2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

Pre p ara tio ns
—Atta ch t h e t o w -ro p e o r t h e t o w -b ar o n ly t o t h e m oun tin g p oin ts p ro vid ed (→ To w -s ta rt in g o r
to w in g).
—M ake s u re t h at t h e t o w -ro p e is n ot t w is te d . O th erw is e a t o w in g e ye c a n b eco m e u n sc re w ed
d urin g t o w in g.
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n a n d h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts o n b oth v e h ic le s. H ow eve r, o b se rv e a n y
re g ula tio n s t o t h e c o n tra ry .
—O bse rv e t h e in stru ctio n s f o r t o w in g in t h e v e h ic le w alle t o f t h e o th er v e h ic le .
P ul lin g v e h ic le (f ro nt)
T h e v e h ic le is n ot s u it e d f o r t o w in g o th er v e h ic le s.
P ul le d v e h ic le (r e a r)
—M ake s u re t h at t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n s o t h at t h e s te erin g w heel is n ot l o cke d a n d s o t h at
yo u c a n in dic a te , s o un d t h e h orn a n d o p era te t h e w ip ers if n ece ssa ry .
—T h e b ra ke s e rv o a n d p ow er s te erin g f u n ctio n o n ly w hen t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is a ctiv a te d .
O th erw is e y o u m ust p re ss t h e b ra ke p ed al w it h s ig nif ic a n tly m ore f o rc e a n d a ls o u se m ore
e ffo rt f o r s te erin g.
—M ake s u re t h at t h e t o w -ro p e is a lw ays t a u t.
—S e le ct t h e l e ve r p osit io n N.
In e m erg en cy s it u atio n s t h e v e h ic le m ay b e t o w ed o r p ush ed o n ly a t w alk in g s p eed f o r n o m ore
t h an 1 00 m o n it s o w n f o ur w heels . F o r a n y f u rt h er d is ta n ce t h e v e h ic le m ust b e t ra n sp ort e d o n
a r e co ve ry v e h ic le →  To w in g.
W AR N IN G
If t h e v e h ic le is t o w ed e ve n t h oug h t h e t e xt m essa g e To w in g d am ag es e le ctric a l s y ste m .
Ow ner’s m an ual! is d is p la ye d in t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r, v ib ra tio n s c a n o cc u r in t h e d riv e s y ste m
an d t h e r e ar w heels c a n l o ck , p art ic u la rly o n ic y o r w et r o ad s. L o ck in g w hee ls c a n c a u se y o u t o
lo se c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le , w hic h c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●If t h e m essa g e To w in g d am ag es e le ctric a l s y ste m . O w ner’s m an ual! a p pears in t h e
in stru m en t c lu ste r, t o w t h e v e h ic le o n ly in e m erg en cy s it u atio n s.
●If t h e m essa g e To w in g d am ag es e le ctric a l s y ste m . O w ner’s m an ual! a p pears in t h e
in stru m en t c lu ste r, t o w t h e v e h ic le o n ly a t w alk in g s p eed f o r a m axim um o f 1 00 m .
To w ing

Th e t o w in g e ye m ust a lw ays b e k e p t in t h e v e h ic le .
C om ply w it h t h e n ote s o n t o w in g (→ To w -s ta rt in g o r t o w in g).
F it tin g t h e t o w in g e ye a t f ro nt
—Rem ove t h e t o w in g e ye f ro m t h e v e h ic le t o olk it in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t (→ Veh ic le
t o olk it).
F it ting t he t o w ing e ye a t f ro nt
Fig . 1 I n t h e f ro n t b um per o n t h e r ig ht: r e m ovin g t h e c o ve r.
F ig . 2 I n t h e f ro n t b um per o n t h e r ig ht: s c re w in g in t h e t o w in g e ye .

