VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Rea r T ra ffic A le rt
Fig . 1 I llu stra tio n o f R ear T ra ffic A le rt : m on it o re d a re a a ro un d t h e v e h ic le l e avin g t h e p ark in g s p ace .
F ig . 2 O n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m s c re en : R ear T ra ffic A le rt d is p la y.
R ear T ra ffic A le rt m on it o rs c ro ssin g t ra ffic w hen r e ve rs in g o ut o f a p ark in g s p ace o r m an oeu vrin g.

Ple ase a ls o o b se rv e t h e in fo rm atio n a n d w arn in gs t h at a p ply t o a ll p ark in g s y ste m s (→ Park in g
sy ste m s).
Sw it c h in g o n a n d o ff
—B y m ean s o f t h e b utto n f o r t h e d riv e r a ss is t s y ste m s (→ Assis t s y ste m s m en u).
—O R: in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs o f 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).
F un ctio n
Rear T ra ffic A le rt f u n ctio n s u sin g r a d ar s e n so rs in t h e r e ar b um per.
—A ctiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m o r s w it c h o n t h e ig nit io n b y p re ss in g t h e s ta rt e r b utto n .
—Sw it c h o n R ear T ra ffic A le rt if n ece ssa ry .
—O bse rv e t h e a co ustic s ig nals a n d t e xt m essa g es in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r. C olo ure d
se g m en ts s h ow t h e a re a b eh in d t h e v e h ic le o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m s c re en →  Fig . 2.
D is p la y s
If R ear T ra ffic A le rt is s w it c h ed o n , t h e f o llo w in g w arn in g a n d in dic a to r l a m ps m ay b e d is p la ye d w it h
a t e xt m essa g e in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r:
A n o b sta cle w as d ete cte d w hen r e ve rs in g. S to p t h e v e h ic le a n d c h eck t h e a re a b eh in d t h e
ve h ic le .
A uto m atic b ra kin g in te rv e n tio n o f R ear T ra ffic A le rt . P re ss t h e b ra ke t o h old t h e v e h ic le .
T h e R ear T ra ffic A le rt s y ste m h as a f a u lt , e .g . s e n so rs a re d ir t y o r t h ere is a s y ste m e rro r.
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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 . T h is m ay r e su lt in a cc id en ts , s e rio us in ju rie s a n d a ls o
d am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le .
●T h e p ark in g s y ste m is n ot a s u b stit u te f o r t h e f u ll c o n ce n tra tio n o f t h e d riv e r.

Th ese b ra kin g s u p port s y ste m s c a n h elp t h e d riv e r in c rit ic a l d riv in g o r b ra kin g s it u atio n s. T h e
d riv e r is r e sp on sib le f o r d riv in g s a fe ty →  .
Th e b ra ke p ed al m ay m ove o r n ois e s m ay o cc u r w hil e t h e b ra ke s u p port s y ste m s a re r e g ula tin g.
C on tin ue t o b ra ke w it h t h e n ece ssa ry f o rc e , a n d if n ece ssa ry s te er t h e v e h ic le .
—T h e E SC , A BS a n d T C S c a n f u n ctio n p ro p erly o n ly if a ll f o ur w heels a re f it te d w it h t h e s a m e
ty re s.
—If t h ere is a f a u lt in t h e A BS, t h e E SC , T C S a n d E D L w il l a ls o s to p w ork in g.
D ep en din g o n t h e e q uip m en t l e ve l, a d ju stm en ts c a n b e m ad e t o t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs f o r E SC
an d T C S (→ Bra ke s u p port s y ste m s).
Ele ctro nic S ta b il it y C ontro l (E SC )
ESC h elp s t o r e d uce t h e r is k o f s k id din g a n d t o im pro ve d riv in g s ta b il it y in c e rt a in d riv in g
sit u atio n s →  .
Tra ctio n c o ntro l s y ste m (T C S)
Th e T C S r e d uce s t h e d riv e o utp ut if w heels p in o cc u rs a n d a d ap ts t h e o utp ut t o s u it r o ad s u rf a ce
c o n dit io n s. T h e T C S m ake s it e asie r t o p ull a w ay, a cce le ra te a n d d riv e u p h il ls (→ Bra ke s u p port
s y ste m s).
