2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

—Plu g t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r o f t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n in to t h e c h arg in g s o cke t →  Fig . 1 2.
T h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is l o cke d a u to m atic a lly .
T h e LE D l ig ht u n it (c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y) o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t b lin ks o r f la sh es w hit e (→
C harg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y).
S ta rt in g c h arg in g a ut om atic a lly
E nab le t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n →  .
NOTIC E
Fo llo w t h e m an ufa ctu re r's in fo rm atio n a n d in stru ctio n s o n u sin g t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n .
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss s ta rt s im med ia te ly .
D ur in g c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t p uls e s g re en →  Fig . 1 1.
T h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is l o cke d d urin g c h arg in g a n d c a n not b e r e m ove d .
E nd in g c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss c a n b e e n ded d ir e ctly a t t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n .
A ft e r c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t l ig hts u p g re en w hen t h e d esir e d c h arg e
le ve l h as b een r e ach ed .
Th e c h arg in g c o n necto r is a u to m atic a lly u n lo cke d w hen t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss h as b een e n ded .
— R em ove t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r f ro m t h e c h arg in g s o cke t.
—F it t h e p ro te ctiv e c a p o n t h e b otto m c o n nectio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o cke t →  Fig . 1 3.
—C lo se t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p s o t h at it e n gag es a u d ib ly .
S ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g o f t h e v e h ic le v ia a c h arg in g s ta tio n is o n ly p ossib le d urin g
ch arg in g. S ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g w il l b e e n ded a ft e r t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss.
A lt e rn ativ e ly , t h e “ A ir c o n dit io n in g w it h out e xte rn al p ow er s u p ply ” s e ttin g in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m c a n b e u se d (→ Sta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g).

Cha rg ing i nf orm atio n in t he I nf ota inme nt s y ste m
Fig . 1 I n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m : c h arg in g in fo rm atio n f o r im med ia te c h arg in g a n d t im e-
co n tro lle d c h arg in g (il lu stra tio n ).
1C harg in g l o ca tio n (o n ly f o r t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
2Sta rt o r e n d c h arg in g.
3R ed uce c h arg in g c u rre n t, e .g . if o th er e le ctric a l c o n su m ers a re o p era te d s im ult a n eo usly v ia
o n e c ir c u it . T h e c h arg in g p ow er is r e d uce d a n d t h e c h arg in g t im e is e xte n ded a s a r e su lt .
P ossib le o n ly f o r c h arg in g w it h a n a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C).
4A uto m atic a lly r e le ase t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r a ft e r t h e e n d o f c h arg in g. T h is f u n ctio n
sh ould b e u se d o n ly a t a c h arg in g s ta tio n (A C) w it h p erm an en tly in sta lle d c h arg in g c a b le .
5Se t u p per b atte ry c h arg e l im it . T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is a u to m atic a lly c h arg ed t o a v a lu e
b etw een 5 0% a n d 1 00% . V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds c h arg in g u p t o a m axim um l e ve l o f 8 0%
in e ve ry d ay u se . O bse rv e t h e c a re in stru ctio n s f o r t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry (→ Hig h-v o lt a g e
co m pon en ts).
6S e t t h e l o w er b atte ry c h arg e l im it (o n ly f o r t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
7C harg in g p ow er a s a r a n ge in cre ase in k m /h o r k m /m in , d ep en din g o n t h e c h arg in g
in fra stru ctu re a n d a m bie n t c o n dit io n s, e .g . o uts id e t e m pera tu re . T h e c h arg in g p ow er c a n
va ry d urin g t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss. T h e c h arg in g p ow er w il l b e r e d uce d w hen t h e c h arg e l e ve l
is in a m in im um o r m axim um r a n ge d ue t o t h e c h ara cte ris tic s o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
8C urre n t c h arg e l e ve l.

Obse rv e t h e a d dit io n al in fo rm atio n o n t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g f o r →  Fig . 1 1, 6, 9 a n d
1 0.
C lo sin g t h e s c re en w it h c h arg in g in fo rm atio n
—To uch t h e f u n ctio n b utto n .
—O R: d is p la y o f t h e s c re en is a u to m atic a lly e n ded a ft e r a p pro x. 2  m in ute s.
—O R: v e h ic le is l o cke d .
C ha rgi ng  m en u in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin g s
If n o c h arg in g c o n necto r is p lu g ged in , c h arg in g in fo rm atio n c a n b e a cce ss e d in t h e C harg in g 
m en u in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs o f 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).
9A ctiv a te o r d eactiv a te a ir c o n dit io n in g (o n ly f o r t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
1 0End o f c h arg in g o r p la n ned d ep art u re t im e (o n ly f o r t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
A s c re en w it h c h arg in g in fo rm atio n is a u to m atic a lly o p en ed in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m w hen
th e c h arg in g c o n necto r is p lu g ged in .

