VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Fig . 1 S w it c h es o n t h e f ro n t l e ft s e at, a d ju stin g t h e f ro n t s e at f o rw ard s o r b ack w ard s, a d ju stin g
th e b ack re st a n d t h e s e at c u sh io n h eig ht a n d t il t .
T h e c o n tro ls a re m ir ro re d f o r t h e r ig ht- h an d f ro n t s e at.
T h e s e at m ay h ave a c o m bin atio n o f m ech an ic a l a n d e le ctric a l c o n tro ls .
P re ssin g t h e s w it c h in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w →  Fig . 1:
AS lid es t h e s e at f o rw ard s o r b ack w ard s.
BA dju sts t h e a n gle o f t h e s e at c u sh io n .
CR ais e s o r l o w ers t h e s e at.
DA dju sts t h e a n gle o f t h e b ack re st.
E le ctric a lly a d ju sting t h e f ro nt s e at

Fig . 2 S w it c h o n t h e f ro n t l e ft s e at: a d ju stin g t h e l u m bar s u p port .
P re ssin g t h e s w it c h in t h e c o rre sp on din g a re a →  Fig . 2:
1A dju st t h e c u rv e o f t h e l u m bar s u p port f o rw ard s.
2A dju st t h e c u rv e o f t h e l u m bar s u p port b ack w ard s.
3A dju st t h e c u rv e o f t h e l u m bar s u p port u p w ard s.
4M ove s t h e c u rv e o f t h e l u m bar s u p port d ow n.
Th e c o n tro ls a re m ir ro re d f o r t h e r ig ht- h an d f ro n t s e at.
T h e s e at m ay h ave a c o m bin atio n o f m ech an ic a l a n d e le ctric a l c o n tro ls .

Th e f o llo w in g s e ctio n d esc rib es t h e o ptio n s f o r a d ju stin g t h e r e ar s e ats . A lw ays e n su re t h at y o ur
sit tin g p osit io n is c o rre ct (→ Sit tin g p osit io n).
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct a d ju stm en t o f t h e r e ar s e at 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 e r e ar s e at s h ould b e a d ju ste d o n ly w hen t h e v e h ic le is s ta tio n ary a s t h e r e ar s e at c o uld
o th erw is e m ove u n exp ecte d ly w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n . F u rt h erm ore , a n in co rre ct
sit tin g p osit io n is a d opte d w hil e a d ju stin g t h e s e at.
●T h e r e ar s e at s h ould b e a d ju ste d o n ly w hen t h ere is n o o n e in t h e d ir e ct a d ju stm en t a re a.
W AR N IN G
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 a d ju stin g t h e s e ats , a lw ays e n su re t h at t h ere is n o l ig hte r o n o r n ear t h e m ova b le
p art s o f t h e s e at.
W AR N IN G
Th e c e n tre a rm re st m ust a lw ays b e f o ld ed u p w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n in o rd er t o r e d uce
th e r is k o f in ju ry .
●T h e c e n tre s e at o n t h e r e ar b en ch s e at m ust n eve r b e u se d w hen t h e c e n tre a rm re st is
f o ld ed d ow n – n eit h er b y a d ult s n or c h il d re n . A n in co rre ct s it tin g p osit io n c a n c a u se s e ve re
in ju rie s.
●N eve r t ra n sp ort a n a d ult o r c h il d o n t h e c e n tre a rm re st.
N OTIC E
●It e m s in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t c o uld c a u se d am ag e w hen p ush in g t h e r e ar s e at
fo rw ard s o r b ack w ard s.
●W hen t h e r e ar s e at is m ove d f o rw ard s, o b je cts c o uld m ove in to t h e s p ace b etw een t h e s e at
a n d l u g gag e c o m part m en t f lo or. R em ove a n y it e m s o r o b je cts f ro m t h is s p ace b efo re
p ush in g t h e r e ar s e at b ack .
N OTIC E
Sh arp e d ges c a n d am ag e t h e s e ats .
●D o n ot t o uch t h e s e ats w it h s h arp -e d g ed o b je cts . S h arp o b je cts , s u ch a s z ip s, r iv e ts o n
clo th in g o r b elt s , m ay d am ag e s u rf a ce s. O pen V elc ro f a ste n ers m ay a ls o c a u se d am ag e.
R ea r s e ats
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Th e r e ar s e at b ack re st is s p lit . E ach p art o f t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st c a n b e f o ld ed d ow n t o in cre ase
th e s iz e o f t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
F o ld in g t h e r e a r s e at b ack re st f o rw ard s
—Push t h e h ead r e stra in t a ll t h e w ay d ow n.
—P ull t h e r e le ase b utto n →  Fig . 1 1 f o rw ard s a n d f o ld t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st f o rw ard s a t t h e
sa m e t im e.
T h e r e sp ectiv e s e ctio n o f t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st is u n lo cke d w hen y o u c a n s e e t h e r e d m ark in g
→  Fig . 1 2.
F o ld in g b ack t h e r e a r s e at b ack re st
—Fo ld b ack t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st a n d p ush it f ir m ly in to t h e c a tc h u n til it e n gag es s e cu re ly in to
p la ce →  .
Th e r e d m ark in g →  Fig . 1 2 s h ould n o l o n ger b e v is ib le .
F o ld ing t he b ack re st o f t he r e a r b enc h se at f o rw ard s a n d
b ack w ard s
Fig . 1 I n t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st: r e le ase b utto n .

