2020 VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 park

1Ven t (→ Heatin g, v e n til a tio n , c o olin g)
2C on tro l p an el:
—f o r l ig ht f u n ctio n s (→ Exte rio r d riv e l ig htin g)
— f o r w in dow h eatin g a n d v e n til a tio n (→ Heatin g, v e n til a tio n , c o olin g)
3In te ra ctiv e Li ght (→ Driv e r in fo rm atio n)
4Tu rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r (→ Tu rn s ig nals), ( → Main b eam)
5C on tro l p an els o f t h e m ult if u n ctio n s te erin g w heel:
—f o r d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s (→ Driv e r a ssis t s y ste m s)
—fo r a u d io , n avig atio n
—fo r v o lu m e a d ju stm en t  
—fo r a ctiv a tin g v o ic e c o n tro l  ( f u n ctio n m ay n ot b e a va il a b le d ep en d in g o n v e h ic le
e q uip m en t)
—fo r s w it c h in g b etw een t h e v ie w s o f t h e I D . D is p la y  (→ Dig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r ( A ID ))
6H orn
7ID . D is p la y (→ Dig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r ( A ID )), ( → In stru m en t c lu ste r)
—w it h w arn in g a n d in dic a to r l a m ps (→ Sym bols in t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r)
8H ead -u p  d is p la y (→ Head -u p d is p la y)
9P osit io n s w it c h (→ Driv in g m od e s e le ctio n f o r e le ctric v e h ic le s)
—w it h b utto n f o r e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke (→ Ele ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke)
1 0Le ve r f o r w ip ers a n d w ash ers (→ W ip ers)
1 1In fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u)
1 2Con tro l p an el:
—f o r s e ttin g t e m pera tu re o f a ir c o n dit io n in g s y ste m o r h eatin g a n d f re sh a ir s y ste m (→
H eatin g, v e n til a tio n , c o olin g)
—fo r v o lu m e a d ju stm en t
1 3Con tro l a re a f o r s w it c h in g t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts o n a n d o ff  (→ In a n e m erg en cy)
1 4Con tro l p an el:
— f o r t h e a ir c o n dit io n in g s y ste m , h eatin g a n d f re sh a ir s y ste m (→ Heatin g, v e n til a tio n ,
co olin g)
—fo r d riv in g p ro fil e s e le ctio n (→ Driv in g p ro fil e s e le ctio n)
— f o r d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s (→ Driv e r a ssis t s y ste m s)
—fo r a ssis t s y ste m s f o r p ark in g a n d m an oeu vrin g  (→ Park in g a n d m an oeu vrin g)
1 5Sta rt e r b utto n (→ Sta rt e r b utto n)
1 6Ped als (→ Ped als)
1 7Lo ca tio n o f t h e d riv e r f ro n t a ir b ag (→ Air b ag s y ste m)
1 8Le ve r f o r a d ju stin g t h e s te erin g c o lu m n p osit io n (→ Ste erin g w heel)

Fro n t A ssis t is s ta rt in g u p →   F ro n t A ssis t is s ta rt in g u p .
D is ta n ce w arn in g →   D is ta n ce w arn in g
Sp eed l im it e r a ctiv e . →  In tro d uctio n t o t h e t o p ic
E co d riv in g p ro fil e →  Chara cte ris tic s o f t h e d riv in g p ro fil e s
C om fo rt m od e →  Chara cte ris tic s o f t h e d riv in g p ro fil e s
In div id ual m od e →  Chara cte ris tic s o f t h e d riv in g p ro fil e s
Sp ort m od e →  Chara cte ris tic s o f t h e d riv in g p ro fil e s
P ark A ssis t (P ark A ssis t P lu s) →  In dic a to r l a m p in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m
Sw it c h in g P ark D is ta n ce C on tro l o n a n d o ff →  Park in g s y ste m d is p la ys
N ote a b out in fo rm atio n in t h e v e h ic le w alle t →   N ote a b out in fo rm atio n in t h e
ow ner's m an ual

So m e v e h ic le f u n ctio n s a re a lr e ad y a ctiv a te d w hen t h e d riv e r a p pro ach es t h e v e h ic le w it h t h e
ve h ic le k e y.
