VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

As s o on a s y o u f o llo w t h e in stru ctio n a n d t a ke y o ur f o ot o ff t h e a cce le ra to r, t h e v e h ic le w il l a d ap t
b ra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n a n d t h e d riv in g s p eed d ep en din g o n t h e s e le cte d d riv in g p ro fil e a n d
d is ta n ce t o t h e e ve n t (→ Bra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n).
W hen t h e s y ste m is a ctiv e , E co a ssis ta n ce c a n a ls o in cre ase b ra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n
w it h out d is p la yin g a m essa g e. T h is m ay b e t h e c a se if y o u t a ke y o ur f o ot o ff t h e
acce le ra to r w hen t h ere is a v e h ic le in f ro n t, f o r e xa m ple . H ere , b ra ke e n erg y r e cu p era tio n
is a d ap te d t o t h e v e h ic le in f ro n t w it h out a n y m essa g e b ein g d is p la ye d .
Th e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n u se s t h e r o ute d ata o f t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m a n d t h e s e n so rs o f
so m e a ssis t s y ste m s. T h e m ost p ro b ab le r o ute is u se d if t h e r o ute g uid an ce f u n ctio n is n ot a ctiv e .
Yo u c a n o ve rrid e t h e in te rv e n tio n o f t h e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n a t a n y t im e b y p re ssin g t h e
acce le ra to r.
T h e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n c a n b e a ctiv a te d a n d d eactiv a te d in t h e a ssis t s y ste m s e ttin gs in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Assis t s y ste m s m en u).
Th e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n is a u to m atic a lly t e m pora ril y d eactiv a te d in t h e f o llo w in g c a se s:
—P osit io n B .
—Sp ort g earb ox p ro g ra m .
—Driv in g w it h A dap tiv e C ru is e C on tro l ( A CC ) o r c ru is e c o n tro l s y ste m .
Eco a ssis ta n ce w il l b e a ctiv a te d a g ain w hen y o u l e ave t h ese c o n dit io n s if t h e f u n ctio n is
a ctiv a te d in t h e a ssis t s y ste m s e ttin gs a s d efa u lt .
T h e E co a ssis ta n ce f u n ctio n is d ep en d en t o n t h e e q uip m en t l e ve l a n d is n ot a va il a b le in a ll
c o un trie s.
W AR N IN G
Th e 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.
●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.
●R oad s ig ns o n t h e r o ad a n d t ra ffic r e g ula tio n s h ave p rio rit y o ve r d riv in g r e co m men datio n s.

Se ttin g t h e t im e a n d d ate o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m
— T o uch t h e Se ttin gs f u n ctio n b utto n . ( → Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
—Se le ct t h e T im e a n d d ate m en u o ptio n t o s e t t h e t im e a n d d ate .
—Se le ct t h e t im e s o urc e :
—A uto m atic .
—M an ual.
T h e t im e a n d d ate a re d is p la ye d o n ly o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
T im e a nd d ate

But to n f o r d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s
Yo u c a n o p en t h e D riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s m en u in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m u sin g t h e b utto n f o r
d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s. T h e b utto n f o r t h e d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s is l o ca te d o n t h e c e n tre c o n so le
c o n tro l p an el.
I n t h e a ssis t s y ste m s m en u, y o u c a n s w it c h in div id ual d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s o n a n d o ff a n d a ls o
m ake in div id ual s e ttin gs (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
—P re ss t h e b utto n .
—Se le ct 3 D o r l is t v ie w .
—Open t h e c o rre sp on din g d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m a n d m ake y o ur d esir e d s e ttin g. A ctiv a te d
fu n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in c o lo ur.
B utto n fo r d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s

Se ttin gs c a n b e m ad e in t h e S e rv ic e m en u in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m d ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le
e q uip m en t.
O pen in g t h e S erv ic e m en u
— T o uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
—In t h e V eh ic le m en u, t o uch t h e Sta tu s f u n ctio n b utto n .
— S e le ct t h e Sta tu s v ie w .
Open t h e d esir e d m en u a n d m ake t h e d esir e d s e ttin g. A ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in
c o lo ur.
—H O M E b utto n :  t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e p re vio us m en u.
R ese ttin g t h e s e rv ic e i n te rv a l d is p la y
Se le ct t h e S erv ic e m en u a n d f o llo w t h e in stru ctio n s o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Rese ttin g t h e t rip r e co rd er
In t h e Sta tu s v ie w , s e le ct t h e Trip r e co rd er m en u. T h en t o uch t h e 0 .0 f u n ctio n b utto n t o r e se t
th e v a lu e.
D is p la y in g t h e v e h ic le i d en tif ic a tio n n um ber
In t h e Sta tu s v ie w , s e le ct t h e S erv ic e m en u. T h e v e h ic le id en tif ic a tio n n um ber is d is p la ye d .
S erv ic e m enu

