VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Main -b eam c o n tro l a u to m atic a lly d ip s t h e h ead lig hts w hen o n co m in g v e h ic le s a n d v e h ic le s
d riv in g in f ro n t a re d ete cte d . M ain -b eam c o n tro l n orm ally a ls o r e co g nis e s il lu m in ate d a re as s u ch
a s t o w ns a n d d eactiv a te s m ain b eam w hil e d riv in g t h ro ug h t h em .
W it h in t h e l im it s o f t h e s y ste m , m ain -b eam c o n tro l a u to m atic a lly s w it c h es t h e m ain b eam o n o r
off d ep en din g o n t h e e n vir o n m en ta l a n d t ra ffic c o n dit io n s a n d o n t h e d riv in g s p eed →  .
Dep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t l e ve l, m ain -b eam c o n tro l c a n b e a ctiv a te d a n d d eactiv a te d
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 (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
S w it c h in g o n m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n a n d t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—B rie fly p re ss t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r f o rw ard s o ut o f t h e b asic p osit io n .
W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l 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 in t h e in stru m en t
clu ste r d is p la y. W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l is a ctiv e , t h e b lu e 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.
S w it c h in g o ff m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o ff t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d a ctiv e : p ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r.
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d not a ctiv e : t o uch t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r
fo rw ard s t o s w it c h o n m an ual m ain b eam . P ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r t o
s w it c h o ff t h e m an ual m ain b eam if n ece ss a ry .
—O R: s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
S yste m l im it s
T h e m ain b eam m ust b e m an ually s w it c h ed o ff u n der t h e f o llo w in g c o n dit io n s, a s it is n ot
sw it c h ed o ff b y t h e m ain b eam c o n tro l in t im e o r a t a ll:
—I n p oorly l it s tre ets w here t h ere a re h ig hly r e fle ctiv e s ig ns.
—O th er r o ad u se rs w it h in su ffic ie n t l ig h tin g f a cil it ie s, s u ch a s p ed estria n s, c y clis ts .
—In t ig ht b en ds, o n s te ep h il l c re sts o r in d ip s in t h e r o ad o r w hen o n co m in g t ra ffic is h alf -
h id den .
—W it h o n co m in g t ra ffic o n s tre ets w it h a c e n tra l b arrie r w here t h e d riv e r c a n s e e c le arly o ve r
th e c e n tra l b arrie r e .g . t ru ck d riv e rs .
—In f o g , s n ow o r h eavy r a in .
—In c o n dit io n s w here d ust o r s a n d h as b een b lo w n u p .
—D am ag e t o t h e w in dsc re en in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v is io n .
—If t h e f ie ld o f v ie w o f t h e c a m era is c o ve re d b y c o n den sa tio n , d ir t , a s tic ke r, s n ow o r ic e .
—If t h e c a m era is f a u lt y o r t h e p ow er s u p ply is in te rru p te d .
M ain- bea m c o nt ro l

WAR N IN G
Do n ot l e t t h e e xtra c o nve n ie n ce a ffo rd ed b y m ain -b eam c o n tro l t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g a n y
ris k s w hen d riv in g. T h 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 c h eck t h e l ig hts y o urs e lf a n d a d ju st t h em t o t h e p re va il in g c o n dit io n s f o r l ig hts ,
v is ib il it y a n d r o ad t ra ffic .
●T h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l m ay n ot b e a b le t o r e co g nis e a ll d riv in g s it u atio n s c o rre ctly a n d m ay
n ot w ork p ro p erly in c e rt a in s it u atio n s.
●If t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w is d ir t y , c o ve re d o r d am ag ed , t h e f u n ctio n o f t h e m ain -b eam
co n tro l m ay b e im pair e d . T h is a ls o a p plie s if c h an ges a re m ad e t o t h e v e h ic le 's l ig htin g
sy ste m , f o r e xa m ple if a d dit io n al h ead lig hts a re f it te d .
N OTIC E
Ple ase o b se rv e t h e f o llo w in g p oin ts in o rd er t o a vo id im pair in g t h e p ro p er f u n ctio n o f t h e
sy ste m :
●Reg ula rly c le an t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w , a n d k e ep it f re e f ro m s n ow a n d ic e .
●D o n ot c o ve r t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w .
●Reg ula rly c h eck t h e a re a o f t h e w in dsc re en t h at is in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w f o r d am ag e.
Li ght- e m it tin g o b je cts in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f o p era tio n , e .g . m ob il e n avig atio n d evic e s,
c o uld im pair t h e f u n ctio n s o f t h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l s y ste m .