S w it c h in g o n t h e i g nit io n
Dep re ss t h e b ra ke p ed al.
O R: p re ss t h e s ta rt e r b utto n o n ce . T h e s ta rt e r b utto n is l o ca te d o n t h e l e ft o f t h e s te erin g
co lu m n.
Th e in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p in t h e I D . D is p la y.
S w it c h in g o ff t h e i g nit io n
Pre ss t h e s ta rt e r b utto n o n ce w hen t h e ig nit io n is a ctiv e a n d t h e v e h ic le is s ta tio n ary .
O R: l e ave t h e v e h ic le w hen t h e v e h ic le is s ta tio n ary a n d t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed
o n .
Th e ig nit io n w il l a ls o b e s w it c h ed o ff if t h e b ra ke is n ot p re ss e d w hen t h e v e h ic le is s to p ped a n d
th e d riv e r o p en s t h e b elt b uck le o f t h e d riv e r s e at.
A ut om atic i g nit io n s w it c h -o ff
If t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n a n d t h e d riv e r m ove s a w ay f ro m t h e v e h ic le c a rry in g t h e v e h ic le
k e y, t h e ig nit io n s w it c h es o ff a u to m atic a lly a ft e r a s h ort t im e . T h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke
a lr e ad y s w it c h es it s e lf o n a u to m atic a lly w hen t h e d riv e r l e ave s t h e v e h ic le . I f t h e d ip ped b eam
h ead lig hts w ere s w it c h ed o n a t t h e t im e, t h e s id e l ig hts w il l r e m ain s w it c h ed o n f o r
ap pro xim ate ly 1 5 m in ute s. T h e s id e l ig hts c a n b e s w it c h ed o ff m an ually o r b y l o ck in g t h e v e h ic le
( → Cen tra l l o ck in g b utto n) (→ Park in g l ig ht).
If n o v a lid v e h ic le k e y is d ete cte d in t h e v e h ic le in te rio r a ft e r t h e e le ctric d riv e is s w it c h ed o ff, it
is n o l o n ger 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 it h out a v a lid v e h ic le k e y. A
c o rre sp on din g m essa g e is s h ow n o n t h e I D . D is p la y.
W AR N IN G
Unin te n tio n al v e h ic le m ove m en ts c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju ry .
●If t h e p osit io n s w it c h is o p era te d w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n , t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e
sy ste m w il l b e a ctiv a te d im med ia te ly u n der c e rt a in c o n dit io n s (→ Activ a tin g t h e v e h ic le ’s
d riv e s y ste m).
W AR N IN G
Care le ss o r u n su p erv is e d u se o f t h e v e h ic le k e y c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts o r in ju rie s.
●A lw ays t a ke a ll v e h ic le k e ys w it h y o u e ve ry t im e y o u l e ave t h e v e h ic le . C hil d re n o r t h ir d
p art ie s c o uld l o ck t h e v e h ic le , a ctiv a te t h e v e h ic le 's d riv e s y ste m , s w it c h o n t h e ig nit io n o r
o p era te e le ctric a l e q uip m en t s u ch a s t h e e le ctric w in dow s.
A ctiv a ting a nd d ea ctiv a ting t he v e hi cle ’s d riv e s y ste m
S w it c hi ng t he i g ni tio n on and o ff

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:
—B rin g t h e v e h ic le t o a s to p .
—P ark t h e v e h ic le (→ Park in g).
—Sw it c h o n t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke (→ Driv in g m od e s e le ctio n f o r e le ctric v e h ic le s).
—O bse rv e in fo rm atio n o n t h e ID . D is p la y (→ In stru m en t c lu ste r).
W AR N IN G
W hen l e avin g t h e v e h ic le a lw ays e n su re t h at t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed a n d t h at
a ll d oors , w in dow s, t h e b oot l id a n d b on net a re c o m ple te ly c lo se d a n d l o cke d .
D ea ctiv a ting t he v e hi cle ’s d riv e s y ste m

Park in g t h e v e h ic le
A lw ays p ark t h e v e h ic le o n a s u it a b le s u rf a ce →  .