WAR N IN G
In ju rie s c a n b e c a u se d if t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st is f o ld ed f o rw ard s a n d b ack w ard s w it h out d ue
ca re a n d a tte n tio n .
●W hil e f o ld in g t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st f o rw ard , a lw ays m ake s u re t h at n o p eo p le o r a n im als
a re in it s p ath .
●N eve r f o ld t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st f o rw ard s o r b ack w ard s w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n .
●E nsu re t h at t h e s e at b elt is n ot t ra p ped o r d am ag ed w hen f o ld in g b ack t h e r e ar s e at
b ack re st.
●A lw ays k e ep h an ds, f in gers , f e et o r o th er b od y p art s a w ay f ro m t h e s w iv e l a re a w hen f o ld in g
th e r e ar s e at b ack re st f o rw ard s a n d b ack w ard s.
●E nsu re t h at e ach r e ar s e at b ack re st e n gag es s e cu re ly , o th erw is e t h e s e at b elt s f o r t h e r e ar
se ats w il l n ot o ffe r m axim um p ro te ctio n . T h is a p plie s t o t h e c e n tre s e at o f t h e r e ar b en ch
se at in p art ic u la r. I f a s e at is o cc u p ie d a n d t h e c o rre sp on din g r e ar s e at b ack re st h as n ot
clic ke d s e cu re ly in to p la ce , t h e s e at o cc u p an t a n d r e ar s e at b ack re st m ay m ove f o rw ard s in
t h e e ve n t o f a s u d den b ra kin g o r d riv in g m an oeu vre o r d urin g a cc id en ts .
●T h e r e ar s e at b ack re st h as n ot e n gag ed p ro p erly if y o u c a n s e e a r e d m ark in g →  Fig . 1 2.
A lw ays e n su re t h at t h e r e d m ark in g is n eve r v is ib le w hen t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st is in t h e
up rig ht p osit io n .
●P asse n gers (a d ult s a n d c h il d re n ) m ust n ot u se s e ats if t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st is f o ld ed
fo rw ard s o r is n ot e n gag ed s e cu re ly in to p la ce .
N OTIC E
D am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le o r t o o th er o b je cts c o uld b e c a u se d if t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st is f o ld ed
fo rw ard s a n d b ack w ard s in a n u n co n tro lle d w ay o r w it h out d ue c a re .
●B efo re f o ld in g t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st f o rw ard s, a lw ays a d ju st t h e f ro n t s e ats s o t h at t h e r e ar
h ead r e stra in ts o r r e ar s e at c u sh io n s d o im pact t h e f ro n t s e ats .
●B efo re f o ld in g d ow n t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st, a lw ays m ake s u re t h at t h ere a re n o o b je cts
lo ca te d in it s p ath .

