2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

Open in g t h e b onnet
—O pen t h e d riv e r d oor a n d p ull t h e r e le ase l e ve r in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w   →  Fig . 1. T h e
bon net is r e le ase d f ro m t h e l o ck c a rrie r c a tc h b y s p rin g f o rc e →  Open in g a n d c lo sin g t h e
bon net.
F ig . 2 
I n t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t: b on net s ta y in t h e h old er.
O n t h e b on net: r e ce ss f o r t h e b on net s ta y.

—Lift t h e b on net s lig htly a n d a t t h e s a m e t im e p re ss t h e o p en in g l e ve r in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e
arro w →  Fig . 1  t o f u lly o p en t h e b on net.
—T a ke t h e b on net s ta y o ut o f t h e h old er in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w   →  Fig . 2  a n d in se rt in
t h e o p en in g →  Fig . 2 .
C lo sin g t h e b onnet
—Li ft t h e b on net s lig htly →  Open in g a n d c lo sin g t h e b on net.
—U nhook t h e b on net s ta y f ro m t h e o p en in g  →  Fig . 2  a n d p la ce in t h e h old er →  Fig . 2 .
—L e t t h e b on net d ro p in to t h e c a tc h f ro m a h eig ht o f a b out 2 0 c m (8  in ) – d o n ot p re ss it d ow n!
If t h e b on net h as n ot c lo se d p ro p erly , l if t it a n d t h en c lo se it a g ain .
Th e b on net is f lu sh w it h t h e b od y p art s a ro un d it w hen it is c lo se d p ro p erly .
T h e b on net is n o l o n ger h ig hlig hte d in t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y (→ In t h e e n gin e
co m part m en t) o r t h e d is p la y g oes o ut.
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If t h e b on net is n ot c lo se d p ro p erly , it c a n o p en s u d den ly w hil e y o u a re d riv in g a n d c o m ple te ly
o b sc u re y o ur v ie w o f t h e r o ad . T h is c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●A ft e r c lo sin g b on net, a lw ays c h eck t h at t h e c a tc h is p ro p erly e n gag ed in t h e l o ck c a rrie r.
●If y o u n otic e t h at t h e b on net is n ot c lo se d p ro p erly w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n , s to p t h e
ve h ic le a s s o on a s p ossib le a n d c lo se t h e b on net.
●O pen o r c lo se t h e b on net o n ly w hen n o-o n e is in it s m ove m en t p ath .
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●Th e b on net s h ould o n ly b e o p en ed w hen t h e w ip er a rm s a re f lu sh t o t h e w in dsc re en a n d
w hen t h ey a re s w it c h ed o ff in o rd er t o a vo id d am ag e t o t h e b on net a n d t h e w ip er a rm s.

A s y m bol o n t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y in dic a te s if t h e b on net is o p en o r is n ot c lo se d
p ro p erly →  Fig . 1.
D o n ot d riv e o n ! I f n ece ssa ry , l if t t h e b on net a n d t h en c lo se it a g ain .
Th is s y m bol is a ls o v is ib le w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff a n d w il l g o o ut a f e w s e co n ds a ft e r
th e v e h ic le h as b een l o cke d w hen a ll d oors a re c lo se d .
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Fail u re t o o b se rv e w arn in gs c a n c a u se y o ur v e h ic le t o b re ak d ow n in t ra ffic , 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.
●N eve r ig nore a n y w arn in gs.
●S to p t h e v e h ic le a s s o on a s p ossib le a n d w hen s a fe t o d o s o .
Th e s y m bol c a n d if fe r d ep en din g o n t h e v e rs io n o f t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r.
D is p la y
Fig . 1 O n t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y: t h e b on net is o p en o r n ot c lo se d p ro p erly (il lu stra tio n ).

