2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 Owner´s Manual

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Corro siv e l iq uid s a n d o th er s u b sta n ce s c a n c a u se v is ib le a n d in vis ib le d am ag e t o t h e t y re s,
w hic h c a n c a u se t h e t y re t o b urs t.
●A lw ays k e ep c h em ic a ls , o il s , l u b ric a n ts , f u el, b ra ke f lu id a n d o th er c o rro siv e s u b sta n ce s a w ay
fro m t h e t y re s.
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Eve n if t h ey h ave n ot b een u se d , o ld t y re s c a n s u d den ly l o se p re ss u re o r b urs t, e sp ecia lly a t
h ig h s p eed s, a n d t h us c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●A vo id u sin g t y re s t h at a re m ore t h an s ix y e ars o ld . I f y o u h ave n o a lt e rn ativ e , d riv e s lo w ly
a n d w it h e xtra c a re a t a ll t im es.
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New t y re s w il l h ave t o b e r u n in a s t h ey w il l in it ia lly h ave r e d uce d g rip a n d b ra kin g e ffe ct.
●D riv e p art ic u la rly c a re fu lly f o r t h e f ir s t 6 00 k m (3 70 m il e s) in o rd er t o p re ve n t a cc id en ts a n d
se rio us in ju ry .
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W heels m ust h ave t h e n ece ssa ry c le ara n ce . I f t h e w heels d o n ot h ave t h e n ece ssa ry c le ara n ce ,
th e t y re c o uld r u b o n p art s o f t h e r u n n in g g ear, t h e v e h ic le b od y a n d t h e b ra ke l in es. T h is c a n
le ad t o a f a u lt in t h e b ra ke s y ste m a n d t o t re ad s e p ara tio n a n d t h us t o a t y re b urs tin g.
●Th e a ctu al t y re s iz e m ust n ot e xce ed t h e t y re d im en sio n s o f m an ufa ctu re rs a p pro ve d b y
V olk sw ag en a n d m ust n ot r u b o n a n y v e h ic le b od y p art s .
N OTIC E
A vo id h eavy im pacts a n d d riv e r o un d o b sta cle s w hen eve r p ossib le . T y re s c a n b e d efo rm ed in
p art ic u la r b y p oth ole s a n d k e rb e d ges. T h is c a n c a u se d am ag e t o t h e t y re s a n d w heel r im s.
N OTIC E
D o n ot d am ag e t h e v a lv e s w hen f it tin g d if fe re n t t y re s. N eve r d riv e w it h out v a lv e c a p s. T h is
c o uld c a u se d am ag e t o t h e v a lv e s.
O ld t y re s s h ould b e d is p ose d o f p ro p erly a n d a s r e q uir e d b y l e g is la tio n .
If t h e s p are t y re is n ot t h e s a m e a s t h e t y re s t h at a re m oun te d o n t h e c a r - f o r e xa m ple
in t h e c a se o f w in te r t y re s o r a t e m pora ry s p are w heel - o n ly u se t h e s p are t y re in t h e
eve n t o f a b re akd ow n f o r a s h ort p erio d o f t im e a n d d riv e w it h e xtra c a re . R efit t h e
n orm al r o ad w heel a s s o on a s p ossib le .
V olk sw ag en -a p pro ve d t y re s a re g uara n te ed t o h ave t h e d im en sio n s t h at a re s u it a b le f o r
th e v e h ic le . I n t h e c a se o f o th er t y re s, t h e t y re s e lle r m ust p ro vid e a c e rt if ic a te f ro m t h e
ty re m an ufa ctu re r s ta tin g t h at t h e t y re is a ls o s u it a b le f o r t h e v e h ic le . T h is c e rt if ic a te
m ust b e s to re d in a s a fe p la ce in t h e v e h ic le .