Cre atin g c h arg in g l o ca tio ns
Up t o f iv e c h arg in g l o ca tio n s c a n b e c re ate d in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m in o rd er t h e c h arg e t h e
h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry f o r a d esir e d d ep art u re t im e.
■O pen 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).
■To uch t h e  f u n ctio n b utto n .
■A dd a c h arg in g l o ca tio n .
Fu rt h er s e ttin gs c a n b e m ad e w hen t h e c h arg in g l o ca tio n h as b een c re ate d :
C harg in g t im er
Yo u c a n a ctiv a te t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g f o r a d esir e d d ep art u re t im e w it h a c h arg in g t im er.
■S e t t h e w eekd ay a n d t im e (o n e-o ff o r w eekly )
■A ctiv a te o r d eactiv a te t h e c h arg in g t im er b y a “ tic k ”  in t h e c h eck b ox.
If t h e c h arg in g t im er is a ctiv a te d a n d t h e c h arg in g l o ca tio n n ear t h e v e h ic le h as b een r e co g nis e d ,
th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry w il l b e c h arg ed a u to m atic a lly c o rre sp on din g t o t h e s e ttin gs.
A dva n ce d s e ttin gs f o r a c h arg in g t im er:
—A ir c o n dit io n in g: if t h e v e h ic le is e q uip ped w it h s ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g, t h e v e h ic le in te rio r
ca n b e a ir c o n dit io n ed b efo re t h e p la n ned d ep art u re t im e. T h e d esir e d t e m pera tu re is s e t in
t h e s ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g m en u (→ Sta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g).
—Lo w er b atte ry c h arg e l im it: t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is f ir s t c h arg ed u p t o t h e s e t v a lu e -
in dep en den tly o f t h e n ext p la n ned d ep art u re t im e. T h e a im is t o a vo id a c h arg e l e ve l w hic h is
t o o l o w .
—Upper b atte ry c h arg e l im it: t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is c h arg ed u p t o t h e s e t v a lu e f o r t h e n ext
p la n ned d ep art u re t im e. O bse rv e t h e c a re in stru ctio n s f o r t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry (→ Hig h-
vo lt a g e c o m pon en ts).
—C on tro l b y e xte rn al e n erg y m an ag em en t s y ste m: t h e v e h ic le c o m mun ic a te s w it h t h e c h arg in g
sta tio n a n d t a ke s in to a cco un t t h e s e ttin gs o f a n e xte rn al e n erg y m an ag em en t s y ste m , e .g . in
a h om e w it h a p hoto vo lt a ic s y ste m .
—Lo w t a rif f o n lin e: t h e v e h ic le c h eck s o n lin e f o r p ossib le l o w -ta rif f p erio d s o f a n e n erg y
su p plie r. T h ese p erio d s a re t a ke n in to a cco un t f o r t h e c h arg in g o p era tio n .
—P re fe rre d c h arg in g t im es: in div id ual c h arg in g t im es m ay b e h elp fu l if t h ere a re o th er d om estic
c o n su m ers o r w hen u sin g o ff- p eak e le ctric it y .
—A ddre ss: t h e a d dre ss o r g eo c o ord in ate s a re d is p la ye d .
T im er- c o nt ro lle d c ha rg ing i n the I nf ota inme nt s y ste m
Th e v e h ic le a u to m atic a lly r e co g nis e s a c re ate d c h arg in g l o ca tio n a n d a d opts t h e s to re d
se ttin gs.

An LE D l ig ht u n it o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t s h ow s t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss s ta tu s →  Fig . 1 ( a rro w ).
A s tic ke r o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p p ro vid es in fo rm atio n a b out t h e d is p la ys o f t h e LE D l ig ht
un it .
C harg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y s:
LE D l ig ht u n it f la sh es:
—T h e c h arg in g c o n necto r w as r e co g nis e d b y t h e v e h ic le .
W hit e LE D l ig ht u n it :
—B lin ks: v e h ic le c o m mun ic a tio n s e tu p w it h t h e c h arg in g in fra stru ctu re . C harg in g p ro ce ss is
b ein g p re p are d .
— Li ghts u p c o n tin uo usly : n o c h arg in g f u n ctio n is a ctiv e .
Gr een LE D l ig ht u n it :
—P uls a te s: t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is b ein g c h arg ed .
—Li ghts u p c o n tin uo usly : c h arg in g h as b een c o m ple te d s u cce ss fu lly .
—F la sh es: t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g is a ctiv a te d . C harg in g h as n ot y e t s ta rt e d .
C ha rg ing p ro ce ss d is p la y
Fig . 1 B eh in d t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p ; c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y (a rro w ) w it h il lu m in atio n o f t h e
ch arg in g s o cke t.