Se rv ic e e ve n ts a re d is p la ye d o n t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r a n d in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Vers io n s a n d d is p la ys c a n v a ry a s d if fe re n t v e rs io n s o f t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r a n d I n fo ta in m en t
sy ste m a re a va il a b le .
S erv ic e n otif ic a tio n
If a s e rv ic e o r in sp ectio n is d ue s o on , a s e rv ic e a le rt w il l a p pear w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n .
Th e n um ber o f k il o m etre s o r a m oun t o f t im e s h ow n c o rre sp on d t o t h e m axim um n um ber o f
kil o m etre s o r m axim um t im e t h at c a n s til l b e d riv e n b efo re t h e n ext s e rv ic e .
S erv ic e e ve n t
Fo r a sc h ed ule d o il c h an ge o r a sc h ed ule d in sp ectio n a n a co ustic s ig nal w il l s o un d w hen t h e
ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n a n d t h e s p an ner s y m bol w il l b e d is p la ye d f o r s e ve ra l s e co n ds o n t h e
dig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y. O ne o f t h e f o llo w in g d is p la ys w il l a ls o a p pear:
—In sp ectio n n ow !
A cce ssin g s e rv ic e s c h ed ul es
Yo u c a n a cce ss t h e c u rre n t s e rv ic e s c h ed ule w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n a n d t h e v e h ic le is
s ta tio n ary :
—P re ss t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n .
—Se le ct t h e Sta tu s f u n ctio n b utto n a n d t h e Sta tu s v ie w .
—Se le ct t h e Se rv ic e m en u o ptio n t o d is p la y t h e s e rv ic e in fo rm atio n .
R ese ttin g t h e s e rv ic e i n te rv a l d is p la y
If t h e s e rv ic e o r t h e in sp ectio n w as n ot p erfo rm ed b y a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip , t h e d is p la y c a n b e
re se t a s f o llo w s:
—T h e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y c a n b e r e se t o n ly v ia t h e S e rv ic e m en u.
D o n ot r e se t t h e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y b etw een s e rv ic e in te rv a ls o th erw is e in co rre ct d ata m ay
b e s h ow n.
Th e s e rv ic e m essa g e g oes o ut a ft e r a f e w s e co n ds w hen t h e v e h ic le 's d riv e s y ste m h as
b een a ctiv a te d o r a ft e r p re ssin g t h e O K b utto n in t h e m ult if u n ctio n s te erin g w heel.
I f t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry w as d is c o n necte d f o r l o n g p erio d s in v e h ic le s w it h f le xib le
s e rv ic e , t h e s y ste m c a n not c a lc u la te t h e t im e a t w hic h t h e n ext s e rv ic e is d ue. T h e
in fo rm atio n s h ow n in t h e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y m ay t h ere fo re b e in co rre ct. I n t h is c a se ,
o b se rv e t h e m axim um p erm is sib le m ain te n an ce in te rv a l.
S erv ic e i nt erv a l d is p la y

Open in g t h e V ehi cle s ettings m en u
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n .
—Sw it c h o n I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m if n ece ss a ry .
—T o uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n .
—To uch t h e c o rre sp on din g f u n ctio n b utto n s t o o p en a d dit io n al s u b m en us in t h e V eh ic le m en u
or t o m ake s e ttin gs in t h e m en u o ptio n s.
O pen t h e d esir e d m en u a n d m ake t h e d esir e d s e ttin g. A ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in
c o lo ur.
H O M E b utto n :  t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e s ta rt s c re en .
Inf ota inm ent s y ste m c o nt ro ls a nd d is p la y s
V ehi cle s e tting s m enu
Yo u c a n s w it c h in div id ual f u n ctio n s a n d s y ste m s o n a n d o ff a n d a d ju st t h e s e ttin gs in t h e
ve h ic le s e ttin gs o f t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .

Th e ch arg in g m an ag er a llo w s y o u t o m ake s e ttin gs f o r c h arg in g t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry . T h e
ch arg in g m an ag er is s ta rt e d a u to m atic a lly w hen t h e v e h ic le is u n lo cke d a n d t h e c h arg in g
co n necto r is p lu g ged in . A lt e rn ativ e ly , it c a n b e a cce ss e d v ia t h e v e h ic le s e tt in gs in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m . F u rt h er in fo rm atio n is p ro vid ed in t h e c h ap te r o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry
(→ Tim er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
C ha rgi ng m en u
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n .
—Sw it c h o n I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m if n ece ss a ry .
—T o uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n .
—To uch t h e C harg in g f u n ctio n b utto n .
—M ake t h e d esir e d c h arg in g s e ttin gs. T h e a ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in c o lo ur.
C ha rgi ng l oca tio ns
New c h arg in g l o ca tio n s c a n b e d efin ed o r e xis tin g c h arg in g l o ca tio n s c o n fig ure d a n d s e le cte d in
t h e C harg in g l o ca tio n s m en u.
It is a ls o p ossib le t o m ake s e ttin gs f o r c h arg in g t im es a n d a ir c o n dit io n in g.
C ha rg ing m ana ger