Wheel r im s, t y re s a n d w heel b olt s a re m atc h ed t o t h e v e h ic le t y p e. I f d if fe re n t w heel r im s a re
f it te d , t h e c o rre ct w heel b olt s w it h t h e c o rre ct l e n gth a n d c o rre ctly s h ap ed b olt h ead s m ust b e
use d . T h is e n su re s t h at t h e b ra ke s w ork p ro p erly a n d t h at t h e v e h ic le d riv e s q uie tly a n d s a fe ly .
F o r t e ch nic a l r e aso n s, it is n ot g en era lly p ossib le t o u se t h e w heel r im s f ro m o th er v e h ic le s. T h is
c a n a ls o a p ply t o w heel r im s o f t h e s a m e v e h ic le t y p e.
T h e t ig hte n in g t o rq ue o f t h e w heel b olt s m ust b e c h ecke d r e g ula rly w it h a p ro p erly f u n ctio n in g
to rq ue w re n ch . ( → W heel b olt s).
Wh eel b olt s
T h e c o rre ct w heel b olt s m ust b e u se d f o r a ll v e h ic le t y p es; t h ese b olt s m ust a lw ays b e t ig hte n ed
w it h t h e c o rre ct t ig hte n in g t o rq ue (→ W heel b olt s).
T w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s
Tw o-p ie ce w heel b olt s m ust b e u se d f o r t h e v e h ic le . W it h t w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s , t h e b all s e at is
l o ose ly c o n necte d t o t h e h ead .
Wh eel r im s w it h b olt e d r im r in g s o r t rim e le m en ts
R im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs o r t rim e le m en ts c o n sis t o f s e ve ra l c o m pon en ts . T h ese c o m pon en ts
a re jo in ed t o g eth er u sin g s p ecia l b olt s . D am ag ed w heel r im s m ust b e r e p la ce d a n d m ust a lw ays
b e r e p air e d o n ly b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op . 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 →  .
Wh eel r im i d en tif ic a tio n
In s o m e c o un trie s, n ew w heel r im s m ust c o n ta in in fo rm atio n o n c e rt a in p ro p ert ie s. T h e f o llo w in g
in fo rm atio n m ay b e p ro vid ed o n t h e w heel r im :
—Se al o f c o n fo rm it y .
—R im s iz e .
—N am e o f m an ufa ctu re r o r b ra n d n am e.
—D ate m an ufa ctu re d (m on th /y e ar).
—C oun try o f o rig in .
—P ro d uctio n n um ber.
—R aw m ate ria ls b atc h n um ber.
—P ro d uct c o d e.
W he el r im s a nd w he el b olt s

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Th e u se o f u n su it a b le o r d am ag ed w heel r im s c a n im pair v e h ic le s a fe ty a n d c a u se a cc id en ts a n d
se rio us in ju ry .
●O nly u se w heel r im s t h at h ave b een a p pro ve d f o r t h e v e h ic le .
●C heck t h e r im s r e g ula rly f o r d am ag e a n d r e p la ce a s n ece ssa ry .
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In co rre ct l o ose n in g a n d t ig hte n in g o f t h e b olt s o n w heel r im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs c a n c a u se
a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju ry .
●N eve r l o ose n t h e b olt s o n w heel r im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs.
●A ll w ork o n w heel r im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs m ust b e c a rrie d o ut b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
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 .

Fig . 1 S ym bols o n t h e t y re p re ssu re s tic ke r.
F ig . 2 O n t h e d riv e r d oor p il la r: t y re p re ssu re s tic ke r (a lt e rn ativ e ly o n t h e in sid e o f t h e c h arg in g
so cke t f la p ).
K ey t o Fig . 1:
AT y re p re ssu re f o r t h e t y re s o n t h e f ro n t a xle .
BTy re p re ssu re f o r t h e t y re s o n t h e r e ar a xle .
1N ote : c h eck t h e t y re p re ssu re w hen t h e t y re s a re c o ld .
T y re p re ssu re

2Ty re p re ssu re f o r p art ia l l o ad .
3V eh ic le -d ep en den t: c o m fo rt t y re p re ssu re f o r p art ia l l o ad .
4Ty re p re ssu re f o r f u ll l o ad .
Th e s tic ke r p ro vid es t h e c o rre ct t y re p re ss u re f o r a p pro ve d t y re s a n d is l o ca te d e it h er o n t h e
d riv e r d oor p il la r →  Fig . 2 o r in sid e t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p .
Th e a p peara n ce o f t h e s tic ke r m ay d if fe r b etw een v e h ic le s. I t m ay in clu d e a d dit io n al t y re s iz e s.
T h e w ro n g t y re p re ssu re w il l h ave a n eg ativ e e ffe ct o n t h e v e h ic le 's r e sp on se a n d l e ad t o h ig h
le ve ls o f w ear o r e ve n a b urs t t y re →  . T h e c o rre ct t y re p re ssu re is p art ic u la rly im port a n t a t
h ig h s p eed s.
C om fo rt t y re p re ssur e
Dep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le , t h e t y re p re ssu re s tic ke r m ay s h ow d eta il s o f a c o m fo rt t y re p re ssu re
→  Fig . 1 3. T h e c o m fo rt t y re p re ssu re a llo w s in cre ase d d riv in g c o m fo rt . E nerg y c o n su m ptio n
m ay in cre ase w hen d riv in g w it h c o m fo rt t y re p re ss u re .
C heck in g t h e t y re p re ssur e
—Check t h e t y re p re ssu re a t l e ast o n ce a m on th .
—A lw ays c h eck t h e t y re p re ssu re w hen t h e t y re s a re c o ld . T h e s p ecif ie d t y re p re ssu re a p plie s t o
c o ld t y re s. T y re p re ssu re is a lw ays h ig her in w arm t y re s t h an it is in c o ld t y re s. F o r t h is r e aso n ,
neve r r e d uce t h e p re ssu re in w arm t y re s t o a d ju st t h e t y re p re ss u re .
—A lw ays a d ju st t h e t y re p re ssu re t o t h e l o ad l e ve l →  Fig . 1 4.
—A ft e r a d ju stin g t h e t y re p re ssu re s, a lw ays s c re w t h e c a p s o n to t h e v a lv e s a n d o b se rv e t h e
in fo rm atio n o n t h e t y re m on it o rin g s y ste m .
—Alw ays u se t h e t y re p re ssu re s p ecif ie d o n t h e s tic ke r. N eve r e xce ed t h e m axim um t y re
p re ssu re w hic h is g iv e n o n t h e s id ew all o f t h e t y re
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In co rre ct t y re p re ssu re m ay c a u se t h e t y re t o s u d den ly l o se p re ss u re o r b urs t w hil e t h e v e h ic le
is in m otio n . T h is c a n c a u se s e rio us a cc id en ts a n d f a ta l in ju rie s.
●If t h e t y re p re ssu re is t o o l o w , it is p oss ib le t h at t h e t y re t e m pera tu re w il l in cre ase t o s u ch
a n e xte n t w hen d riv in g t h at t h e t re ad p eels o ff a n d t h e t y re b urs ts .
●E xce ssiv e s p eed s a n d o ve rlo ad in g o f t h e v e h ic le c a n c a u se o ve rh eatin g, s u d den t y re d am ag e
in clu d in g t y re b urs ts a n d d eta ch m en t o f t h e t re ad s u rf a ce , a n d t h us t o a l o ss o f c o n tro l o f
th e v e h ic le .
●If t h e t y re p re ssu re is t o o l o w , t h e t y re s w il l w ear p re m atu re ly a n d t h e c a r w il l n ot h an dle
w ell.
●C heck t y re p re ssu re s r e g ula rly , a t l e ast o n ce a m on th , a n d b efo re e ve ry l o n g jo urn ey.
●A ll t y re s m ust h ave t h e c o rre ct t y re p re ss u re t o s u it t h e v e h ic le l o ad .
●N eve r r e d uce e xce ss p re ssu re w hen t h e t y re s a re w arm .
NOTIC E
●W hen a tta ch in g t h e t y re p re ssu re g au g e, e n su re t h at y o u d o n ot p osit io n it a t a n a n gle t o
th e v a lv e s te m . T h is c a n d am ag e t h e t y re v a lv e .
●A lw ays m ake s u re t h e v a lv e c a p s a re c o m ple te ly s c re w ed o n w hil e d riv in g.