Alw ays p ark t h e v e h ic le in t h e s e q uen ce s p ecif ie d .
—D ep re ss a n d h old t h e b ra ke p ed al.
—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). T h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is
d eactiv a te d . T h e in dic a to r l a m p in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r l ig hts u p r e d .
—Ta ke y o ur f o ot o ff t h e b ra ke p ed al.
—Ge t o ut o f t h e v e h ic le . T a ke a ll v e h ic le k e ys w it h y o u.
—M ake s u re t h at a ll v e h ic le o cc u p an ts l e ave t h e v e h ic le .
—Lo ck t h e v e h ic le .
A ddit io nal p oin ts f o r p ark in g o n up hil l a n d d ow nhil l g ra d ie n ts
Tu rn t h e s te erin g w heel s o t h at t h e f ro n t w heels w il l r o ll a g ain st t h e k e rb if t h e p ark e d v e h ic le s ta rt s
to m ove .
W AR N IN G
Th e v e h ic le m ay r o ll a w ay if y o u l e ave a n d p ark t h e v e h ic le in co rre ctly . T h is c a n c a u se a cc id en ts a n d
se rio us in ju rie s.
●B efo re l e avin g t h e v e h ic le , m ake s u re t h at t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n a n d t h at
th e in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p r e d in t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y.
●N eve r l e ave c h il d re n o r p eo p le r e q uir in g a ssis ta n ce a lo n e in t h e v e h ic le . T h ey c o uld o p era te t h e
p osit io n s w it c h a n d s w it c h o ff t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke a s a r e su lt . T h e v e h ic le c o uld s ta rt t o
m ove .
●A lw ays t a ke a ll v e h ic le k e ys w it h y o u e ve ry t im e y o u l e ave t h e v e h ic le . T h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e
sy ste m c a n b e a ctiv a te d a n d e le ctric a l e q uip m en t s u ch a s t h e w in dow c o n tro ls c a n b e o p era te d .
Th is c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju ry .
●N eve r l e ave c h il d re n o r p eo p le r e q uir in g a ssis ta n ce a lo n e in t h e v e h ic le . T h ey c o uld b eco m e
tra p ped in t h e v e h ic le in a n e m erg en cy a n d m ay n ot b e a b le t o g et t h em se lv e s t o s a fe ty . F o r
exa m ple , l o cke d v e h ic le s m ay b e s u b je cte d t o v e ry h ig h o r v e ry l o w t e m pera tu re s d ep en din g o n
th e s e aso n . T h is c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s a n d il ln ess o r f a ta lit ie s, e sp ecia lly a m on g s m all
c h il d re n .
P ark ing a nd m ano eu vring
P ark ing

Aut om atic s w it c h -o n o f t h e e le ctro nic p ark in g b ra ke i f t h e d riv e r d oes
n ot l e av e t h e v e h ic le c o rre ctly
T h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke m ay s w it c h o n a u to m atic a lly if t h e s y ste m d ete cts t h at y o u h ave n ot
le ft t h e v e h ic le c o rre ctly →  . T h e v e h ic le is a ls o s e cu re d b y t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke in
n eu tra l p osit io n N.
E nab lin g r o llin g c a p ab il it y o f t h e v e h ic le
If y o u d o n ot w an t t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke t o b e s w it c h ed o n a u to m atic a lly u p on l e avin g t h e
ve h ic le , t h e r o llin g c a p ab il it y o f t h e v e h ic le c a n b e m ain ta in ed in n eu tra l p osit io n N →  .
Th e f o llo w in g p re re q uis it e s m ust b e m et:
✓V eh ic le is s ta tio n ary .
✓B ra ke is p re sse d .
✓R ollin g c a p ab il it y w as a ctiv a te d in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m . I f n ece ssa ry , o p en 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).
D eactiv a te r o llin g c a p ab il it y :
—P re ss t h e →  Fig . 1  b utto n . T h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n .
—O R: a d riv in g p osit io n is s e le cte d .
—O R: t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff b y p re ssin g t h e s ta rt e r b utto n .