Anti- lo ck b ra ke s y ste m (A BS)
Th e a n ti- lo ck b ra ke s y ste m c a n p re ve n t t h e w heels f ro m l o ck in g w hen t h e b ra ke s a re a p plie d u p
un til t h e p oin t w here t h e v e h ic le is n early s ta tio n ary a n d a ssis ts t h e d riv e r in s te erin g t h e v e h ic le
a n d k e ep in g it u n der c o n tro l ( → Bra ke s u p port s y ste m s).
Bra ke A ssis t s y ste m
Th e b ra ke a ssis t s y ste m c a n h elp t o r e d uce t h e s to p pin g d is ta n ce . T h e b ra ke a ssis t s y ste m
re in fo rc e s b ra ke p re ssu re w hen t h e d riv e r d ep re ss e s t h e b ra ke p ed al q uic k ly in a n e m erg en cy
sit u atio n .
E le ctro nic d if fe re n tia l l o ck (E D L a n d X D S)
ED L bra ke s a s p in nin g w heel a u to m atic a lly a n d d is trib ute s t h e d riv e f o rc e t o t h e o th er d riv e
w heels .
X D S im pro ve s t ra ctio n b y b ra kin g in te rv e n tio n s in o rd er t o k e ep t h e v e h ic le o n it s in te n ded
co urs e .
B ra ke s u p port s y ste m s
Inf orm atio n on bra ke s u p port s y ste m s

Aut om atic P ost-C ollis io n B ra kin g S yste m
Th e m ult ic o llis io n b ra ke a u to m atic a lly t rig gers b ra kin g if t h e a ir b ag c o n tro l u n it d ete cts a
c o llis io n in a n a cc id en t s it u atio n .
R eq uir e m en ts f o r a u to m atic b ra kin g:
—Th e d riv e r d oes n ot d ep re ss t h e a cce le ra to r p ed al.
—T h e b ra ke p re ssu re t ra n sm it te d t h ro ug h t h e d ep re ss e d b ra ke p ed al is l e ss t h an t h e b ra ke
p re ssu re in tro d uce d b y t h e s y ste m .
Ele ctro nic b ra ke p re ssur e d is trib ut io n s y ste m (E B D )
Th e e le ctro n ic b ra ke p re ssu re d is trib utio n s y ste m c o n tro ls t h e b ra ke p re ss u re f o r t h e r e ar w heels
a n d t h ere b y e n su re s t h e o ptim um d is trib utio n o f b ra ke p re ss u re b etw een t h e f ro n t a n d r e ar
axle s. E le ctro n ic b ra ke p re ssu re d is trib utio n c a n p re ve n t t h e r e ar o f t h e v e h ic le b re akin g a w ay
d ue t o o ve rb ra ke d r e ar w heels .
E le ctro m ech an ic a l b ra ke s e rv o
Th e e le ctro m ech an ic a l b ra ke s e rv o s u p port s t h e d riv e r's f o ot m ove m en t w hen t h e ig nit io n is
s w it c h ed o n , a n d b oosts t h e p re ssu re a p plie d t o t h e b ra ke p ed al b y t h e d riv e r →  . I n t h e e ve n t
of a b ra kin g in te rv e n tio n b y a d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m , e .g . w hen A CC is r e g ula tin g o r d urin g
em erg en cy b ra kin g, t h e b ra ke p ed al c a n m ove a u to m atic a lly .
T h e b ra ke p re ssu re b oost w il l r e d uce g ra d ually a ft e r y o u s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n . M essa g es a re
d is p la ye d o n t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y if t h e v e h ic le is s til l h eld b y m ean s o f t h e b ra ke p ed al.
T h e b ra ke s e rv o f u n ctio n is r e stric te d in t h is c a se .
Se cu re t h e s ta tio n ary v e h ic le a g ain st r o llin g a w ay (→ Park in g).