Under- in fla te d t y re s c a n c o n trib ute t o a n in cre ase in e n erg y c o n su m ptio n .

Tre a d d ep th
M ost d riv in g s it u atio n s r e q uir e t h e h ig hest p ossib le t re ad d ep th . A ll t y re s s h ould h ave a n e ve n
tre ad d ep th o n a t l e ast o n e a xle . T h is is e sp ecia lly t ru e in w et o r w in try r o ad c o n dit io n s.
In m ost c o un trie s, t h e l e g ally p erm is s ib le m in im um t re ad d ep th is r e ach ed a t 1 .6 m m (1 /1 6 in )
re sid ual t re ad - m easu re d in t h e t re ad g ro ove s n ext t o t h e w ear in dic a to rs ( o b se rv e d evia tin g
co un try -s p ecif ic l e g al r e g ula tio n s). T h e t y re s s h ould h ave t h e s a m e t re ad d ep th , a t t h e m in im um
o n e ach a xle →  .
Obse rv e a n y c o un try -s p ecif ic l e g al r e q uir e m en ts r e la tin g t o t h e p erm is s ib le m in im um t re ad
d ep th s f o r w in te r a n d a ll- y e ar t y re s.
T re a d w ea r i n d ic a to rs i n t y re s
Th e t re ad w ear in dic a to rs s h ow if a t y re is w orn d ow n. T h e t y re m ust b e r e p la ce d a t t h e l a te st
w hen t h e t re ad d ep th is ju st d ow n t o t h e t re ad w ear in dic a to r.
T h ere a re 1 .6 m m (1 /1 6 in ) h ig h w ear in dic a to rs →  Fig . 1 in t h e t re ad b ase o f t h e t y re s. M ark in gs
on t h e t y re s id ew all in dic a te t h e p osit io n o f t h e t re ad w ear in dic a to rs →  Fig . 1.
T re a d d ep th and t re a d w ea r i nd ic a to rs
Fig . 1 T y re t re ad : t re ad w ear in dic a to rs .

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W orn t y re s a re a s a fe ty r is k a n d c a n l e ad t o a l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le a n d c a u se s e rio us
in ju ry .
●T y re s m ust b e r e p la ce d a t t h e l a te st w hen t h e t re ad is w orn d ow n t o t h e t re ad w ear
in dic a to rs .
●W orn t y re s h ave c o n sid era b ly l e ss g rip , p art ic u la rly o n w et r o ad s, w hic h c a n c a u se t h e
ve h ic le t o “ flo at” a lo n g t h e r o ad s u rf a ce (a q uap la n in g).
●W orn t y re s r e d uce t h e p ossib il it y o f c o n tro llin g t h e v e h ic le w ell in n orm al a n d d if fic u lt
d riv in g s it u atio n s a n d in cre ase b ra kin g d is ta n ce a n d t h e r is k o f s k id din g.