Dis p la ye d i n fo rm atio n
—Lo ck in g a n d u n lo ck in g.
—W elc o m e a n d g ood bye a n im atio n .
—C harg in g o p era tio n s.
—V oic e c o n tro l.
—P hon e c a ll.
—N avig atio n .
—R ed uce d p ow er.
—F ro n t A ssis t b ra kin g r e q uest
T h e d is p la ye d in fo rm atio n m ay b e c h an ged a n d e xte n ded b y a s y ste m u p date .
A djus tin g t h e b rig htn ess
To uch t h e B rig htn ess f u n ctio n b utto n in t h e d ro p -d ow n m en u.
— A dju st t h e b rig htn ess b y m ean s o f t h e t o uch s lid er.
H O M E b utto n :  t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e p re vio us m en u.
S ettin g s i n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m
To uch t h e V eh ic le f u n ctio n b utto n (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
—Se le ct d is p la y c o n te n t f o r t h e in te rio r. T h en t o uch t h e D is p la ys f u n ctio n b utto n .
—Se t t h e f u n ctio n s f o r ID . Li ght a s d esir e d . T h e a ctiv a te d f u n ctio n s a re h ig hlig hte d in c o lo ur.
C ert a in ID . Li ght f u n ctio n s c a n b e o ptio n ally a ctiv a te d o r d eactiv a te d in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
HO M E b utto n :  t o uch t o r e tu rn t o t h e p re vio us m en u.
ID . L ig ht
Th e ID . Li ght is a l ig ht c o n ce p t t h at d is p la ys a d dit io n al in fo rm atio n o n t h e v e h ic le s ta tu s. W hen t h e
ve h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is a ctiv a te d a n d w hil e d riv in g, s u p port in g in fo rm atio n o n t h e c u rre n t d riv in g
sit u atio n is p ro vid ed v ia ID . Li ght.

Pre p arin g f o r a jo urn ey a n d d riv in g s a fe ty
O bse rv e t h e f o llo w in g in fo rm atio n b oth b efo re a n d d urin g e ve ry jo urn ey t o e n su re y o ur o w n s a fe ty ,
a n d t h e s a fe ty o f a ll p asse n gers a n d o th er r o ad u se rs →  Ge nera l n ote s:
✓C heck t h at a ll l ig hts a n d t u rn s ig nals a re w ork in g p ro p erly .
✓C heck t h e t y re p re ssu re a n d c h arg e l e ve l ( → Ty re p re ssu re), ( → Charg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y).
✓C heck t h e w ash er f lu id l e ve l ( → Wash er f lu id).
✓M ake s u re t h at y o u h ave a g ood , c le ar v ie w t h ro ug h a ll o f t h e w in dow s (→ Veh ic le c a re , e xte rio r).
✓A ir in ta ke t o t h e e le ctric d riv e m ust n ot b e o b stru cte d , a n d t h e e le ctric d riv e m ust n ot b e c o ve re d
b y b la n ke ts o r in su la tin g m ate ria ls (→ In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
✓Se cu re a n y o b je cts a n d l u g gag e in t h e s to w ag e c o m part m en ts , t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t o r o n
th e r o of (→ Tra n sp ort in g it e m s).
✓Ensu re t h at y o u a re a b le t o o p era te t h e p ed als f re ely a t a ll t im es.
✓S e cu re a n y c h il d re n t ra ve llin g in t h e v e h ic le in a r e stra in t s y ste m s u it a b le f o r t h eir w eig ht a n d s iz e
(→ Chil d s e ats).
✓A dju st t h e f ro n t s e ats , h ead r e stra in ts a n d m ir ro rs p ro p erly in a cco rd an ce w it h t h e s iz e o f t h e
occ u p an ts (→ Sit tin g p osit io n), ( → Mir ro rs).
✓W ear s h oes t h at p ro vid e g ood g rip f o r y o ur f e et w hen u sin g t h e p ed als .
✓T h e f lo or m at in t h e f o otw ell o n t h e d riv e r s id e m ust l e ave t h e p ed al a re a f re e a n d m ust b e
se cu re ly f a ste n ed .
✓A ssu m e a c o rre ct s it tin g p osit io n b efo re s e ttin g o ff a n d m ain ta in t h is p osit io n w hil e d riv in g. T h is
a ls o a p plie s t o a ll p asse n gers (→ Sit tin g p osit io n).
✓Faste n y o ur s e at b elt c o rre ctly b efo re s e ttin g o ff a n d k e ep it p ro p erly f a ste n ed t h ro ug hout t h e
jo urn ey. T h is a ls o a p plie s t o a ll p asse n g ers (→ Se at b elt s).
✓E ach v e h ic le o cc u p an t m ust s it in a s e at o f t h eir o w n a n d m ust h ave t h eir o w n s e at b elt .
✓N eve r d riv e if y o ur d riv in g a b il it y is im pair e d , e .g . b y m ed ic a tio n , a lc o h ol o r d ru g s.
✓D o n ot a llo w y o urs e lf t o b e d is tra cte d f ro m t h e t ra ffic , e .g . b y p ass e n gers , t e le p hon e c a lls ,
o p en in g m en us a n d m akin g a d ju stm en ts t o s e ttin gs.
✓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.
✓O bse rv e t ra ffic r e g ula tio n s a n d s p eed l im it s .
✓T a ke r e g ula r b re aks w hen t ra ve llin g l o n g d is ta n ce s – a t l e ast e ve ry t w o h ours .
✓S e cu re a n im als in t h e v e h ic le u sin g a s y ste m t h at is s u it a b le f o r t h eir w eig ht a n d s iz e .
D riv in g a b ro ad
S afe ty
G ene ra l no te s