All s e rv ic e f lu id s a n d c o n su m ab le s, e .g . c o ola n t a n d b atte rie s, a re b ein g c o n sta n tly d eve lo p ed . T h is
a ls o a p plie s t o e n gin e o il s in t h e c a se o f c o m bustio n e n gin es. F o r t h is r e aso n , s e rv ic e f lu id s a n d
co n su m ab le s s h ould b e r e p la ce d a t a q ualif ie d w ork sh op . V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip s a re k e p t u p t o d ate
o n a ll c h an ges.
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Unsu it a b le s e rv ic e f lu id s a n d c o n su m ab le s, a n d t h e in co rre ct u se o f t h ese f lu id s a n d c o n su m ab le s,
c a n c a u se a cc id en ts , s e rio us in ju rie s, b urn s o r p ois o n in g.
●Se rv ic e f lu id s m ust b e k e p t in t h eir o rig in al s e ale d c o n ta in er.
●N eve r s to re s e rv ic e f lu id s in e m pty f o od c o n ta in ers , b ottle s o r a n y o th er n on -o rig in al c o n ta in ers
a s p eo p le f in din g t h ese c o n ta in ers c o uld d rin k t h em .
●Keep c h il d re n a w ay f ro m a ll s e rv ic e f lu id s a n d c o n su m ab le s.
●A lw ays r e ad a n d f o llo w t h e in fo rm atio n a n d w arn in gs o n t h e s e rv ic e f lu id p ack a g in g.
●W hen u sin g p ro d ucts t h at g iv e o ff h arm fu l f u m es, a lw ays w ork o utd oors o r in a w ell- v e n til a te d
are a.
N OTIC E
●O nly u se s u it a b le s e rv ic e f lu id s f o r r e fil lin g. N eve r u se t h e w ro n g s e rv ic e f lu id . F ail u re t o o b se rv e
th is w arn in g c a n r e su lt in s e rio us m alf u n ctio n s a n d e n gin e d am ag e.
Le akin g s e rv ic e f lu id s c a n p ollu te t h e e n vir o n m en t. S p il t s e rv ic e f lu id s m ust b e c o lle cte d in
s u it a b le c o n ta in ers a n d d is p ose d o f p ro p erly a n d in a n e n vir o n m en ta lly r e sp on sib le w ay.
S erv ic e f lu id s a nd c o ns um ab le s

Fig . 1 I n t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t: c a p o f w ash er f lu id r e se rv o ir .
T h e w ash er f lu id l e ve l s h ould b e c h ecke d r e g ula rly a n d r e fil le d a s n ece ssa ry .
T h ere is a s tra in er in t h e f il le r t h ro at o f t h e w ash er f lu id r e se rv o ir . T h e s tra in er k e e p s l a rg e d ir t
p art ic le s a w ay f ro m t h e w ash er je ts w hen r e fil lin g. T h e s tra in er s h ould o n ly b e r e m ove d f o r c le an in g.
If t h e s tra in er is d am ag ed o r is n ot p re se n t w hen r e fil lin g, d ir t p art ic le s c a n e n te r t h e s y ste m a n d
b lo ck t h e w ash er je ts .
—O pen t h e b on net (→ In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
—Th e w ash er f lu id r e se rv o ir is id en tif ie d b y t h e s y m bol o n t h e c a p →  Fig . 1.
—C heck w heth er t h ere is e n oug h w ash er f lu id in t h e r e se rv o ir .
—T o t o p u p , m ix c le an w ate r (n ot d is til le d w ate r) w it h a c o m merc ia lly a va il a b le w ash er f lu id →  .
Obse rv e t h e m ix tu re in stru ctio n s o n t h e p ack a g in g.
—A t l o w o uts id e t e m pera tu re s, a d d a s p ecia l a n ti- fre eze a g en t s o t h at t h e f lu id c a n not f re e ze →  .
Th e f il lin g q uan tit y o f t h e w ash er f lu id r e se rv o ir is a p pro x. 3 .0 -7 .5 l it re s (3 .1 -7 .9 q uart s ) d ep en din g
on t h e e q uip m en t.
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Neve r m ix c o ola n t a d dit iv e o r o th er u n su it a b le a d dit iv e s in to t h e w in dsc re en w ash er f lu id . T h ese
m ay l e ave a n o il y f il m o n t h e w in dow , c o n sid era b ly r e stric tin g t h e f ie ld o f v is io n .
W ashe r f lu id

NOTIC E
●N eve r m ix s u it a b le c le an in g a g en ts w it h o th er c le an in g a g en ts . T h is c a n c a u se t h e in gre d ie n ts t o
s e p ara te a n d b lo ck t h e w ash er je ts .

