VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

If t h ere is n o v a lid v e h ic le k e y in t h e v e h ic le o r if it is n ot d ete cte d , a c o rre sp on din g
m essa g e w il l b e s h ow n o n t h e I D . D is p la y. T h is m ay b e t h e c a se if t h e v e h ic le k e y is
d is tu rb ed b y a n oth er w ir e le ss s ig nal o r c o ve re d b y a n oth er o b je ct, e .g . b y a n a lu m in iu m
su it c a se (→ Engin e s ta rt).

Dep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t l e ve l, t h e v e h ic le m ay h ave a n a n ti- th eft a la rm .
Th e a n ti- th eft a la rm s y ste m m on it o rs t h e d oors , b on net a n d t h e b oot l id .
Th e a n ti- th eft a la rm is a ctiv a te d a u to m atic a lly w hen t h e v e h ic le is l o cke d u sin g t h e v e h ic le k e y.
If t h e v e h ic le is n ot o p en ed w it h a v a lid v e h ic le k e y, t h e t h eft w arn in g s y ste m is t rig gere d a n d e m it s
a co ustic a n d v is u al w arn in g s ig nals f o r u p t o f iv e m in ute s.
Wh en d oes t h e s y ste m t rig g er a n a la rm ?
—When a d oor t h at w as u n lo cke d m ech an ic a lly w it h t h e v e h ic le k e y is o p en ed .
—W hen t h e b on net is o p en ed .
—W hen t h e b oot l id is o p en ed .
—If t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n u sin g a n in va lid k e y.
—If t h ere is m ove m en t in sid e t h e v e h ic le (in v e h ic le s w it h in te rio r m on it o rin g) (→ In te rio r
m on it o rin g s y ste m a n d a n ti- to w a la rm).
—If t h e v e h ic le is l if t e d o r t o w ed (v e h ic le s w it h a n ti- to w a la rm ) (→ In te rio r m on it o rin g s y ste m a n d
an ti- to w a la rm).
—If t h e v e h ic le is t ra n sp ort e d o n a c a r f e rry o r b y r a il ( v e h ic le s w it h a n ti- to w a la rm o r in te rio r
m on it o rin g) (→ In te rio r m on it o rin g s y ste m a n d a n ti- to w a la rm).
—If a b ic y cle c a rrie r t h at is c o n necte d t o t h e a n ti- th eft a la rm s y ste m is r e m ove d .
S w it c h in g o ff t h e a la rm
—U nlo ck t h e v e h ic le u sin g t h e u n lo ck in g b utto n o n t h e v e h ic le k e y.
— Gri p t h e d oor h an dle (→ Keyle ss A cce ss).
T h e a n ti- th eft a la rm w il l n ot f u n ctio n c o rre ctly if t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry is w eak o r
d is c h arg ed .
W hen t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry is d is c o n necte d , t h e a n ti- th eft a la rm s y ste m c a n b e
trig gere d .
A nt i- t he ft a la rm

Th e in te rio r m on it o rin g t rig gers a n a la rm if m ove m en t is d ete cte d in t h e in te rio r o f a l o cke d v e h ic le
→  Fig . 1.
T h e a n ti- to w a la rm w il l b e t rig gere d if t h e v e h ic le is l if t e d .
S w it c h in g o n t h e i n te rio r m onit o rin g s y ste m a n d a n ti- t o w a la rm
L o ck t h e v e h ic le . W hen t h e a n ti- th eft a la rm is s w it c h ed o n , in te rio r m on it o rin g a n d t h e a n ti- to w
ala rm a re a ls o a ctiv e .
D ep en din g o n t h e e q uip m en t, t h e f u n ctio n o f in te rio r m on it o rin g m ay b e im pair e d if a l o ad g uard is
u se d .
T e m pora ril y s w it c h in g o ff t h e i n te rio r m onit o rin g s y ste m a n d a n ti- t o w
ala rm
T h e in te rio r m on it o rin g s y ste m a n d a n ti- to w a la rm c a n b e s w it c h ed o ff t e m pora ril y in t h e O pen in g
an d c lo sin g s u b m en u 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). T h e in te rio r m on it o rin g
sy ste m a n d a n ti- to w a la rm r e m ain d eactiv a te d u n til t h e n ext t im e t h e v e h ic le is l o cke d .
To a vo id f a ls e a la rm s, d eactiv a te in te rio r m on it o rin g a n d t h e a n ti- to w a la rm in t h e f o llo w in g
sit u atio n s:
—If a n y p eo p le o r a n im als a re t o r e m ain in t h e v e h ic le in te rio r f o r a s h ort p erio d .
—If t h e v e h ic le is t o b e l o ad ed o n to a n oth er v e h ic le , t ra n sp ort e d o r t o w ed a w ay.
—If t h e v e h ic le is t o b e p ark e d in a c a r w ash o r a t w o-s to re y g ara g e.
Int erio r m oni to ring s y ste m a nd a nt i- t o w a la rm
Fig . 1 I n t h e r o of c o n so le : s e n so rs f o r t h e in te rio r m on it o rin g s y ste m (a rro w s).