E m erg en cy b ra kin g f un ctio n
Th e e m erg en cy b ra kin g f u n ctio n s h ould b e u se d o n ly in t h ose s it u atio n s w here t h e v e h ic le
c a n not b e s to p ped u sin g t h e f o ot b ra ke →  !
—Pre ss a n d h old t h e →  Fig . 1  b utto n . T h e v e h ic le b ra ke s s tro n gly . A n a co ustic w arn in g
so un ds a t t h e s a m e t im e.
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct u se o f t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke c a n c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r u se t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke t o b ra ke t h e v e h ic le , e xce p t in e m erg en cie s. T h e
b ra kin g d is ta n ce is c o n sid era b ly l o n ger. A lw ays u se t h e f o ot b ra ke .
W AR N IN G
If n ot p ark e d p ro p erly , t h e v e h ic le m ay r o ll a w ay. T h is c a n c a u se a cc id en ts , s e rio us in ju rie s a n d
d am ag e t o p ro p ert y .
●A lw ays p ark t h e v e h ic le in t h e s p ecif ie d o rd er (→ Park in g).
●B efo re l e avin g t h e v e h ic le , m ake s u re t h at t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n a n d
th at t h e in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p r e d in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r.
N OTIC E
Th e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke m ust n ot s w it c h o n a u to m atic a lly in a c a r w ash . T h is c a n c a u se
d am ag e.
●E nab le r o llin g c a p ab il it y o f t h e v e h ic le .

Th e A uto H old f u n ctio n s e cu re s t h e v e h ic le a g ain st r o llin g a w ay w hen s ta tio n ary , w it h out t h e
ve h ic le h avin g t o b e h eld b y t h e f o ot b ra ke .
W hen t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n is a ctiv e , t h e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p g re en .
Th e h old f u n ctio n s to p s if t h e v e h ic le is d riv e n o ff o r if t h e p re re q uis it e s f o r t h e A uto H old
f u n ctio n a re n ot m et.
P re re q ui sit e s
—Th e d riv e r d oor is c lo se d .
—Th e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m h as b een a ctiv a te d .
If p osit io n N is s e le cte d , t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n w il l n ot s w it c h o n o r w il l s w it c h it s e lf o ff. A s a
r e su lt , t h e v e h ic le w il l n ot b e h eld s e cu re ly in a s ta tio n ary p osit io n →  .
Sw it c h in g o n t h e A ut o H old f un ctio n
Th e A uto H old f u n ctio n c a n b e s w it c h ed o n a n d o ff in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs in t h e I n fo ta in m en t
sy ste m (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
W hen t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o n , t h e in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p g re y in t h e
dig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r. T h e A uto H old f u n ctio n is r e ad y f o r u se , b ut t h e c a r w il l n ot n ece ssa ril y
b e h eld w hen s ta tio n ary →  .
If t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o n b efo re t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is d eactiv a te d , t h e
fu n ctio n r e m ain s s w it c h ed o n w hen t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is a ctiv a te d a g ain .
H old in g t h e v e h ic le s ta tio nary w it h t h e A ut o H old f un ctio n
—M ake s u re t h at t h e A uto  H old f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o n .
—B rin g t h e v e h ic le t o a s ta n dstil l u sin g t h e b ra ke (→ Park in g).
—R ele ase t h e b ra ke . T h e g re en in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p in t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r
d is p la y. T h e v e h ic le is b ein g h eld s ta tio n ary b y t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n →  .
Sw it c h in g o ff t h e A ut o H old f un ctio n
—Sw it c h o ff t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n in 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 (→
V eh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
Th e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke s w it c h es o n a u to m atic a lly t o h old t h e v e h ic le s e cu re ly . H ow eve r, t h e
ele ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke w il l n ot s w it c h o n if t h e b ra ke p ed al is d ep re ss e d w hen t h e A uto H old
f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o ff →  .
A uto H old f u nc tio n

Lim it s o f s e n so rs a n d c a m era s
Th ere a re v a rio us s e n so rs a n d c a m era s o n t h e v e h ic le w hic h d ete ct a n d m on it o r t h e a re a a ro un d t h e
ve h ic le b y m ean s o f u lt ra so un d, r a d ar w ave s a n d o ptic a l s y ste m s. T h e v a rio us p ark in g s y ste m s u se
d if fe re n t c o m bin atio n s o f t h e s e n so rs . C om mon t o a ll s e n so rs is t h e f a ct t h at t h ey a re s u b je ct t o
te ch nic a l a n d p hysic a l l im it s .
