2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

Only b ic y cle c a rrie rs t h at h ave b een a p pro ve d b y V olk sw ag en f o r t h e v e h ic le m ust b e u se d .
M oun t t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r in a cco rd an ce w it h t h e m an ufa ctu re r's a sse m bly in stru ctio n s.
A m axim um o f t w o b ic y cle s m ay b e m oun te d o n t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r →  . P osit io n h eavy b ic y cle s
as c lo se t o t h e v e h ic le (b all c o up lin g) a s p ossib le .
M axim um l o ad
Th e m axim um l o ad (c a rrie r s y ste m in clu d in g l o ad ) o f t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r f it te d o n t h e b all c o up lin g
is 5 5 k g.
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct u se o f a b ic y cle c a rrie r m oun te d o n t h e b all c o up lin g 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 a n d in ju rie s.
●R ead a n d a lw ays o b se rv e t h e a sse m bly in stru ctio n s p ro vid ed b y t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r
m an ufa ctu re r.
●N eve r e xce ed t h e s p ecif ie d l o ad a n d o ve rh an g.
●N eve r s e cu re a b ic y cle c a rrie r o n t h e b all n eck b elo w t h e b all h ead . T h e b ic y cle c a rrie r c o uld
s lip d ue t o t h e s h ap e o f t h e b all n eck .
N OTIC E
Con sid era b le v e h ic le d am ag e c o uld o cc u r if t h e m axim um p erm it te d l o ad s p ecif ie d in t h e
m an ufa ctu re r's a sse m bly in stru ctio n s o r t h e o ve rh an g is e xce ed ed .
●N eve r e xce ed t h e v a lu es s p ecif ie d in t h e a sse m bly in stru ctio n s.
V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds t h at y o u r e m ove a ll a d d-o n p art s f ro m t h e b ic y cle s b efo re
s e ttin g o ff. T h is in clu d es b ic y cle b ag s a n d b ask e ts , c h il d s e ats o r b atte rie s. T h is h elp s
im pro ve t h e c a rrie r s y ste m 's w in d l o ad a n d c e n tre o f g ra vit y .
B ic y cle c a rrie r o n the b all c o up ling

Ove rv ie w o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m
Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m c o n sis ts , a m on g o th er t h in gs, o f t h e f o llo w in g c o m pon en ts :
—H ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—P ow er e le ctro n ic s.
—E le ctric m oto r.
—H ig h-v o lt a g e a ir c o n dit io n in g c o m pre ss o r.
—C harg er f o r h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—C harg in g s o cke t f o r h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—O ra n ge-c o lo ure d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s a n d c o n necto rs .
—H ig h v o lt a g e h eate r.
—D C/D C c o nve rt e r.
H ig h- vo lt a g e b atte ry
N ote s o n the hi gh- vo lt a g e s y ste m
S afe ty no te s

DAN GE R
Th e v o lt a g e o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m is d an gero us a n d c a n c a u se b urn s o r o th er in ju rie s a n d
eve n l e ad t o a f a ta l e le ctric s h ock .
●Yo u s h ould a lw ays a ssu m e t h at t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is c h arg ed a n d t h at a ll h ig h-v o lt a g e
co m pon en ts a re l iv e . T h is c a n a ls o b e t h e c a se w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff.
●N eve r t o uch d am ag ed c o m pon en ts o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m o r a llo w je w elle ry o r o th er
m eta l o b je cts t o c o m e in to c o n ta ct w it h t h ese c o m pon en ts . D am ag e is n ot v is ib le in a ll
c a se s.
●N eve r c a rry o ut w ork o n t h e o ra n ge-c o lo ure d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s o r t h e o th er h ig h-v o lt a g e
co m pon en ts . A ny w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e c a rrie d o ut o n ly b y a u th oris e d
q ualif ie d w ork sh op s w it h c o rre sp on din g a p pro va l f o r t h is w ork .
●N eve r d am ag e, c h an ge o r r e m ove t h e o ra n ge-c o lo ure d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s o r d is c o n nect
th em f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e n etw ork .
●N eve r o p en , m od if y o r r e m ove t h e c o ve r o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
●N eve r c a rry o ut w ork w it h c u ttin g, f o rm in g a n d s h arp -e d ged t o ols o r h eat s o urc e s in t h e
vic in it y o f h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts a n d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s. W ork o n a n d in t h e v ic in it y o f
th e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e p erfo rm ed o n ly b y a u th oris e d q ualif ie d w ork sh op s.
●A ny g ase s e m it te d b y o r e sc a p in g f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ay b e t o xic o r f la m m ab le .
●D am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le o r t o t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c o uld l e ad t o a l e ak o f t o xic g ase s o r
flu id s, e it h er im med ia te ly o r a t a l a te r t im e. T h ese e m it te d g ase s c o uld a ls o p ote n tia lly
c a u se a f ir e . D o n ot in hale t h ese g ase s.
●N eve r t o uch t h e f lu id s t h at l e ak f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
●In t h e e ve n t o f a f ir e , m ove a w ay f ro m t h e h aza rd a re a a n d c a ll t h e f ir e s e rv ic e .
●A lw ays in fo rm a n y a tte n din g f ir e a n d e m erg en cy s e rv ic e s t h at t h e v e h ic le is f it te d w it h a
h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
W AR N IN G
Unqualif ie d w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m a n d o n h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts c a n l e ad t o
m alf u n ctio n s, a cc id en ts a n d in ju rie s.
●A ny w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e c a rrie d o ut o n ly b y a u th oris e d q ualif ie d
w ork sh op s w it h c o rre sp on din g a p pro va l f o r t h is w ork .
N OTIC E
A ft e r a n a cc id en t, o r a ft e r t h e u n ders id e o f t h e v e h ic le h as s tru ck a n o b sta cle , t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e
batte ry m ust b e c h ecke d b y a p pro p ria te ly q ualif ie d a n d t ra in ed e xp ert s .