Ris k o f f a ls e a la rm s f o r t h e i n te rio r m onit o rin g s y ste m
In te rio r m on it o rin g c a n o n ly w ork p ro p erly if t h e v e h ic le is c o m ple te ly c lo se d . O bse rv e t h e l e g al
re q uir e m en ts . A f a ls e a la rm c a n b e t rig gere d in t h e f o llo w in g s it u atio n s:
—If o n e o r m ore w in dow s a re f u lly o r p art ia lly o p en .
—If t h e g la ss r o of is f u lly o r p art ia lly o p en .
—If l ig htw eig ht it e m s s u ch a s l o ose p ie ce s o f p ap er o r it e m s h un g f ro m t h e in te rio r m ir ro r a re l e ft in
t h e v e h ic le .
—If t h e v ib ra tio n a la rm o f a m ob il e t e le p hon e is s w it c h ed o n .
P erm an en t d eactiv a tio n o f in te rio r m on it o rin g a n d t h e a n ti- to w a la rm is n ot p ossib le .
If d oors o r t h e b oot l id a re s til l o p en w hen t h e a n ti- th eft a la rm is a ctiv a te d , o n ly t h e a n ti-
t h eft a la rm is a ctiv a te d . I n te rio r m on it o rin g a n d t h e a n ti- to w a la rm a re n ot a ctiv a te d u n til
a ll d oors a n d t h e b oot l id a re c lo se d .
SA FE LO CK is a ls o d eactiv a te d w hen t h e in te rio r m on it o rin g s y ste m a n d a n ti- to w a la rm a re
s w it c h ed o ff (→ SA FE LO CK).

Th e b oot l id is u n lo cke d a n d l o cke d t o g eth er w it h t h e d oors .
In v e h ic le s w it h K eyle ss A cce ss, t h e b oot l id is a u to m atic a lly u n lo cke d u p on o p en in g (→ Keyle ss
A cce ss).
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct a n d u n su p erv is e d u n lo ck in g, o p en in g o r c lo sin g o f t h e b oot l id c a n c a u se a cc id en ts
a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●T h ere fo re t h e b oot l id s h ould o n ly b e o p en ed o r c lo se d w hen y o u a re s u re t h at n ob od y is in
it s p ath .
●A lw ays c h eck t h at t h e b oot l id is p ro p erly c lo se d a ft e r c lo sin g it . T h e c lo se d b oot l id m ust b e
flu sh w it h t h e s u rro un din g b od y p an els .
●A lw ays k e ep t h e b oot l id c lo se d w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n .
●N eve r o p en t h e b oot l id w hen l o ad s, e .g . b ic y cle s, a re s e cu re d t o it . T h e b oot l id m ay c lo se
u n der it s o w n w eig ht d ue t o t h e a d dit io n al l o ad . S u p port t h e b oot l id a s n ece ssa ry o r
re m ove t h e l o ad f ro m t h e s u rf a ce .
●C lo se a n d l o ck t h e b oot l id a n d a ll v e h ic le d oors w hen t h e v e h ic le is n ot in u se . E nsu re t h at
n o o n e r e m ain s in t h e v e h ic le .
●N eve r l e ave c h il d re n p la yin g u n atte n ded in o r a ro un d t h e v e h ic le , e sp ecia lly w hen t h e b oot
lid is o p en . C hil d re n c o uld c lim b in to t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t a n d s h ut t h e b oot l id ,
th ere b y t ra p pin g t h em se lv e s in sid e. T e m pera tu re s in sid e a l o cke d v e h ic le m ay b e e xtre m ely
h ot o r c o ld d ep en din g o n t h 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 .
W AR N IN G
Se rio us in ju rie s c a n o cc u r if t h e b oot l id is u n lo cke d o r o p en ed in co rre ctly o r w it h out d ue c a re
a n d a tte n tio n .
●It m ay n ot a lw ays b e a p pare n t t h at t h e b oot l id is u n lo cke d , f o r e xa m ple w hen a l o ad ed
lu g gag e c a rrie r is a tta ch ed t o it . I f u n lo cke d , t h e b oot l id m ay o p en s u d den ly w hil e t h e
ve h ic le is in m otio n .
W AR N IN G
If t h ere is a l a rg e a m oun t o f s n ow o r a h eavy l o ad o n t h e b oot l id , t h e b oot l id m ay l o w er b y
it s e lf a n d c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s d ue t o t h e a d dit io n al w eig ht.
●N eve r o p en t h e b oot l id if it is c o ve re d b y a l a rg e a m oun t o f s n ow o r a l o ad is a tta ch ed t o it ,
e .g . a l u g gag e c a rrie r.
●R em ove t h e s n ow o r l o ad b efo re o p en in g t h e b oot l id .
W AR N IN G
Do n ot c lo se t h e b oot l id b y p ush in g it d ow n w it h y o ur h an d o n t h e w in dow . T h e r e ar w in dow
m ay s h atte r a n d c a u se in ju rie s.
B oot l id
I nt ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

NOTIC E
N eve r u se t h e o p en in g m ech an is m t o f ix o r h old a l o ad . T h is c o uld l e ad t o d am ag e t h at m ake s it
im possib le t o c lo se t h e b oot l id .
N OTIC E
N eve r u se t h e r e ar w in dow w ip er o r t h e r e ar s p oil e r t o f ix o r h old a l o ad . T h is m ay r e su lt in
d am ag e t h at c a u se s t h e r e ar w ip er o r r e ar s p oil e r t o b e t o rn o ff.