—Lights u p a lt e rn ate ly w it h t h e r e d d is p la y: c h arg in g is t a kin g p la ce w it h a r e d uce d c h arg in g
cu rre n t t o p re ve n t t h e v e h ic le f ro m b re akin g d ow n. A f a u lt is p re se n t, e .g . c h arg in g c o n necto r
n ot f u lly l o cke d .
R ed LE D l ig ht u n it :
—Li ghts u p c o n tin uo usly : f a u lt in t h e c h arg in g s y ste m . T h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss c a n not n ot b e
sta rt e d o r h as b een c a n ce lle d .
Illum in atio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o ck e t
In d ark n ess, a u to m atic il lu m in atio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o cke t →  Fig . 1 c a n h elp o rie n ta tio n a t t h e
ve h ic le .
Sw it c h in g o n
✓Th e v e h ic le h as b een u n lo cke d .
✓O R: t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r h as b een p lu g ged in to t h e c h arg in g s o cke t.
✓O R: t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r h as b een u n p lu g ged f ro m t h e c h arg in g s o cke t.
S w it c h in g o ff
✓T h e il lu m in atio n g oes o ut a u to m atic a lly a ft e r s o m e t im e w hen t h e v e h ic le is u n lo cke d o r
lo cke d .
N OTIC E
If t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y c o n tin ually in dic a te s a f a u lt in t h e p ow er s u p ply o r in t h e
ch arg in g s y ste m if t h e v e h ic le , s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .

H ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry i s e m pty
T h e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p r e d . A t e xt m essa g e is d is p la ye d .
Th e r a n ge m ay b e ju st a f e w k il o m etre s.
—C harg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry im med ia te ly .
E xh aus tiv e d is c h arg e o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry d ue to l o ng
sta n d in g t im e
Th e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p r e d . A t e xt m essa g e is d is p la ye d .
Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ay b e d am ag ed , e .g . d ue t o a l o n g s ta n din g t im e.
—C harg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
L o w c h arg e l e ve l o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry
T h e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w . A t e xt m essa g e is d is p la ye d .
Th e c h arg e l e ve l o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry h as r e ach ed t h e r e se rv e r a n ge.
—C harg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
 R ed uc ed p ow er
Th e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w . A t e xt m essa g e is d is p la ye d .
Th e p ow er is s ig nif ic a n tly r e d uce d a n d m ay d ecre ase f u rt h er. L o w p ow er c a n l e ad t o t h e v e h ic le
b re akin g d ow n in t ra ffic .
C onve n ie n ce f u n ctio n s o f t h e a ir c o n dit io n in g s y ste m a re n ot p ossib le (→ Heatin g, v e n til a tio n ,
co olin g).
—C harg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry w hen t h e c h arg e l e ve l is l o w .
—At v e ry c o ld o r h ot o uts id e t e m pera tu re s, t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is h eate d o r c o ole d
re sp ectiv e ly d urin g d riv in g. T h e v e h ic le p ow er w il l in cre ase a g ain a ft e r s o m e t im e.
O bse rv e t h e b eh avio ur o f t h e p ow er d is p la y in t h e ID . D is p la y (→ Dig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r
(A ID )).
Th e in dic a to r l a m p w il l g o o ut w hen t h e p ow er is in cre ase d a g ain .
F aul t i n r a n g e c a lc ul atio n
Th e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w . A t e xt m essa g e is d is p la ye d .
Th ere is a f a u lt in r a n ge c a lc u la tio n . Go t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op !
T ro ub le sho oting

Pro te ctiv e d ev ic e o f c h arg in g c a b le s w it c h es o ff
If e xte rn al d evic e s w it h a s e p ara te p ow er c o n nectio n a re u se d s im ult a n eo usly , e .g . r e frig era to r
b ox, a f a u lt m ay b e d ete cte d d urin g t h e s e lf - te st o f t h e p ro te ctiv e d evic e . T h e c h arg in g c a b le w as
co n necte d t o t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f ir s t.
—O bse rv e t h e c o rre ct o rd er. A lw ays c o n nect t h e c h arg in g c a b le t o t h e p ow er s u p ply f ir s t.
C harg in g t im e c h an g es
Durin g D C c h arg in g, t h e c h arg in g c u rre n t is a u to m atic a lly r e d uce d t o p ro te ct t h e h ig h v o lt a g e
batte ry f ro m o ve rh eatin g.
In t h e c a se o f s e ve ra l s u cce ssiv e r a p id c h arg in g p ro ce d ure s, t h is l e ad s t o a t e m pora ry e xte n sio n
of t h e c h arg in g t im e, e .g . in t h e c a se o f c o n tin uo us o p era tio n o f t h e v e h ic le .