—Pre ss a t t h e s id e o f t h e c o ve r (a rro w ) t o r e le ase t h e c o ve r →  Fig . 1.
—P ull t h e c o ve r f o rw ard s t o r e m ove it a n d l e ave it t o h an g f ro m t h e v e h ic le .
—Tu rn t h e t o w in g e ye an ti- c lo ck w is e in to t h e t h re ad ed h ole a n d t ig hte n a s f a r a s p ossib le
→  Fig . 2 , →  . U se a s u it a b le o b je ct t o s c re w t h e t o w in g e ye f u lly a n d s e cu re ly in to t h e
m oun tin g.
—A ft e r y o u h ave f in is h ed t o w in g, r e m ove t h e t o w in g e ye b y u n sc re w in g it c lo ck w is e.
—In se rt t h e c a p in t h e r e sp ectiv e r e ce ss a n d p re ss in u n til it e n gag es.
—C le an t h e t o w in g e ye if n ece ssa ry a n d p la ce it b ack in t h e v e h ic le t o olk it in t h e l u g gag e
co m part m en t.
N OTIC E
Th e t o w in g e ye m ust a lw ays b e s c re w ed f u lly a n d s e cu re ly in to t h e m oun tin g. O th erw is e , t h e
to w in g e ye c a n b e w re n ch ed o ut o f t h e m oun tin g w hen t h e v e h ic le is b ein g t o w -s ta rt e d o r
to w ed .

Th e f ro n t c o m part m en t o f a v e h ic le is a h aza rd ous a re a. Y o u s h ould o n ly c a rry o ut w ork in t h e
fro n t c o m part m en t if y o u k n ow e xa ctly h ow t o p erfo rm t h e r e q uir e d t a sk s, a re a w are o f t h e
g en era l s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s a n d h ave a cce ss t o t h e c o rre ct e q uip m en t, s e rv ic e f lu id s a n d s u it a b le
t o ols . F ail in g t o c a rry o ut w ork c o rre ctly c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s →  . T h e w ork s h ould b e
ca rrie d o ut b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op if y o u a re u n ce rt a in . V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds u sin g a
V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip f o r t h is p urp ose .
A lw ays p ark t h e v e h ic le o n a l e ve l a n d s ta b le s u rf a ce b efo re c a rry in g o ut a n y w ork in t h e f ro n t
co m part m en t.
D AN 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 .
C he ck ing a nd r e fil ling
I n the f ro nt c o m part m ent
S afe ty no te s f o r w ork in g i n the f ro nt c o m part m en t