Open in g t h e b oot l id
—T o u n lo ck t h e b oot l id , p re ss t h e o r  b utto n o n t h e v e h ic le k e y.
—P re ss o n t h e t o p o f t h e V olk sw ag en b ad ge a n d l if t u p t h e b oot l id .
C lo sin g t h e b oot l id
—P ull t h e b oot l id d ow nw ard s b y t h e h an dle r e ce ss in t h e in te rio r t rim →  Fig . 1 w it h s u ffic ie n t
m om en tu m s o t h at it e n gag es in t h e l o ck →  .
Th e b oot l id w il l a ls o b e l o cke d w hen t h e d oors a re l o cke d .
A c o rre sp on din g d is p la y in t h e I D . D is p la y in dic a te s if t h e b oot l id is o p en o r n ot c lo se d p ro p erly .
T h e b oot l id is l o cke d a u to m atic a lly w hen t h e v e h ic le is m ovin g.
W AR N IN G
Se rio us in ju rie s c a n o cc u r if t h e b oot l id is c lo se d in co rre ctly o r w it h out d ue c a re a n d a tte n tio n .
●W hen c lo sin g t h e b oot l id , p le ase e n su re t h at n o o n e h as t h eir h an ds in t h e d ir e ct p ath o f
th e b oot l id a s it m ove s.
If t h e b oot l id is n ot o p en ed w it h in a f e w m in ute s a ft e r u n lo ck in g, it a u to m atic a lly l o ck s
a g ain .
O peni ng a nd c lo sing t he b oot l id
F ig . 1 O pen b oot l id : h an dle r e ce sse s f o r c lo sin g t h e b oot l id .

Unlo ck in g t h e b oot l id m an ually
—In se rt a s u it a b le o b je ct in to t h e s e rv ic e o p en in g in t h e b oot l id an d p re ss 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 .
U nl ock ing t he b oot l id m anu ally
F ig . 1 I n t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t: s e rv ic e o p en in g in t h e b oot l id .

Boot l id c a n not b e o p en ed o r c lo se d
—Check w heth er t h e b oot l id is b lo cke d b y a n o b sta cle . T h e b oot l id c a n b e m ove d b y h an d. Y o u
w il l n eed t o u se m ore f o rc e t h an u su al.
A ll t ur n s ig nals f la sh f o ur t im es
Th e v e h ic le k e y u se d l a st is s til l in t h e v e h ic le .
—R em ove t h e k e y a n d l o ck t h e v e h ic le .
B oot l id i s s tif f
A t o uts id e t e m pera tu re s a ro un d f re ezin g p oin t, t h e o p en in g m ech an is m c a n not a lw ays l if t t h e
p art ia lly o p en ed b oot l id a u to m atic a lly .
—Gui de t h e b oot l id f u rt h er u p w ard s b y h an d.
T ro ub le sho oting

As t h e d efa u lt s e ttin g, e le ctric w in dow s in t h e f ro n t d oors c a n b e o p era te d w it h t h e b utto n s
→  Fig . 1 1.
O pen w in dow s: p re ss t h e b utto n .
C lo se w in dow s: p ull t h e b utto n .
R EA RPre ss t h e c o n tro l f ie ld →  Fig . 1 2 b rie fly t o a ctiv a te o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s in
t h e re ar d oors . T h e f u n ctio n l ig ht o f t h e c o n tro l f ie ld l ig hts u p w hen o p era tio n o f t h e
ele ctric w in dow s in t h e r e ar d oors is a ctiv a te d .
P re ss t h e c o n tro l f ie ld  R EA R b rie fly a g ain t o a ctiv a te o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s in
t h e fro n t d oors .
If t h e e le ctric w in dow s in t h e r e ar w in d ow s a re n ot o p era te d a ft e r o p era tio n h as b een
activ a te d , o p era tio n o f t h e e le ctric w in dow s in t h e f ro n t d oors w il l b e a ctiv a te d a g ain a ft e r
aro un d t e n  s e co n ds.
W ind ow s
Openi ng a nd c lo sing w in d ow s
Fig . 1 I n t h e d riv e r d oor: b utto n s f o r t h e f ro n t a n d r e ar e le ctric w in dow s
1Butto n s f o r e le ctric w in dow s.
2C on tro l f ie ld R EA R f o r a ctiv a tin g o p era tio n o f t h e r e ar e le ctric w in dow s a n d c o nve n ie n ce
o p en in g a n d c lo sin g.
3C on tro l f ie ld f o r d eactiv a tin g t h e e le ctric w in dow b utto n s in t h e r e ar d oors .