2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

Wax d ep osit s o n t h e w in dsc re en a n d r e ar w in dow c o uld c a u se t h e w ip er b la d es t o r u b .
R em ove w ax r e sid ue u sin g a s p ecia l c le an in g p ro d uct o r c le an in g c lo th s.

Befo re c h an gin g a b ulb , c h eck w heth er a b ulb o r LE D l ig ht u n it h as f a il e d . Y o u c a n n orm ally
c h an ge b ulb s y o urs e lf . I f t h e e xte rio r l ig htin g is r e alis e d u sin g LE D t e ch nolo g y, d ep en din g o n
m od el a n d v e h ic le e q uip m en t, it is n ot p ossib le f o r y o u t o c h an ge t h e LE D l ig ht u n it s o r in div id ual
LE Ds y o urs e lf . I f in div id ual LE Ds f a il , t h is m ay b e a n in dic a tio n t h at m ore LE Ds a re o n t h e p oin t o f
fa il u re . I n t h is c a se , h ave t h e LE D l ig ht u n it s c h ecke d a n d r e n ew ed if n ece ssa ry a t a q ualif ie d
w ork sh op .
It m ay b e il le g al t o d riv e w it h f a u lt y e xte rio r l ig hts .
A ddit io nal b ul b s p ecif ic a tio ns
So m e b ulb s in h ead lig hts o r in t a il l ig h t c lu ste rs m ig ht h ave f a cto ry s p ecif ic a tio n s t h at a re
d if fe re n t t o s ta n dard b ulb s. T h e d esig natio n is in sc rib ed o n t h e b ulb , e it h er o n t h e g la ss p art o r
o n t h e b ase .
W AR N IN G
Chan gin g b ulb s in co rre ctly c a n c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●W hen w ork in g in t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t, a lw ays r e ad a n d o b se rv e t h e s a fe ty w arn in gs (→ In
t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t). T h e f ro n t c o m part m en t o f a n y v e h ic le is a d an gero us a re a.
S e rio us in ju rie s c a n b e s u sta in ed h ere .
●H alo g en b ulb s a re p re ssu ris e d a n d c o uld e xp lo d e w hen t h ey a re b ein g c h an ged .
●C han ge t h e d efe ctiv e b ulb o n ly o n ce it h as c o ole d d ow n c o m ple te ly .
●N eve r c h an ge a b ulb u n le ss y o u a re f a m il ia r w it h t h e p ro ce d ure . I f y o u a re u n ce rt a in o f w hat
to d o, t h e w ork s h ould b e c a rrie d o ut b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
●D o n ot t o uch t h e g la ss p art o f t h e b ulb w it h u n pro te cte d f in gers . W hen t h e l ig ht is s w it c h ed
o n , h eat w il l c a u se f in gerp rin ts t o e va p ora te o n t h e b ulb , w hic h in t u rn w il l c a u se t h e
re fle cto r t o “ g o b lin d”
●Th ere a re s h arp -e d ged p art s o n t h e h ead lig ht h ousin g a n d o n t h e t a il l ig ht c lu ste r h ousin g.
P ro te ct y o ur h an ds w hen c h an gin g b ulb s.
N OTIC E
D am ag e t o t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m c a n b e c a u se d b y w ate r e n te rin g t h e s y ste m if t h e r u b ber
co ve r o r p la stic c o ve rs o n t h e h ead lig h t h ousin g a re n ot p ro p erly m oun te d a ft e r a b ulb h as b een
ch an ged .
E xte rio r l ig ht ing
I nt ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Check lis t
A lw ays c a rry o ut t h e f o llo w in g a ctio n s f o r c h an gin g a b ulb in t h e g iv e n o rd er →  Check lis t
In fo rm atio n o n c h an gin g b ulb s:
1. P ark t h e v e h ic le o n a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce a t a s a fe d is ta n ce f ro m t h e f lo w o f t ra ffic .
2. S w it c h o n t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke (→ Ele ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke).
3. S w it c h o ff t h e l ig hts (→ Dip ped b eam).
4. M ove t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r t o n eu tra l p osit io n (→ Tu rn s ig nals).
5. S w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
6. A llo w t h e o rie n ta tio n l ig htin g t o g o o ut (→ Com in g H om e a n d L e avin g H om e f u n ctio n
(o rie n ta tio n l ig htin g)).
7. L e ave t h e d efe ctiv e b ulb s t o c o ol d ow n.
8. C heck t o s e e if a f u se h as v is ib ly b lo w n (→ Fu se s).
9. F o llo w t h e in stru ctio n s t o c h an ge t h e a ffe cte d b ulb →  . A lw ays r e p la ce b ulb s w it h
id en tic a l b ulb s o f t h e s a m e t y p e. T h e d esig natio n is in sc rib ed o n t h e b ulb , e it h er o n t h e g la ss
p art o r o n t h e b ase .
0. D o n ot t o uch t h e g la ss p art o f t h e b ulb w it h u n pro te cte d f in gers . W hen s w it c h ed o n , t h e
h eat o f t h e b ulb w ould c a u se t h e r e m ain in g f in gerp rin t t o e va p ora te a n d b e d ep osit e d o n t h e
re fle cto r. T h is w il l im pair t h e l ig ht o utp ut o f t h e h ead lig ht.
1. A ft e r c h an gin g a b ulb , c h eck t o e n su re t h at t h e b ulb is w ork in g p ro p erly . I f t h e b ulb is n ot
w ork in g p ro p erly , t h e b ulb m ay n ot h ave b een in se rt e d p ro p erly , m ay h ave f a il e d a g ain , o r
th e c o n necto r m ay h ave b een f it te d in co rre ctly .
2. E ach t im e y o u c h an ge a b ulb a t t h e f ro n t o f t h e v e h ic le , t h e h ead lig ht s e ttin g s s h ould b e
ch ecke d b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
W AR N IN G
Ig norin g a n y o f t h e it e m s o n t h is im port a n t s a fe ty c h eck lis t c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e ve re
in ju rie s.
●A lw ays f o llo w t h e in stru ctio n s in t h e c h eck lis t a n d o b se rv e t h e g en era l s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s.
N OTIC E
A lw ays t a ke c a re w hen r e m ovin g o r f it tin g l ig hts t o p re ve n t d am ag e t o t h e p ain tw ork o r t o
o th er v e h ic le p art s .
C he ck lis t “ Inf orm atio n on cha ng ing b ulb s”