In s o m e c o un trie s, s p ecia l s a fe ty s ta n d ard s a n d r e g ula tio n s a p ply t h at t h e v e h ic le m ay n ot c o m ply
w it h . V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds t h at y o u v is it y o ur V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip b efo re t ra ve llin g a b ro ad t o
fin d o ut a b out a n y l e g al r e q uir e m en ts a n d t h e f o llo w in g is su es a t y o ur d estin atio n :
✓D oes t h e v e h ic le n eed a n y t e ch nic a l m od if ic a tio n s f o r d riv in g a b ro ad , e .g . m ask in g o r s w it c h in g
th e h ead lig hts o ve r?
✓A re t h e n ece ssa ry t o ols , d ia g nostic e q uip m en t a n d s p are p art s a va il a b le f o r s e rv ic e a n d r e p air
w ork ?
✓A re t h ere a n y V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip s in t h e d estin atio n c o un try ?
✓A re t h e c o rre ct s e rv ic e f lu id s t h at c o m ply w it h V olk sw ag en s p ecif ic a tio n s a va il a b le in t h e
d estin atio n c o un try (→ Se rv ic e f lu id s)?
✓D oes t h e n avig atio n f u n ctio n in t h e f a cto ry -fit te d I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m w ork w it h t h e n avig atio n
d ata a va il a b le in t h e d estin atio n c o un try ?
✓A re s p ecia l t y re s n ece ssa ry f o r t ra ve llin g in t h e d estin atio n c o un try ?
✓Is a f ir e e xtin guis h er a r e q uir e m en t in y o ur d estin atio n c o un try ?
✓W hic h r e q uir e m en ts m ust b e o b se rv e d r e g ard in g h ig h-v is ib il it y w ais tc o ats ?
✓A re s p ecia l c h arg in g c a b le s n ece ssa ry f o r c h arg in g a t m ain s s o cke ts in t h e d estin atio n c o un try ?
C heck s w hen c h arg in g
D o n ot p erfo rm a n y w ork o n t h e e le ctric m oto r o r 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 o ut t h e 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 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 t o h an d (→ In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t). I n a n y o th er
ca se , a ll w ork m ust b e c a rrie d o ut b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op . M ake s u re t h at t h e f o llo w in g a re c h ecke d
re g ula rly :
✓W ash er f lu id l e ve l ( → Wash er f lu id).
✓C oola n t l e ve l ( → Coola n t).
✓B ra ke f lu id l e ve l ( → Bra ke f lu id).
✓T y re p re ssu re (→ Ty re p re ssu re).
✓V eh ic le l ig htin g (→ Exte rio r d riv e l ig htin g) n ece ssa ry f o r t ra ffic s a fe ty :
—Tu rn s ig nals .
—S id e l ig hts , d ip ped b eam h ead lig hts a n d m ain b eam h ead lig hts .
—T a il l ig ht c lu ste rs .
—B ra ke l ig hts .
—R ear f o g l ig ht.
—N um ber p la te l ig ht.
In fo rm atio n o n c h an gin g b ulb s (→ Exte rio r l ig htin g).
D AN GE R
Ple ase o b se rv e im port a n t s a fe ty in fo rm atio n a b out t h e f ro n t p ass e n ger f ro n t a ir b ag (→ Chil d
s e ats).