B ra ke b le n d in g
Th e b ra ke b le n din g f u n ctio n r e g ula te s b etw een t h e b ra kin g a ctio n o f t h e e le ctric d riv e m oto r
d urin g e n erg y r e co ve ry (b ra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n ) a n d m ech an ic a l b ra kin g b y t h e d riv e r.
W AR N IN G
Th e in te llig en t t e ch nolo g y u se d in b ra ke s u p port 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 f u n ctio n s o n ly w it h in t h e l im it s o f t h e s y ste m . D riv in g f a st o n ic y, s lip pery o r w et r o ad s c a n
le 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 o uld c a u se s e rio us in ju ry t o t h e d riv e r a n d
p asse n gers .
●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. D o n ot t a ke r is k s w here s a fe ty is c o n ce rn ed .
●B ra ke s u p port s y ste m s c a n not p re ve n t a n a cc id en t if t h e v e h ic le is d riv e n t o o c lo se t o t h e
ve h ic le in f ro n t o f it .
●A lw ays u se s u it a b le t y re s. D riv in g s ta b il it y d ep en ds o n t h e t y re g rip .

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Th e e ffe ctiv e n ess o f E SC c a n b e r e d uce d c o n sid era b ly if o th er c o m pon en ts a n d s y ste m s w hic h
a ffe ct d riv in g d yn am ic s a re n ot s e rv ic e d p ro p erly o r a re n ot f u n ctio n in g p ro p erly . T h is a p plie s in
p art ic u la r t o c h an ges t o t h e s u sp en sio n a n d w heel a n d t y re c o m bin atio n s t h at h ave n ot b een
ap pro ve d .
●R ep air s a n d m od if ic a tio n s t o y o ur v e h ic le s h ould o n ly b e c a rrie d o ut b y a q ualif ie d
w ork sh op .
●A lw ays u se s u it a b le t y re s. D riv in g s ta b il it y d ep en ds o n t h e t y re g rip .
W AR N IN G
Driv in g w it h out t h e b ra ke s e rv o o r w it h r e stric te d b ra ke s e rv o f u n ctio n c a n c o n sid era b ly
in cre ase t h e b ra kin g d is ta n ce a n d c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r d eactiv a te t h e e le ctric d riv e o r s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n a s l o n g a s t h e v e h ic le is s til l
m ovin g.
●If t h e b ra ke s e rv o d oes n ot f u n ctio n o r t h e v e h ic le is b ein g t o w ed , t h e b ra ke p ed al w il l h ave
to b e d ep re sse d m ore f o rc e fu lly a s t h e b ra kin g d is ta n ce w il l b e in cre ase d d ue t o t h e l a ck o f
assis ta n ce f o r t h e b ra ke s y ste m .
●Alw ays k e ep t h e f o otw ell u n der t h e p ed als c le ar s o t h at t h e b ra ke p ed al c a n m ove f re e ly .

E le ctro m ech an ic a l b ra ke s e rv o f a il ur e
Do n ot d riv e o n !
W arn in g l a m p l ig hts u p r e d .
A t e xt m essa g e m ay a ls o b e d is p la ye d . P re ss t h e b ra ke p ed al f ir m ly a s t h e b ra kin g d is ta n ce w il l
in cre ase d ue t o t h e l a ck o f b ra ke s e rv o .
—Se ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce im med ia te ly .
E le ctro m ech an ic a l b ra ke s e rv o f a ul t
In dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w .
A t e xt m essa g e is d is p la ye d f o r a f e w s e co n ds.
T h e b ra ke p ed al m ay p uls a te w hen p re sse d . T h e b ra ke p ed al m ust b e p re ss e d m ore f ir m ly a s t h e
b ra kin g d is ta n ce w il l in cre ase d ue t o t h e r e d uce d b ra ke s e rv o .
—Go t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
A BS f a il ur e o r f a ul t
In dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w .
—Go t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op . T h e v e h ic le c a n b e b ra ke d w it h out A BS.
E SC o r A SR r e g ul atin g
In dic a to r l a m p f la sh es y e llo w .