Warn in g s ig ns o n t h e v e h ic le
T h e f o llo w in g c o m pon en ts m ay b e m ark e d w it h t h e il lu stra te d w arn in g s ig ns →  Fig . 1, →  Fig . 2,
→  Fig . 3 a n d →  Fig . 4:
—C ove rs a n d c a p s o ve r h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts .
—A ll h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts in clu d in g t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—U nder t h e b on net.
A ll w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e c a rrie d o ut b y a p ro fe ssio n al w ork sh op w it h
a p pro p ria te ly q ualif ie d a n d t ra in ed p ers o n nel, in a cco rd an ce w it h t h e V olk sw ag en Gu id elin es (→
In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
O bse rv e t h e a d dit io n al in fo rm atio n o n h an dlin g s tic ke rs o n t h e v e h ic le (→ In fo rm atio n s tic ke rs
a n d p la te s).
F ig . 1 W arn in g s ig n f o r h ig h v o lt a g es.
F ig . 2 W arn in g s ig n f o r h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts .
T h e w arn in g s ig ns →  Fig . 1 a n d →  Fig . 2 in dic a te t h e p re se n ce o f h ig h v o lt a g e.
W arni ng s ig ns f o r hi gh vo lt a g e

Fig . 3 W arn in g s ig n f o r h ot s u rf a ce s.
P art s o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m c a n b eco m e v e ry h ot a n d m ust n ot b e t o uch ed →  Fig . 3.
F ig . 4 W arn in g s ig n o n h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
T h ere is a w arn in g s ig n o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry t h at w arn s a b out t h e d an gers o f h ig h
vo lt a g es →  Fig . 4.

Key t o →  Fig . 4:
1H ig h v o lt a g es c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s o r d eath . N eve r t o uch t h e b atte ry t e rm in als w it h
y o ur f in gers , t o ols , je w elle ry o r a n y m eta l o b je cts .
2T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c o n ta in s d an g ero us l iq uid a n d s o lid s u b sta n ce s. S e rio us c h em ic a l
b urn s a n d b lin dness c a n b e c a u se d if it o utg asse s. S u it a b le e ye p ro te ctio n a n d p ro te ctiv e
clo th in g s h ould a lw ays b e w orn w hen p erfo rm in g w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry t o
p re ve n t t h e b atte ry f lu id c o m in g in c o n ta ct w it h s k in a n d e ye s. I f s k in o r e ye s c o m e in to
c o n ta ct w it h b atte ry f lu id , r in se t h e a ffe cte d a re as w it h c le an f lo w in g w ate r f o r a t l e ast 1 5
m in ute s a n d s e ek a d octo r im med ia te ly .
3T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n b urn . T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ust n eve r b e e xp ose d t o f ir e ,
sp ark s o r n ake d f la m es. A lw ays h an dle t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry w it h c a re t o a vo id d am ag e
an d f lu id l e aks.
4A lw ays k e ep c h il d re n a w ay f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
5Y o u w il l f in d f u rt h er in fo rm atio n a n d w arn in gs in t h e o w ner's m an ual a n d in t h e w ork sh op
lit e ra tu re .
6In co rre ct h an dlin g o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s o r d eath . U nder n o
cir c u m sta n ce s r e m ove t h e l id f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry n or d is a sse m ble t h e h ig h-
vo lt a g e b atte ry .
7In co rre ct h an dlin g o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s o r d eath . H ave
m ain te n an ce w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry p erfo rm ed exc lu siv e ly b y p ro p erly q ualif ie d
an d t ra in ed s p ecia lis t s ta ff. N eve r m ake m od if ic a tio n s t o t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry . T h e
op en ed h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ust n ot c o m e in to c o n ta ct w it h w ate r o r o th er l iq uid s.
Li quid s c a n c a u se s h ort- c ir c u it s , e le ctric s h ock s a n d b urn s.