Adva n ce d m ain -b eam c o n tro l p ro vid es m axim um il lu m in atio n f o r t h e r o ad a n d t h e e d ges o f t h e
ro ad . A t t h e s a m e t im e, it p re ve n ts v e h ic le s in f ro n t o r o n co m in g v e h ic le s f ro m b ein g d azzle d .
Th e s y ste m u se s a c a m era t o d ete ct o th er r o ad u se rs a n d t h eir d is ta n ce f ro m y o ur v e h ic le a n d
co ve rs p art o f t h e h ead lig hts a p pro p ria te ly . I f t h e s y ste m c a n n o l o n ger p re ve n t o th er r o ad u se rs
f ro m b ein g d azzle d , m ain b eam is s w it c h ed o ff a u to m atic a lly .
W it h in t h e l im it s o f t h e s y ste m , m ain -b eam c o n tro l a u to m atic a lly s w it c h es t h e m ain b eam o n o r
off d ep en din g o n t h e e n vir o n m en ta l a n d t ra ffic c o n dit io n s a n d o n t h e d riv in g s p eed →  Adva n ce d
m ain -b eam c o n tro l.
D ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t l e ve l, m ain -b eam c o n tro l c a n b e a ctiv a te d a n d d eactiv a te d
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 (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
S w it c h in g o n a d va n ce d m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o n t h e ig nit io n a n d t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—B rie fly p re ss t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r f o rw ard s o ut o f t h e b asic p osit io n .
W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l 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 in t h e in stru m en t
clu ste r d is p la y. W hen m ain -b eam c o n tro l is a ctiv e , t h e b lu e 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.
S w it c h in g o ff a d va n ce d m ain -b ea m c o ntro l
—Sw it c h o ff t h e a u to m atic h ead lig hts  .
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d a ctiv e : p ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r.
—O R: m ain -b eam c o n tro l s w it c h ed o n a n d not a ctiv e : t o uch t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r
fo rw ard s t o s w it c h o n m an ual m ain b eam . P ull b ack t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r t o
s w it c h o ff t h e m an ual m ain b eam if n ece ss a ry .
—O R: s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
S yste m l im it s
T h e m ain b eam m ust b e m an ually s w it c h ed o ff u n der t h e f o llo w in g c o n dit io n s, a s it is n ot
sw it c h ed o ff b y t h e m ain b eam c o n tro l in t im e o r a t a ll:
—I n p oorly l it s tre ets w here t h ere a re h ig hly r e fle ctiv e s ig ns.
—O th er r o ad u se rs w it h in su ffic ie n t l ig h tin g f a cil it ie s, s u ch a s p ed estria n s, c y clis ts .
—In t ig ht b en ds, o n s te ep h il l c re sts o r in d ip s in t h e r o ad o r w hen o n co m in g t ra ffic is h alf -
h id den .
—W it h o n co m in g t ra ffic o n s tre ets w it h a c e n tra l b arrie r w here t h e d riv e r c a n s e e c le arly o ve r
th e c e n tra l b arrie r e .g . t ru ck d riv e rs .
—In f o g , s n ow o r h eavy r a in .
—In c o n dit io n s w here d ust o r s a n d h as b een b lo w n u p .
A dva nc ed m ain- bea m c o nt ro l