—S o m e o b je cts m ay n ot b e d ete cte d b y t h e s e n so rs o r c a m era s, e .g . t h in b ars , f e n ce s, p osts , t re es,
v e ry l o w o r h ig h o b sta cle s a n d a ls o o p en o r o p en in g b oot l id s.
—T h e d ete ctio n r a n ges o f t h e s e n so rs h ave b lin d s p ots in w hic h o b sta cle s a n d p eo p le a re n ot
re g is te re d .
—In s o m e c a se s, d ir t o r ic e a n d w ate r o n t h e s e n so rs a n d c a m era s c o uld b e r e g is te re d a s a n o b sta cle
o r im pair d ete ctio n o f o b je cts . T h e s e n so r v is ib il it y m ay b e im pair e d b y d ir t a n d s n ow o r a ls o
re sid ue f ro m c le an in g a g en ts o r c o atin gs (→ Park in g s y ste m s).
—Exte rn al s o urc e s o f s o un d a n d c e rt a in s u rf a ce s o n o b je cts a n d c lo th in g m ay in flu en ce t h e s e n so rs '
sig nals . I n c e rt a in c ir c u m sta n ce s, t h e s y ste m s w il l b e u n ab le t o d ete ct o r p ro p erly d ete ct p eo p le
a n d o b je cts .
—C ert a in o b je cts , f o r e xa m ple n arro w p osts o r r a il in gs, m ay b e d if fic u lt o r im possib le t o s e e o n t h e
sc re en b eca u se o f it s l o w r e so lu tio n o r p oor l ig ht c o n dit io n s.
—T h e c a m era s s h ow o n ly t w o-d im en sio n al im ag es o n t h e s c re en . T h e l a ck o f d ep th o f f ie ld m ean s
th at p oth ole s a n d p ro tru d in g o b je cts o n t h e g ro un d m ay o n ly b e d ete cte d w it h d if fic u lt y , o r m ay
n ot b e d ete cte d a t a ll.
W AR N IN G
Th e in te llig en t t e ch nolo g y u se d in t h e p ark in g s y ste m s c a n not o ve rc o m e t h e l a w s o f p hysic s, a n d
fu n ctio n s o n ly w it h in t h e s y ste m l im it s . N eve r l e t t h e e xtra c o nve n ie n ce a ffo rd ed b y t h e p ark in g
sy ste m s t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g a n y r is k s w hen d riv in g. T h e p ark in g s y ste m s c a n not r e p la ce t h e f u ll
c o n ce n tra tio n o f t h e d riv e r.
●A lw ays a d ap t y o ur s p eed a n d d riv in g s ty le t o s u it v is ib il it y , w eath er, r o ad a n d t ra ffic c o n dit io n s.
●K eep l o okin g in t h e d ir e ctio n in w hic h y o u a re p ark in g a n d a t t h e r e le va n t a re a s u rro un din g t h e
ve h ic le .
●Ta ke in to a cco un t t h e f a ct t h at t h e r e sp on se t im es o f t h e p ark in g s y ste m s m ay n ot b e s u ffic ie n t
to is su e a w arn in g if y o u a p pro ach t o o q uic k ly .
●A lw ays o b se rv e t h e a re a a ro un d t h e v e h ic le a n d p ay a tte n tio n t o s m all c h il d re n , a n im als a n d
ob je cts .
●D o n ot a llo w t h e p ark in g s y ste m d is p la ys t o d is tra ct y o u f ro m t h e t ra ffic a ro un d y o u.
W AR N IN G
Cam era l e n se s e n la rg e a n d d is to rt t h e f ie ld o f v ie w . T h e im ag e c a n b e in acc u ra te f o r e stim atin g t h e
d is ta n ce f ro m p ers o n s o r o b sta cle s a n d c o uld c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●D o n ot r e ly o n t h e c a m era im ag e.
S afe ty no te s o n the p ark ing s y ste m s