Do n ot w ork o n t h e c o olin g s y ste m u n le ss y o u a re f a m il ia r w it h t h e t a sk , a w are o f t h e g en era l
sa fe ty p ro ce d ure s a n d h ave 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 →  In tro d uctio n t o t h e t o p ic. 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 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 .
In fo rm atio n o n w arn in g a n d in dic a to r l a m ps t h at l ig ht u p c a n b e f o un d in t h e t ro ub le sh ootin g
se ctio n s a t t h e e n d o f t h e c h ap te r (→ Coola n t).
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Coola n t is t o xic .
●C oola n t s h ould o n ly b e k e p t in s e ale d o rig in al c o n ta in ers in a s a fe p la ce .
●N eve r s to re c o ola n t in e m pty f o od c o n ta in ers , b ottle s o r a n y o th er n on -o rig in al c o n ta in ers
a s p eo p le f in din g t h ese c o n ta in ers m ay t h en d rin k t h e c o ola n t.
●C oola n t m ust b e s to re d o ut o f t h e r e ach o f c h il d re n .
●Th e a m oun t o f c o rre ct c o ola n t a d dit iv e u se d m ust b e s u ffic ie n t f o r t h e l o w est a m bie n t
te m pera tu re t h at y o u e xp ect t h e v e h ic le t o b e e xp ose d t o .
●C oola n t c a n f re eze a t e xtre m ely c o ld o uts id e t e m pera tu re s, c a u sin g t h e v e h ic le t o b re ak
d ow n. V eh ic le o cc u p an ts w it h in ad eq uate w in te r c lo th in g c o uld t h en f re eze t o d eath a s t h e
h eatin g w il l a ls o n o l o n ger f u n ctio n .
C oola n t a n d c o ola n t a d dit iv e s c a n p ollu te t h e e n vir o n m en t. S p il t s e rv ic e f lu id s m ust b e
co lle cte d a n d d is p ose d o f p ro p erly a n d in a n e n vir o n m en ta lly r e sp on sib le w ay.
C oola nt
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Th e c o olin g s y ste m is f il le d a t t h e f a cto ry w it h a m ix tu re o f s p ecia lly p re p are d w ate r a n d a t l e ast
4 0% c o ola n t a d dit iv e .
In fo rm y o urs e lf a t a q ualif ie d w ork sh op a b out w hic h c o ola n t is s u it a b le f o r y o ur v e h ic le .
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 .
T h e p ro p ort io n o f c o ola n t a d dit iv e m ust a lw ays b e a t l e ast 4 0% t o p ro te ct t h e c o olin g s y ste m . I f
g re ate r f ro st p ro te ctio n is r e q uir e d in v e ry c o ld c lim ate s, t h e p ro p ort io n o f a n ti- fre eze a d dit iv e
ca n b e in cre ase d . H ow eve r, t h e p erc e n ta g e o f c o ola n t a d dit iv e s h ould n ot e xce ed 6 0% , a s t h is
w ould r e d uce t h e f ro st p ro te ctio n a n d t h e c o olin g e ffe ct.
T h e c o ola n t a d dit iv e is d ye d p urp le . T h e m ix tu re o f w ate r a n d a c o ola n t a d dit iv e o ffe rs a n ti-
f re eze p ro te ctio n d ow n t o - 2 5°C (- 1 3°F ), p ro te cts t h e a llo y p art s in t h e c o olin g s y ste m a g ain st
c o rro sio n , p re ve n ts l im esc a le d ep osit s a n d s ig nif ic a n tly in cre ase s t h e b oil in g p oin t o f t h e c o ola n t.
W hen r e fil lin g t h e c o ola n t, a m ix tu re o f d is til le d w ate r a n d a t l e ast 4 0% o f t h e s u it a b le c o ola n t
ad dit iv e m ust b e u se d in o rd er t o o bta in t h e o ptim um c o rro sio n p ro te ctio n →  Coola n t
sp ecif ic a tio n.
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In su ffic ie n t a n ti- fre eze in t h e c o olin g s y ste m o f t h e v e h ic le c a n c a u se t h e e le ctric d riv e t o b re ak
d ow n a n d t h ere b y c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s.
●T h e a m oun t o f c o rre ct c o ola n t a d dit iv e u se d m ust b e s u ffic ie n t f o r t h e l o w est a m bie n t
te m pera tu re t h at y o u e xp ect t h e v e h ic le t o b e e xp ose d t o .
●C oola n t c a n f re eze a t e xtre m ely c o ld o uts id e t e m pera tu re s, c a u sin g t h e v e h ic le t o b re ak
d ow n. V eh ic le o cc u p an ts w it h in ad eq uate w in te r c lo th in g c o uld t h en f re eze t o d eath a s t h e
h eatin g w il l a ls o n o l o n ger f u n ctio n .
N OTIC E
N eve r m ix g en uin e c o ola n t a d dit iv e s w it h o th er c o ola n ts t h at h ave n ot b een a p pro ve d b y
V olk sw ag en .
●If t h e l iq uid in t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k is n ot p in k (c o lo urin g r e su lt s f ro m m ix in g t h e
purp le c o ola n t a d dit iv e w it h d is til le d w ate r) b ut f o r e xa m ple b ro w n in ste ad o f p urp le , t h e
su it a b le c o ola n t h as b een m ix e d w it h a n u n su it a b le c o ola n t a d dit iv e . T h e c o ola n t m ust b e
ch an ged a s s o on a s p ossib le if t h is is t h e c a se . F ail u re t o o b se rv e t h is w arn in g c a n r e su lt in
s e rio us m alf u n ctio n s o r d am ag e t o t h e e le ctric d riv e a n d c o olin g s y ste m .
Coola n t a n d c o ola n t a d dit iv e s c a n p ollu te t h e e n vir o n m en t. S p il t s e rv ic e f lu id s m ust b e
co lle cte d a n d d is p ose d o f p ro p erly a n d w it h r e sp ect f o r t h e e n vir o n m en t.
C oola nt s p ecif ic a tio n