Corre ct h an dlin g o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ake s a s ig nif ic a n t c o n trib utio n m ain ta in in g it s
g ood a n d r e lia b le c o n dit io n in t h e l o n g t e rm . T h e s a m e a ls o a p plie s t o c h arg in g a n d s ta n din g
tim es o f t h e v e h ic le .
V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds o b se rv in g t h e f o llo w in g c a re in stru ctio n s:
—A vo id c o m ple te d is c h arg e o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry if p ossib le , e .g . d ue t o e xte n ded
sta n din g t im es w it h a l o w c h arg e l e ve l →  . T h e c h arg e l e ve l s h ould n ot f a ll b elo w 2 0% f o r
exte n ded p erio d s.
—D o n ot c h arg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry t o a l e ve l o f 1 00% in e ve ry d ay o p era tio n . F o r d ail y
c h arg in g, s e t a n u p per b atte ry c h arg e l im it in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m w hic h c o rre sp on ds t o
re q uir e m en ts , e .g . 8 0% (→ Tim er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
—A vo id r e g ula r f a st c h arg in g w it h d ir e ct c u rre n t (D C) d ue t o t h e h ig h c h arg in g c u rre n ts .
T e m pera tur e b eh av io ur
Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry p ro vid es l e ss p ow er a t v e ry l o w t e m pera tu re s. I f t h e c h arg e l e ve l is a ls o
lo w , p ow er m ay b e s ig nif ic a n tly r e stric te d o n ly a s h ort t im e a ft e r d riv in g o ff.
—In f ro st c o n dit io n s, d o n ot p ark t h e v e h ic le f o r s e ve ra l h ours w it h a c h arg e l e ve l b elo w 4 0% (→
A lt e rn atin g c u rre n t ( A C)).
—U se t h e s ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g in g ood t im e t o im pro ve c o m fo rt a n d p erfo rm an ce ,
p art ic u la rly a t t e m pera tu re s b elo w - 1 5 °C (→ Sta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g).
N OTIC E
If t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d f o r a n e xte n ded p erio d w it h d is c h arg ed h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry , it is
p ossib le t h at t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry w il l n o l o n ger b e c h arg ed o r t h e v e h ic le w il l n o l o n ger
sta rt . I n t h e l o n g t e rm , ir re ve rs ib le d am ag e c a n b e c a u se d t o t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
●C harg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry a t r e g ula r in te rv a ls .
C are i ns tru ctio ns f o r t he hi gh- vo lt a g e b atte ry

Com patib il it y o f v e h ic le a n d c h arg in g i n fra struc tur e
Th e f o llo w in g s ig ns in a cco rd an ce w it h D IN E N 1 7186 p ro vid e in fo rm atio n o n w heth er t h e l o ca l
p ow er s u p ply is s u it a b le f o r t h e v e h ic le . T h e s ig ns a re l o ca te d o n t h e v e h ic le ’s c h arg in g s o cke t,
c o m pon en ts o f t h e l o ca l c h arg in g in fra stru ctu re (c h arg in g s ta tio n , s o cke t) a n d o n t h e c h arg in g
ca b le →  . T h e s ig ns r e fe r t o s ta n dard is e d c h arg in g s y ste m s in a cco rd an ce w it h D IN E N 6 2196.
S ig ns
Fig . 1 I d en tif ic a tio n f o r a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C) a n d T y p e 2 c o n necto r
 o n t h e v e h ic le a n d
 o n t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n .
Th e E uro p ean s ta n dard D IN E N 6 2196 -2 a p plie s t o c h arg in g w it h a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C) in a
l o w -v o lt a g e n etw ork u p t o 4 80 V .
Id ent if ic a tio n of e le ctric p ow er