—Dam ag e t o t h e w in dsc re en in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v is io n .
—If t h e f ie ld o f v ie w o f t h e c a m era is c o ve re d b y c o n den sa tio n , d ir t , a s tic ke r, s n ow o r ic e .
—If t h e c a m era is f a u lt y o r t h e p ow er s u p ply is in te rru p te d .
W AR N IN G
Do n ot l e t t h e e xtra c o nve n ie n ce a ffo rd ed b y m ain -b eam c o n tro l t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g a n y
ris k s w hen d riv in g. T h 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 c h eck t h e l ig hts y o urs e lf a n d a d ju st t h em t o t h e p re va il in g c o n dit io n s f o r l ig hts ,
v is ib il it y a n d r o ad t ra ffic .
●T h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l m ay n ot b e a b le t o r e co g nis e a ll d riv in g s it u atio n s c o rre ctly a n d m ay
n ot w ork p ro p erly in c e rt a in s it u atio n s.
●If t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w is d ir t y , c o ve re d o r d am ag ed , t h e f u n ctio n o f t h e m ain -b eam
co n tro l m ay b e im pair e d . T h is a ls o a p plie s if c h an ges a re m ad e t o t h e v e h ic le 's l ig htin g
sy ste m , f o r e xa m ple if a d dit io n al h ead lig hts a re f it te d .
N OTIC E
Ple ase o b se rv e t h e f o llo w in g p oin ts in o rd er t o a vo id im pair in g t h e p ro p er f u n ctio n o f t h e
sy ste m :
●Reg ula rly c le an t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w , a n d k e ep it f re e f ro m s n ow a n d ic e .
●D o n ot c o ve r t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w .
●Reg ula rly c h eck t h e a re a o f t h e w in dsc re en t h at is in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f v ie w f o r d am ag e.
Li ght- e m it tin g o b je cts in t h e c a m era 's f ie ld o f o p era tio n , e .g . m ob il e n avig atio n d evic e s,
c o uld im pair t h e f u n ctio n s o f t h e m ain -b eam c o n tro l s y ste m .

Sw it c h in g o n p ark in g l ig ht o n o ne s id e o f t h e v e h ic le
W hen t h e p ark in g l ig hts a re s w it c h ed o n , t h e h ead lig ht w it h s id e l ig ht a n d p art s o f t h e t a il l ig ht
clu ste r o n t h e c o rre sp on din g s id e o f t h e v e h ic le l ig ht u p .
—Sw it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
—M ove t h e t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r f ro m t h e c e n tre p osit io n t o t h e f o llo w in g p osit io n
→  Fig . 1:
—A R ig ht- h an d p ark in g l ig ht is s w it c h ed o n .
—B L e ft- h an d p ark in g l ig ht is s w it c h ed o n .
C ontin uo us p ark in g l ig ht o n b oth s id es o f t h e v e h ic le
B oth h ead lig hts l ig ht u p w it h s id e l ig hts a s w ell a s p art s o f t h e t a il l ig ht c lu ste rs if c o n tin uo us
p ark in g l ig ht o n b oth s id es o f t h e v e h ic le is s w it c h ed o n :
—Sw it c h o n t h e p ark in g l ig hts  .
—S w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
—Lo ck t h e v e h ic le f ro m o uts id e.
A ut om atic s w it c h -o ff o f s id e l ig hts a n d p ark in g l ig hts
T h e v e h ic le w il l d ete ct a w eak 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry a n d s w it c h o ff t h e s id e l ig hts o r p ark in g
lig hts in g ood t im e s o t h at t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m c a n s til l b e a ctiv a te d – h ow eve r, t h is w il l
o cc u r a ft e r t w o h ours a t t h e e arlie st.
S w it c hi ng p ark ing l ig ht s o n and o ff
Fig . 1 O n t h e l e ft- h an d s id e o f t h e s te erin g c o lu m n: t u rn s ig nal a n d m ain b eam l e ve r.