E SC s w it c h ed o ff f o r s y ste m r e a so ns
In dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w .
—Sw it c h t h e ig nit io n o ff a n d o n .
—D riv e a s h ort d is ta n ce a t a s p eed o f 1 5 –  2 0 k m /h  (9  –  1 2 m ph) if n ece ssa ry .
—If t h e in dic a to r l a m p c o n tin ues t o l ig ht u p , s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
T h e b ra ke s up port s y ste m s m ake n o is e s
N ois e s m ay b e h eard w hen t h e b ra ke s u p port s y ste m s a re p erfo rm in g c o n tro l in te rv e n tio n s.
T ro ub le sho oting

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●If t h e b ra ke w arn in g l a m p  l ig hts u p t o g eth er w it h t h e A BS in dic a to r l a m p  t h e c o n tro l
fu n ctio n o f t h e A BS m ay h ave f a il e d . T h is c a n c a u se t h e r e ar w heels t o l o ck r e la tiv e ly q uic k ly
w hen y o u b ra ke . L o cke d r e ar w heels 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 . I f p ossib le ,
re d uce y o ur s p eed a n d d riv e c a re fu lly a t l o w s p eed t o t h e n eare st q ualif ie d w ork sh op in
o rd er t o h ave t h e b ra ke s y ste m t e ste d . A vo id s u d den b ra kin g a n d d riv in g m an oeu vre s o n t h e
w ay.
●If t h e A BS in dic a to r l a m p d oes n ot g o o ut o r c o m es o n w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n , t h e
A BS is n ot w ork in g p ro p erly . T h e v e h ic le c a n b e s to p ped u sin g t h e n orm al b ra ke s o n ly
( w it h out t h e a n ti- lo ck b ra ke s y ste m ). T h e p ro te ctio n p ro vid ed b y t h e a n ti- lo ck b ra ke s y ste m
is n o l o n ger a va il a b le . Go t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op a s s o on a s p ossib le .

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Lo ose o b je cts m ay b e f lu n g t h ro ug h t h e v e h ic le in te rio r in t h e e ve n t o f a s u d den d riv in g o r
b ra kin g m an oeu vre . T h is c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju ry a n d c a n a ls o l e ad t o l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e
ve h ic le .
●Sto w o b je cts o n ly in c lo se d s to w ag e c o m part m en ts .
●A lw ays k e ep s to w ag e c o m part m en ts c lo se d w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n .
●Th e c o at h ooks in t h e v e h ic le s h ould o n ly b e u se d f o r l ig htw eig ht c lo th in g w eig hin g m ax. 2 .5
k g . N eve r l e ave a n y h eavy, h ard o r s h arp o b je cts in t h e p ocke ts .
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If t h e g lo ve b ox is l e ft o p en , t h is c a n in cre ase t h e r is k o f s e rio us in ju ry in t h e e ve n t o f a n
acc id en t o r d urin g s u d den b ra kin g o r d riv in g m an oeu vre s.
●A lw ays k e ep t h e s to w ag e c o m part m en t c lo se d w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n .
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Any l ig hte rs in t h e v e h ic le c o uld b e d am ag ed o r a cc id en ta lly l it . T h is c o uld l e ad t o s e rio us b urn s
an d o th er in ju rie s.
●B efo re c lo sin g s to w ag e a re as o r c o m part m en ts a lw ays m ake s u re t h at t h ere is n o l ig hte r in
t h e w ay.
●N eve r s to w l ig hte rs in s to w ag e a re as o r c o m part m en ts o r o n o th er s u rf a ce s in t h e v e h ic le .
H ig h s u rf a ce t e m pera tu re s, e sp ecia lly in s u m mer, m ay c a u se l ig hte rs t o s e lf - ig nit e .
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In co rre ct u se o f t h e d rin k h old ers c a n c a u se in ju ry .
●N eve r p la ce h ot d rin ks in a d rin k h old er. H ot d rin ks in a d rin k h old er c o uld b e s p il le d a n d
ca u se s c a ld in g in a n y s u d den b ra kin g m an oeu vre o r a cc id en t.