Th e f o llo w in g s e ctio n d esc rib es t h e o ptio n s f o r a d ju stin g a n d r e m ovin g t h e h ead r e stra in ts .
A lw ays e n su re t h at y o ur s it tin g p osit io n is c o rre ct (→ Sit tin g p osit io n).
E ve ry s e at is f it te d w it h a h ead r e stra in t. T h e r e ar c e n tre h ead r e stra in t (d ep en din g o n v e h ic le
e q uip m en t) is d esig ned s o le ly f o r u se w it h t h e c e n tre s e at o n t h e r e ar b en ch s e at. T h ere fo re y o u
sh ould n ot in sta ll t h is h ead r e stra in t in a n y o f t h e o th er p osit io n s.
T h ere a re n otc h es in t h e r o d s o f t h e h ead r e stra in ts w hic h e n ab le t h em t o e n gag e in d if fe re n t
p osit io n s. O nly c o rre ctly m oun te d h ead r e stra in ts c a n e n gag e in t h e n otc h es in t h e a d ju stm en t
are a. T o p re ve n t a cc id en ta l r e m ova l o f t h e h ead r e stra in ts a ft e r in sta lla tio n , s to p s a re f it te d a t
th e t o p a n d b otto m o f t h e a d ju stm en t a re a.
C orre ct h ea d r e stra in t a d jus tm en t
Adju st t h e h ead r e stra in t s o t h at it s u p p er e d ge is a t t h e s a m e h eig ht a s t h e t o p o f t h e h ead , b ut
n ot l o w er t h an e ye l e ve l. P osit io n t h e b ack o f y o ur h ead a s c lo se t o t h e h ead r e stra in t a s p ossib le .
H ea d r e stra in t a d jus tm en t f o r s h o rt e r p eo p le
P ush t h e h ead r e stra in t a ll t h e w ay d ow n, e ve n if t h e h ead is t h en u n dern eath t h e t o p e d ge o f
th e h ead r e stra in t. T h ere m ay b e a s m all g ap b etw een t h e h ead r e stra in t a n d b ack re st in t h e
lo w est p osit io n .
H ea d r e stra in t a d jus tm en t f o r t a lle r p eo p le
P ush t h e h ead r e stra in t u p a s f a r a s it w il l g o.
W AR N IN G
Driv in g w it h out h ead r e stra in ts o r w it h in co rre ctly a d ju ste d h ead r e stra in ts in cre ase s t h e r is k o f
se ve re o r f a ta l in ju rie s in t h e e ve n t o f a n a cc id en t o r s u d den d riv in g o r b ra kin g m an oeu vre .
●If a s e at is o cc u p ie d , t h e h ead r e stra in t f o r t h at s e at m ust b e f it te d a n d a d ju ste d c o rre ctly .
●E ach v e h ic le o cc u p an t m ust a d ju st t h e h ead r e stra in t t o s u it t h eir b od y s iz e in o rd er t o h elp
r e d uce t h e r is k o f n eck in ju rie s in a n a cc id en t. A s f a r a s p ossib le , t h e u p per e d ge o f t h e h ead
re stra in t m ust b e l e ve l w it h t h e t o p o f t h e h ead , b ut n ot l o w er t h an e ye l e ve l. P osit io n t h e
b ack o f y o ur h ead in t h e m id dle a n d a s c lo se t o t h e h ead r e stra in t a s p ossib le .
●N eve r a d ju st t h e h ead r e stra in t w hen t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n .
N OTIC E
W hen r e m ovin g o r f it tin g h ead r e stra in ts , m ake s u re t h at t h ey d o n ot h it t h e r o of, t h e f ro n t s e at
b ack re st o r o th er p art s o f t h e v e h ic le . T h is w il l p re ve n t d am ag e f ro m o cc u rrin g.
H ea d r e stra int s
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Adju sting t he he ad r e stra int s
Fig . 1 F ro n t h ead r e stra in t: a d ju stin g.

Adjus tin g t h e h eig ht o f t h e h ea d r e stra in t
—W hil e p re ssin g t h e b utto n →  Fig . 1 2 o r →  Fig . 2 1 if n ece ssa ry , p ush t h e h ead r e stra in t
up o r d ow n in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w s.
T h e h ead r e stra in t m ust e n gag e s e cu re ly in to p osit io n .
Fig . 2 R ear h ead r e stra in t: a d ju stin g.

Fig . 1 F ro n t h ead r e stra in t: r e m ovin g.
R em ovin g t h e f ro n t h ead r e stra in ts
—If n ece ssa ry , l o w er t h e h ead r e stra in t.
—T o r e le ase t h e h ead r e stra in t, f e el f o r t h e r e ce ss in t h e m ark e d a re a o n t h e r e ar s id e a n d p re ss
it in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w →  Fig . 1 1.
—P ull t h e h ead r e stra in t o ut in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w →  Fig . 1 2.
F it tin g t h e f ro n t h ead r e stra in ts
—P osit io n t h e h ead r e stra in t c o rre ctly o ve r t h e h ead r e stra in t g uid es a n d t h en in se rt in to t h e
g uid es o f t h e c o rre sp on din g s e at b ack re st.
—P ush t h e h ead r e stra in t d ow n u n til t h e g uid e p in s c lic k in to p la ce .
—A dju st t h e h ead r e stra in t s o a c o rre ct s it tin g p osit io n c a n b e a ssu m ed .
R em oving a nd i ns ta lling t he he ad r e stra int s

Fig . 2 R ear h ead r e stra in t: r e m ovin g.
R em ovin g t h e r e ar h ead r e stra in ts
—If n ece ssa ry , a d ju st t h e b ack re st s o t h at t h e h ead r e stra in t c a n b e r e m ove d .
—P ush t h e h ead r e stra in t a ll t h e w ay u p .
—P ull t h e h ead r e stra in t o ut f u lly w hil e p re ss in g t h e b utto n →  Fig . 2 1.
F it tin g t h e r e ar h ead r e stra in ts
—R ele ase t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st a n d f o ld t h e b ack re st f o rw ard s s lig htly .
—P osit io n t h e h ead r e stra in t c o rre ctly o ve r t h e h ead r e stra in t g uid es a n d t h en in se rt in to t h e
g uid es o f t h e c o rre sp on din g s e at b ack re st.
—P re ss a n d h old t h e b utto n →  Fig . 2 1 a n d p ush d ow n t h e h ead r e stra in t.
—F o ld b ack t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st a n d a llo w it t o e n gag e s e cu re ly .
—A dju st t h e h ead r e stra in t s o a c o rre ct s it tin g p osit io n c a n b e a ssu m ed .