If t h e b atte ry c a p acit y is n ot s u ffic ie n t f o r t h e s id e l ig hts o r p ark in g l ig ht t o r e m ain s w it c h ed o n
fo r t w o h ours , t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b att e ry m ay d is c h arg e s o f a r t h at t h e v e h ic le 's d riv e s y ste m
ca n n o l o n ger b e a ctiv a te d →  .
WAR N IN G
Acc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s c a n o cc u r if t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d w it h out s u ffic ie n t il lu m in atio n ,
as o th er r o ad u se rs m ig ht h ave d if fic u lt y s e ein g t h e v e h ic le , o r m ay n ot s e e it a t a ll.
●A lw ays p ark t h e v e h ic le s a fe ly a n d w it h s u ffic ie n t l ig htin g. O bse rv e a n y a p plic a b le l o ca l
le g is la tio n .
●If t h e v e h ic le l ig htin g is r e q uir e d f o r s e ve ra l h ours , s w it c h o n t h e r ig ht o r l e ft p ark in g l ig ht if
p ossib le . T h e a ctiv a tio n d ura tio n o f t h e o n e-s id ed p ark in g l ig ht is g en era lly d oub le t h at o f
th e c o n tin uo us p ark in g l ig ht o n b oth s id es.

Th e C om in g H om e a n d L e avin g H om e f u n ctio n l ig hts u p t h e a re a im med ia te ly s u rro un din g t h e
ve h ic le w hen y o u g et in o r o ut o f t h e v e h ic le in d ark n ess .
T h e C om in g H om e a n d L e avin g H om e f u n ctio n is c o n tro lle d a u to m atic a lly b y a l ig ht s e n so r.
S w it c h in g o n t h e C om in g  H om e f un ctio n
—Sw it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n .
Th e C om in g H om e l ig htin g is s w it c h ed o n w hen t h e a u to m atic h ead lig ht c o n tro l  is s w it c h ed
o n a n d t h e l ig ht s e n so r d ete cts d ark n ess.
T h e sw it c h -o ff d ela y s ta rt s w hen t h e l a st v e h ic le d oor o r t h e b oot l id is c lo se d .
S w it c h in g o ff t h e C om in g  H om e f un ctio n
—Auto m atic a lly a ft e r t h e s e t s w it c h -o ff d ela y h as e la p se d .
—O R: a u to m atic a lly if a v e h ic le d oor o r t h e b oot l id is o p en ed a p pro xim ate ly 3 0 s e co n ds a ft e r
sw it c h -o n .
—O R: p re ss t h e l ig ht s w it c h a s o ft e n a s n ece ss a ry u n til t h e s e ttin g  is d is p la ye d in t h e
in stru m en t c lu ste r.
—O R: s w it c h o n t h e ig nit io n .
S w it c h in g o n t h e L e av in g  H om e f un ctio n
—Unlo ck t h e v e h ic le w hen t h e a u to m atic h ead lig ht c o n tro l f u n ctio n   is s w it c h ed o n a n d t h e
lig ht s e n so r d ete cts d ark n ess.
S w it c h in g o ff t h e L e av in g  H om e f un ctio n
—Auto m atic a lly a ft e r t h e s w it c h -o ff d ela y.
—O R: l o ck t h e v e h ic le .
—O R: p re ss t h e l ig ht s w it c h a s o ft e n a s n ece ss a ry u n til t h e s e ttin g  is d is p la ye d in t h e
in stru m en t c lu ste r.
—O R: s w it c h o n t h e ig nit io n .
S ettin g t h e C om in g  H om e a n d L e av in g  H om e f un ctio ns
Th e s w it c h -o ff d ela y c a n b e s e t a n d t h e f u n ctio n 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 I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
D ep en din g o n t h e e q uip m en t, t h e b eh avio ur o f t h e e xte rio r l ig htin g c a n b e s e t 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 .
It is p ossib le t o c h oose b etw een t w o d is p la y s tra te g ie s in t h e C onve n ie n ce l ig ht s e ttin gs m en u:
C om ing  H om e a nd L e av ing  H om e f u nc tio n (o rie n ta tio n
lig ht ing )