●M ake s u re t h at o n ly d rin ks o f t h e a p pro p ria te s iz e a re p la ce d in t h e d rin k h old er. D rin ks m ust
a lw ays b e s to re d s e cu re ly in t h e d rin k h old er.
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Clo se d d rin k b ottle s c a n e xp lo d e in t h e v e h ic le in e xtre m e h eat o r b urs t in e xtre m ely c o ld
t e m pera tu re s.
●N eve r l e ave c lo se d d rin k b ottle s in a n e xtre m ely h ot o r e xtre m ely c o ld v e h ic le f o r e xte n ded
p erio d s.
P ra ctic a l e q uip m ent
S to w ag e a re a s
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NOTIC E
●D o n ot s to w a n y t e m pera tu re -s e n sit iv e o b je cts , f o od o r m ed ic in es in sid e t h e v e h ic le . H ot
an d c o ld t e m pera tu re s c o uld d am ag e t h em o r r e n der t h em u n usa b le .
●O bje cts s to re d in t h e v e h ic le t h at a re m ad e f ro m t ra n sp are n t m ate ria ls , s u ch a s t ra n sp are n t
su ctio n c u p s o n t h e w in dow s, c a n c o n ce n tra te t h e s u n's r a ys a n d t h us c a u se d am ag e t o t h e
ve h ic le .

Ele ctric a l e q uip m en t c a n b e c o n necte d t o t h e s o cke ts in t h e v e h ic le .
T h e e le ctric a l d evic e s m ust b e in g ood c o n dit io n . D o n ot u se f a u lt y d evic e s.
T h e 1 2-v o lt s o cke t w il l w ork o n ly w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n .
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Im pro p er u se o f t h e s o cke ts a n d e le ctric a l a cce ss o rie s c a n c a u se f ir e s a n d s e ve re in ju rie s.
●N eve r l e ave c h il d re n u n su p erv is e d in t h e v e h ic le . S o cke ts a n d t h e d evic e s c o n necte d t o t h em
ca n b e u se d w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n .
●If t h e e le ctric a l d evic e g ets t o o h ot, s w it c h o ff t h e d evic e im med ia te ly a n d d is c o n nect it
f ro m t h e s o cke t.
N OTIC E
●In o rd er t o p re ve n t d am ag e t o t h e e le ctric a l s y ste m , n eve r c o n nect e q uip m en t t h at s u p plie s
e le ctric p ow er, s u ch a s s o la r p an els o r b atte ry c h arg ers f o r c h arg in g t h e 1 2-v o lt b atte ry , t o
t h e 1 2-v o lt s o cke t.
●U se o n ly e le ctric a l d evic e s t h at h ave b een a p pro ve d in a cco rd an ce w it h c u rre n t g uid elin es
co n ce rn in g e le ctro m ag netic c o m patib il it y .
●In o rd er t o a vo id d am ag e d ue t o v o lt a g e f lu ctu atio n s, a lw ays s w it c h o ff a n y e le ctric a l
d evic e s b efo re s w it c h in g t h e ig nit io n o n o r o ff a n d b efo re a ctiv a tin g t h e h yb rid d riv e .
●N eve r c o n nect e le ctric a l d evic e s r e q uir in g m ore t h an t h e r a te d p ow er t o a 1 2-v o lt s o cke t.
T h e v e h ic le 's e le ctric a l s y ste m c a n b e d am ag ed if t h e m axim um p ow er o utp ut is e xce ed ed .
●O bse rv e t h e o p era tin g in stru ctio n s o f t h e e le ctric a l d evic e s.
U sin g e le ctric a l c o n su m ers w it h t h e e le ctric d riv e a ctiv a te d a n d t h e ig nit io n s w it c h ed o n
w il l d ra in t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry .
W it h s o m e e q uip m en t l e ve ls , u n sh ie ld ed d evic e s c a n c a u se in te rfe re n ce w it h t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m a n d v e h ic le e le ctro n ic s.
S o ck e ts
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