Th e a ctio n s s h ould o n ly b e c a rrie d o ut in t h e s p ecif ie d o rd er:
1. O bse rv e a n d f o llo w t h e in stru ctio n s in t h e c h eck lis t (→ Exte rio r l ig htin g).
2. O pen t h e b on net (→ In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
3. P ull o ut b ulb h old er →  Fig . 1 1 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w .
4. R ep la ce t h e d efe ctiv e b ulb w it h a n ew b ulb o f t h e s a m e t y p e.
5. C are fu lly in se rt t h e b ulb h old er in to t h e h ead lig ht a n d t u rn it a s f a r a s it w il l g o in t h e
op posit e d ir e ctio n t o t h e a rro w .
6. C lo se t h e b on net (→ In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
Th e il lu stra tio n s h ow s t h e r ig ht- h an d h ead lig ht f ro m t h e r e ar. T h e l e ft- h an d h ead lig ht is
a m ir ro r im ag e o f t h e o n e s h ow n.
C ha ng ing t he t u rn sig na l b ulb
F ig . 1 R ear o f t h e r ig ht h ead lig ht: c h an gin g t h e t u rn s ig nal b ulb .

At t h e t im e o f p ub lic a tio n w e a re u n ab le t o p ro vid e a n c o m ple te o ve rv ie w o f t h e l o ca tio n s o f t h e
fu se s f o r t h e e le ctric a l c o n su m ers . T h is is b eca u se t h e v e h ic le is u n der c o n sta n t d eve lo p m en t,
b eca u se f u se s a re a ssig ned d if fe re n tly 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 a n d b eca u se
se ve ra l e le ctric a l c o n su m ers m ay u se a s in gle f u se . Y o u c a n o bta in f u rt h er in fo rm atio n a b out t h e
fu se a ssig nm en t f ro m a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip .
Se ve ra l e le ctric a l c o n su m ers c a n s h are a s in gle f u se . C onve rs e ly , a s in gle c o n su m er c o uld h ave
m ore t h an o n e f u se .
T h ere fo re f u se s s h ould o n ly b e r e p la ce d w hen t h e c a u se o f t h e f a u lt h as b ee n r e ctif ie d . I f a n ew
fu se b lo w s a g ain s h ort ly a ft e r f it tin g, h ave t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m c h ecke d b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op
as s o on a s p ossib le .
F us es f o r e m erg en cy s e rv ic e s
A h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m f u se in t h e f u se b ox u n der t h e s te erin g w heel, b eh in d t h e s to w ag e
co m part m en t (le ft- h an d d riv e ) o r b eh in d a c o ve r in t h e g lo ve b ox ( r ig ht- h an d d riv e ) is id en tif ie d
w it h a t a g t o e n ab le e m erg en cy s e rv ic e s t o d e-e n erg is e t h e v e h ic le a s q uic k ly a s p ossib le . N eve r
atte m pt t o r e p la ce t h ese f u se s o r s w ap t h em w it h o th er f u se s in o th er s lo ts →  In tro d uctio n t o
th e t o p ic. I f t h is f u se is f a u lt y , a lw ays h ave it r e p la ce d b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
W AR N IN G
Th e v o lt a g e in t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m c a n c a u se e le ctric s h ock s, s e rio us b urn s a n d d eath !
●N eve r t o uch t h e e le ctric a l c a b le s in t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t.
●A vo id c a u sin g s h ort c ir c u it s in t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m .
●Neve r a tte m pt t o r e p la ce o r r e p air f u se s f o r t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m . A lw ays h ave w ork
p erfo rm ed b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