WAR 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 .
W AR N IN G
Unin te n tio n al v e h ic le m ove m en ts d urin g s e rv ic e w ork c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju ry .
●N eve r w ork u n dern eath a v e h ic le if it is n ot s e cu re d a g ain st r o llin g a w ay. I f y o u a re w ork in g
un dern eath t h e v e h ic le w hil e t h e w heels a re o n t h e g ro un d, t h e v e h ic le m ust b e o n a l e ve l
su rf a ce a n d t h e w heels m ust b e b lo cke d .
●If y o u h ave t o w ork u n dern eath t h e v e h ic le , u se s u it a b le s ta n ds t o p ro vid e e xtra s u p port f o r
th e v e h ic le . T h e ja ck is n ot s u ffic ie n t f o r t h is t a sk a n d c a n f a il , w hic h c a n l e ad t o s e rio us
in ju rie s.
W AR N IN G
Th 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 .
●T h e u tm ost c a re a n d a tte n tio n m ust b e p aid w hen c a rry in g o ut a n y w ork a n d y o u m ust
fo llo w t h e g en era l s a fe ty r u le s. N eve r t a ke a n y r is k s.
●N eve r p erfo rm a n y w ork in t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t u n le ss y o u k n ow e xa ctly h ow t o c a rry it
o ut. I f y o u a re u n ce rt a in o f w hat t o 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 . S e rio us in ju rie s c a n r e su lt f ro m w ork t h at h as n ot b een c a rrie d o ut p ro p erly .
●N eve r o p en t h e b on net if y o u s e e s te am o r c o ola n t e sc a p in g f ro m t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t.
H ot s te am o r h ot c o ola n t c a n c a u se s e rio us b urn s. A lw ays w ait u n til y o u c a n n o l o n ger s e e o r
h ear s te am o r c o ola n t c o m in g f ro m t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t.
●H ot e le ctric d riv e c o m pon en ts c a n b urn t h e s k in .
●Th e f o llo w in g m ust b e o b se rv e d b efo re o p en in g t h e b on net:
●E le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke m ust b e a ctiv e .
●K eep t h e v e h ic le k e y s a fe a n d f a r e n oug h a w ay f ro m t h e v e h ic le t o p re ve n t a n y r is k o f t h e
ve h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m b ein g a cc id en ta lly a ctiv a te d a n d t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m t h us
en erg is e d .
●A lw ays k e ep c h il d re n a w ay f ro m t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t a n d n eve r l e ave t h em
u n su p erv is e d .
●Th e c o olin g s y ste m is u n der p re ssu re w hen t h e e le ctric d riv e is h ot. N eve r o p en t h e c a p o f
th e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k w hen t h e e le ctric d riv e is h ot. C oola n t m ay s p ra y o ut a n d c a u se
se rio us b urn s a n d o th er in ju rie s.
●S lo w ly a n d c a re fu lly t u rn t h e c a p o n t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k a n tic lo ck w is e w hil e
e xe rt in g g en tle d ow nw ard p re ssu re o n t h e c a p .
●A lw ays p ro te ct t h e f a ce , h an ds a n d a rm s f ro m h ot c o ola n t o r s te am w it h a l a rg e, t h ic k
clo th .
W AR N IN G
Hig h v o lt a g es in t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m c a n c a u se e le ctric s h ock s, b urn s, s e rio us in ju rie s a n d
d eath !
●N eve r s h ort c ir c u it t h e e le ctric s y ste m . T h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry c o uld e xp lo d e.
●In o rd er t o r e d uce t h e r is k o f a p ote n tia lly f a ta l e le ctric s h ock a n d s e rio us in ju rie s w hil e t h e
ve h ic le 's d riv e s y ste m is a ctiv e o r b ein g a ctiv a te d , n eve r t o uch h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts ,
th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry o r t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m , in p art ic u la r o ra n ge h ig h-v o lt a g e
ca b le s.

