra cke t o n t h e v e h ic le w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in o p era tio n c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts
a n d c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r f it a t o w in g b ra cke t o n t h e v e h ic le .
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Fit tin g t o w in g b ra cke ts c a n l e ad t o s e rio us v e h ic le d am ag e.
T o w ing a t ra il e r
Inf orm atio n on to w ing a t ra il e r

Th e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r c o n sis ts o f a r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g a n d a m oun tin g f o r t h e
b all c o up lin g b eh in d t h e n um ber p la te h old er. T h e s y ste m w as d eve lo p ed e sp ecia lly f o r c a rry in g a
b ic y cle c a rrie r w it h u p t o t w o b ic y cle s.
T h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r is n ot d esig ned f o r t o w ed l o ad s a n d m ust t h ere fo re n eve r b e
use d f o r p ullin g a t ra il e r o r f o r t o w in g a v e h ic le →  .
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In co rre ct u se o f t h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r c a n c a u se a cc id en ts , s e rio us in ju rie s a n d
d am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le .
●U se t h e s u p plie d b all c o up lin g o n ly f o r m oun tin g a b ic y cle c a rrie r.
●D o n ot u se t h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r f o r p ullin g l o ad s.
P re p ara tio n fo r b ic y cle c a rrie r
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Fit ting t he r e m ova b le b all c o up ling
F ig . 1 F o ld d ow n t h e n um ber p la te h old er.

Th e r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g is l o ca te d in t h e t ra n sp ort b ag in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
S te p 1 : p re p ara tio ns
Fig . 2 O ve rv ie w : r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g.
1B all c o up lin g
2H an dw heel
3C en trin g d evic e
4S h an k
5R eta in in g b alls
6K ey
7Ga p (p re -te n sio n ed b all c o up lin g)
8W hit e m ark in g o n b all c o up lin g
9Gr een m ark in g o n h an dw heel
1 0R ed m ark in g o n h an dw heel

—Befo re u sin g t h e r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g f o r t h e f ir s t t im e, m ake a n ote o f t h e n um ber
sta m ped o n t h e k e y. T h is c a n b e u se d t o o bta in a r e p la ce m en t k e y if y o u l o se t h e k e y.
—F o ld d ow n t h e n um ber p la te h old er →  Fig . 1.
—R em ove t h e s e alin g p lu g f ro m t h e b all c o up lin g m oun tin g a n d s to w it in t h e v e h ic le .
—C heck t o e n su re t h at t h e m oun tin g, h an dw heel →  Fig . 2 2, s h an k 4 a n d t h e r e ta in in g b alls
5 o f t h e b all c o up lin g a re a ll c le an a n d n ot d am ag ed →  . C le an if n ece ssa ry .
S te p 2 : p re -t e n sio nin g t h e b all c o up lin g
Th e b all c o up lin g c a n not b e f it te d p ro p erly u n le ss it is p re -te n sio n ed .
—Gra sp t h e b all c o up lin g n eck u n dern eath t h e b all c o up lin g →  Fig . 2 1 w it h o n e h an d.
—Fo ld o p en t h e l o ck c o ve r a n d in se rt t h e k e y 6 in t h e l o ck .
—Tu rn t h e k e y 6 c lo ck w is e .
—U se y o ur o th er h an d t o p ull o ut t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w A a n d h old it in
t h is p osit io n →  .
—Tu rn t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w B u n til it e n gag es. T h e b all c o up lin g is n ow
p re -te n sio n ed . T h e r e d m ark in g 1 0 o n t h e h an dw heel m ust p oin t t o w ard s t h e w hit e m ark in g
8 o n t h e b all c o up lin g. T h e h an dw heel is c le arly v is ib le in f ro n t o f t h e b all c o up lin g. T h e g ap
b etw een t h em is a p pro xim ate ly 4  m m 7.
—Check t o s e e w heth er a ll r e ta in in g b alls 5 c a n b e p re sse d f u lly in to t h e b all c o up lin g s h an k 
4.
S te p 3 : a tta ch in g t h e p re -t e n sio ned b all c o up lin g t o t h e v e h ic le
D o n ot t o uch t h e h an dw heel o n ce t h e b all c o up lin g h as b een p re -te n sio n ed . W hen e n gag ed , t h e
h an dw heel w il l s p rin g b ack t o it s o rig in al p osit io n a n d c o uld c a u se in ju ry →  .
—Gui de t h e p re -te n sio n ed r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g in to t h e m oun tin g t u b e.
—P ush t h e b all c o up lin g f ir m ly in to t h e t u b e u n til it e n gag es. B oth c e n trin g d evic e s →  Fig . 2 3
m ust e n gag e in t h e m oun tin g p oin ts o n t h e v e h ic le .
—T h e h an dw heel 2 h as n ow r e tu rn ed t o it s o rig in al p osit io n . T h ere is n o l o n ger a g ap b etw een
th e h an dw heel a n d t h e b all c o up lin g.
—Tu rn t h e k e y 6 a n tic lo ck w is e in t h e h an dw heel a n d r e m ove it .
—If t h e s e ttin g is c o rre ct, y o u w il l n ot b e a b le t o t u rn t h e h an dw heel 2 o r p ull it o ut.
—C lo se t h e l o ck c o ve r a n d s to w t h e k e y in t h e t ra n sp ort b ag .
S te p 4 : s a fe ty c h eck
Befo re f it tin g a b ic y cle c a rrie r, c h eck if t h e b all c o up lin g is f ix e d c o rre ctly .
—T h e g re en m ark in g →  Fig . 2 9 o n t h e h an dw heel m ust p oin t t o w ard s t h e w hit e m ark in g 8
on t h e b all c o up lin g.
—Th e h an dw heel 2 m ust r e st o n t h e b all c o up lin g a n d t h ere m ust b e n o g ap b etw een t h em .