—Cla ssic C om in g H om e f u n ctio n a n d L e avin g H om e f u n ctio n .
Th e s u rro un d l ig htin g, h ead lig hts a n d t a il l ig ht c lu ste rs a re s w it c h ed o n a n d o ff
s im ult a n eo usly .
—D yn am ic C om in g H om e f u n ctio n a n d L e avin g H om e f u n ctio n .
Th e s u rro un d l ig htin g, h ead lig hts a n d t a il l ig ht c lu ste rs a re s w it c h ed o n a n d o ff d yn am ic a lly
a n d in s o m e c a se s w it h a n im atio n .

Head lig ht r a n ge c o n tro l c a n b e u se d t o a d ju st t h e l ig ht c o n e o f t h e d ip ped b eam h ead lig hts t o
th e v e h ic le l o ad l e ve l. T h is g iv e s t h e d riv e r t h e b est v is ib il it y p ossib le a n d m ean s t h at o n co m in g
tra ffic w il l n ot b e d azzle d →  .
W it h s o m e e q uip m en t l e ve ls , t h e h ead lig ht r a n ge c a n b e a d ju ste d w it h t h e s lid er in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m →  Fig . 1.
M an ua l h ea d lig ht r a n g e c o ntro l
Adju stm en t u sin g t h e t o uch s lid er in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m :
—Pre ss t h e b utto n o r f u n ctio n b utto n .
—To uch t h e V eh ic le a n d f u n ctio n b utto n s t o o p en t h e V eh ic le s e ttin gs m en u.
—To uch t h e Li ghts f u n ctio n b utto n t o o p en t h e Lig ht s e ttin gs m en u.
—To uch t h e f u n ctio n b utto n H ead lig ht r a n ge c o n tro l →  Fig . 1 1.
—M ove t h e t o uch s lid er t o t h e r e q uir e d p osit io n (e xa m ple v e h ic le l o ad l e ve l).
S e ttin gs in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m
F ro n t s e ats o cc u p ie d a n d l u g gag e c o m part m en t e m pty .
A ll s e ats o cc u p ie d a n d l u g gag e c o m part m en t e m pty .
A ll s e ats o cc u p ie d a n d l u g gag e c o m part m en t f u lly l o ad ed .
O nly t h e d riv e r s e at o cc u p ie d a n d l u g g ag e c o m part m en t f u lly l o ad ed .
D yn am ic h ea d lig ht r a n g e c o ntro l
Th e h ead lig ht r a n ge c a n not b e a d ju ste d m an ually if t h e v e h ic le h as d yn am ic h ead lig ht r a n ge
co n tro l. T h e h ead lig ht r a n ge is a u to m atic a lly a d ap te d t o s u it t h e v e h ic le l o ad l e ve l a s s o on a s t h e
h ead lig hts a re s w it c h ed o n →  .
H ea d lig ht r a ng e c o nt ro l
Fig . 1 I n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m : t o uch s lid er f o r h ead lig ht r a n ge c o n tro l.

WAR N IN G
Heavy o b je cts in t h e v e h ic le c a n c a u se t h e h ead lig hts t o d azzle a n d d is tra ct o th er r o ad u se rs .
T h is c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●T h e l ig ht c o n e s h ould a lw ays b e a d ju ste d t o t h e l o ad l e ve l o f t h e v e h ic le t o e n su re t h at o th er
ro ad u se rs a re n ot d azzle d .
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Fail u re o r m alf u n ctio n in t h e d yn am ic h ead lig ht r a n ge c o n tro l c a n c a u se t h e h ead lig hts t o
d azzle o r d is tra ct o th er r o ad u se rs . T h is c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●T h e h ead lig ht r a n ge c o n tro l s h ould b e c h ecke d b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op a s s o on a s p ossib le .