WAR N IN G
Th ere a re r o ta tin g c o m pon en ts in t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t t h at c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju ry .
●N eve r r e ach in to t h e r a d ia to r f a n o r in to t h e a re a o f t h e r a d ia to r f a n . T o uch in g t h e r o to r
b la d es c a n r e su lt in s e rio us in ju rie s. T h e f a n is t e m pera tu re -c o n tro lle d a n d c a n s ta rt
a u to m atic a lly , e ve n w hen t h e ig nit io n h as b een s w it c h ed o ff o r t h e v e h ic le k e y h as b een
re m ove d f ro m t h e ig nit io n l o ck .
●If a n y w ork h as t o b e p erfo rm ed d urin g t h e s ta rt p ro ce d ure o r w hen t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e
sy ste m is a ctiv a te d , t h e r o ta tin g p art s (s u ch a s t h e r a d ia to r f a n e tc .) p ose a n a d dit io n al
sa fe ty r is k , a n d c a n p ote n tia lly c a u se f a ta l in ju rie s. A lw ays b e p art ic u la rly c a re fu l.
●A lw ays e n su re t h at n o b od y p art s , je w elle ry , t ie s, l o ose it e m s o f c lo th in g o r l o n g h air c a n
b e c a u g ht u p in r o ta tin g e n gin e c o m pon en ts . B efo re s ta rt in g w ork , r e m ove a n y je w elle ry
a n d t ie s, t ie u p l o n g h air a n d p ull c lo th es in t ig htly t o a vo id t h em g ettin g c a u g ht in
e n gin e p art s .
●A lw ays t a ke d ue c a re a n d a tte n tio n w hen d ep re ss in g t h e a cce le ra to r.
●A lw ays e n su re y o u h ave n ot l e ft a n y o b je cts , s u ch a s c le an in g c lo th s a n d t o ols , in t h e f ro n t
co m part m en t. A ny f o rg otte n it e m s c a n c a u se m alf u n ctio n s, d am ag e t o t h e e le ctric d riv e a n d
fir e s.
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Addit io n al in su la tin g m ate ria ls , s u ch a s e xa m ple b la n ke ts in t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t, c a n
in te rfe re w it h t h e o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric d riv e , a n d c a n c a u se f ir e s a n d l e ad t o s e ve re in ju rie s.
●N eve r c o ve r t h e e le ctric d riv e w it h b la n ke ts o r o th er in su la tin g m ate ria ls .
W AR N IN G
Se rv ic e f lu id s a n d s o m e m ate ria ls in t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t a re h ig hly f la m mab le a n d c a n
ca u se f ir e s a n d s e rio us in ju rie s!
●N eve r s m oke in t h e v ic in it y o f t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t.
●N eve r w ork n ear n ake d f la m es o r s p ark s.
●O bse rv e t h e f o llo w in g if w ork o n t h e 1 2-v o lt a g e v e h ic le e le ctric a l s y ste m is n ece ssa ry :
●A lw ays d is c o n nect t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry . E nsu re t h at t h e v e h ic le is u n lo cke d w hen
th e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry is d is c o n necte d a s o th erw is e t h e a n ti- th eft a la rm w il l b e
activ a te d .
●N eve r w ork in t h e d ir e ct p ro xim it y o f h eatin g s y ste m s, w ate r h eate rs o r a n y o th er n ake d
fla m es.
●A lw ays h ave a f u lly f u n ctio n al a n d t e ste d f ir e e xtin guis h er t o h an d.
N OTIC E
W hen r e fil lin g o r r e p la cin g s e rv ic e f lu id s, e n su re t h at y o u p our t h e c o rre ct s e rv ic e f lu id s in to t h e
co rre ct o p en in gs. T h e u se o f in co rre ct s e rv ic e f lu id s c o uld r e su lt in s e rio us m alf u n ctio n s a n d
en gin e d am ag e.
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 .
A ny s e rv ic e f lu id s l e aks f ro m t h e v e h ic le a re h arm fu l t o t h e e n vir o n m en t. Y o u s h ould
t h ere fo re r e g ula rly c h eck t h e g ro un d u n dern eath y o ur v e h ic le . I f t h ere a re s p ots o f o il o r
oth er f lu id s o n t h e g ro un d, t h e v e h ic le s h ould b e in sp ecte d b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op . A ny
sp il t s e rv ic e f lu id s m ust b e d is p ose d o f p ro p erly .

Check lis t
T h e f o llo w in g s te p s s h ould a lw ays b e c a rrie d o ut in t h e s p ecif ie d o rd er b efo re w ork in g in t h e
fro n t c o m part m en t →  :
✓Park t h e v e h ic le o n a l e ve l a n d s ta b le s u rf a ce .
✓D ep re ss a n d h old t h e b ra ke p ed al u n til t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m h as b een d eactiv a te d .
✓Sw it c h o n t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke a t t h e p osit io n s w it c h .
✓D eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m (→ Deactiv a tin g t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m).
✓R em ove t h e v e h ic le k e y f ro m t h e v e h ic le a n d k e ep in a l o ca tio n o uts id e t h e v e h ic le s o t h at t h e
ve h ic le is n ot p ut in to o p era tio n a cc id en ta lly (→ Sw it c h in g o ff t h e e n gin e).
✓A lw ays k e ep o th er p ers o n s a w ay f ro m t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t.
✓S e cu re t h e v e h ic le a g ain st r o llin g a w ay.
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 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.
P re p aring t he v e hi cle f o r w ork ing i n the f ro nt c o m part m en t

Openi ng a nd c lo sing t he b onne t
Fig . 1 
I n t h e f o otw ell o n t h e d riv e r s id e: r e le ase l e ve r f o r t h e b on net.
O n t h e b on net: o p en in g l e ve r.