W AR N IN G
Usin g u n su it a b le o r r e p air e d f u se s a n d b rid gin g a n e le ctric a l c ir c u it w it h out f u se s c a n c a u se a
f ir e a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r f it f u se s t h at h ave a h ig her f u se r a tin g. F u se s m ust a lw ays b e r e p la ce d b y a n ew f u se
w it h t h e s a m e a m p r a tin g (s a m e c o lo ur a n d m ark in gs) a n d s iz e .
●N eve r r e p air a f u se .
●N eve r u se a m eta l s trip , p ap er c lip o r s im il a r o b je cts t o r e p la ce a f u se .
C ha ng ing f u se s
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

NOTIC E
●To a vo id d am ag e t o t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m in t h e v e h ic le , s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n , t h e l ig hts
a n d a ll e le ctric a l c o n su m ers b efo re c h an gin g a f u se .
●M ake s u re t h at it is n ot p ossib le t o a ctiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m w hen c h an gin g a f u se .
●Yo u c a n d am ag e a n oth er l o ca tio n in t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m b y u sin g a f u se w it h a h ig her a m p
ra tin g.
●Fu se b oxe s m ust b e p ro te cte d f ro m d ir t a n d m ois tu re w hen o p en ed . D ir t a n d m ois tu re in t h e
fu se b oxe s c a n d am ag e t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m .
●Rem ove t h e c o ve rs f o r t h e f u se b oxe s c a re fu lly a n d in sta ll t h em a g ain p ro p erly s o a s t o
a vo id d am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le .
N OTIC E
N eve r r e m ove t h e s p ecia lly t a g ged h ig h-v o lt a g e f u se s f ro m t h e f u se b ox in t h e d ash p an el.
T h ese a re f o r t h e e xc lu siv e u se o f t h e e m erg en cy s e rv ic e s s o t h at t h e v e h ic le c a n b e d e-
en erg is e d a s q uic k ly a s p ossib le .
T h ere a re o th er f u se s in t h e v e h ic le in a d dit io n t o t h ose d esc rib ed in t h is c h ap te r. T h ese
sh ould b e c h an ged o n ly b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .

Open in g t h e f us e b ox i n t h e f ro nt c o m part m en t
—Open t h e b on net (→ In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
—P re ss t h e l o ck in g b utto n in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w →  Fig . 1 ( a rro w s) in o rd er t o u n lo ck t h e
co ve r o f t h e f u se b ox →  Fig . 1 1.
—Li ft o ff t h e c o ve r.
—T o in sta ll, p osit io n t h e c o ve r o n t h e f u se b ox a n d p re ss it d ow nw ard s u n til t h e c o ve r a u d ib ly
c lic k s in to p la ce o n b oth s id es.
T h ere m ay b e a p air o f p la stic g rip pers f o r r e m ovin g f u se s in t h e f u se b ox →  Fig . 1 2.
F u se s i n the f ro nt c o m part m ent
Fig . 1 I n t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t: f u se b ox w it h p la stic g rip pers .

Th e t a b le s h ow s t h e f u se l o ca tio n s o f t h e e le ctric a l c o n su m ers r e le va n t f o r t h e d riv e r. T h e f ir s t
c o lu m n in t h e t a b le c o n ta in s t h e l o ca tio n . T h e o th er c o lu m ns c o n ta in t h e f u se t y p es, t h e a m p
ra tin g a n d t h e c o n su m er p ro te cte d b y t h e f u se .
F u se t a b le f o r f u se s i n the f ro nt c o m part m ent
Fig . 1 I n t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t: f u se l o ca tio n s.