—Sh ake o r p ull t h e b all c o up lin g 1 o utw ard s w it h s o m e f o rc e . I t m ust s it f ir m ly in t h e
m oun tin g →  .
—Th e l o ck m ust b e l o cke d a n d t h e k e y 6 r e m ove d .
—Th e l o ck c o ve r m ust c o ve r t h e l o ck in t h e l o ck in g l e ve r.
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In co rre ct u se o f t h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r c a n c a u se in ju rie s a n d a cc id en ts .
●U se t h e b all c o up lin g o n ly if it is p ro p erly s e cu re d .
●Th e b all c o up lin g is h eavy. W hen c h eck in g w heth er it is s e cu re , t h e b all c o up lin g c o uld f a ll
o ff a n d c a u se in ju rie s.
●If t h e b all c o up lin g c a n not b e f it te d , h ave t h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r c h ecke d b y a
q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
●D o n ot u se a b ic y cle c a rrie r if t h e b all c o up lin g d oes n ot e n gag e p ro p erly o r if y o u a re u n ab le
t o p re -te n sio n it .
●D o n ot u se a b ic y cle c a rrie r if y o u a re u n ab le t o r e m ove t h e k e y f ro m t h e h an dw heel o n ce
th e b all c o up lin g h as b een m oun te d . T h is m ean s t h at b all c o up lin g is n ot l o cke d p ro p erly .
●A lw ays f a ste n t h e b all c o up lin g s e cu re ly in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t o n ce it h as b een
re m ove d .
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●Th e m oun tin g o n t h e v e h ic le , h an dw heel, s h an k a n d b all c o up lin g r e ta in in g b alls m ust a ll b e
cle an a n d u n dam ag ed . O th erw is e y o u m ay n ot b e a b le t o l o ck t h e b all c o up lin g s e cu re ly .
●D o n ot a im a h ig h-p re ssu re h ose o r s te am c le an er d ir e ctly a t t h e b all c o up lin g m oun tin g.
Th is c o uld w ash t h e g re ase r e q uir e d f o r l u b ric a tio n o ut o f t h e m oun tin g.

—Fo ld o p en t h e l o ck c o ve r a n d in se rt t h e k e y 6 in t h e l o ck .
—Tu rn t h e k e y 6 c lo ck w is e .
—H old t h e b all c o up lin g 1 t ig htly in o n e h an d →  .
—Use y o ur o th er h an d t o p ull o ut t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w A a n d h old it in
t h is p osit io n .
—Tu rn t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w B u n til it e n gag es.
—H old t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h is p osit io n a n d p ull t h e b all c o up lin g o ut o f t h e m oun tin g. T h e
ball c o up lin g is n ow p re -te n sio n ed .
—R ele ase t h e h an dw heel 2 a n d s to w t h e p re -te n sio n ed b all c o up lin g s a fe ly in t h e t ra n sp ort
b ag . S e cu re t h e b ag a t o n e o f t h e f a ste n in g r in gs in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
—In se rt t h e s e alin g p lu g in to t h e b all c o up lin g m oun tin g.
R em oving t he b all c o up ling
F ig . 1 O ve rv ie w : r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g.

—Fo ld u p t h e n um ber p la te h old er.
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Th e r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g is h eavy. T h e b all c o up lin g c a n f a ll d ow n w hen it is b ein g r e m ove d
an d c a u se c ru sh in ju rie s.
●A lw ays t a ke c a re w hen r e m ovin g t h e b all c o up lin g.