VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Eco: s w it c h es t h e v e h ic le in to e co n om ic a l m od e a n d h elp s y o u t o d riv e t h e v e h ic le in a n
e n erg y-s a vin g m an ner.
C om fo rt: t h e d riv in g p ro fil e c o rre sp on ds t o t h e b asic s e ttin g o f t h e v e h ic le s y ste m s a n d
le ad s t o a c o m fo rt- o rie n te d v e h ic le s e tu p . I t is s u it a b le f o r e ve ry d ay u se , p oor r o ad s o r l o n g
m oto rw ay jo urn eys, f o r e xa m ple .
S p ort: t h is s e ttin g g iv e s y o u a s p ort y d riv in g f e elin g.
In d iv id ual: y o u c a n a d ap t in div id ual v e h ic le s y ste m s a cco rd in g t o y o ur p ers o n al w is h es.
C ha ra cte ris tic s o f t he d riv ing p ro fil e s

Th e C om fo rt d riv in g p ro fil e c o rre sp on ds t o t h e b asic s e ttin gs o f t h e v e h ic le s y ste m s w hen t h e
ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o n .
B eh av io ur o f t h e d riv in g p ro fil e s w hen t h e i g nit io n i s s w it c h ed o ff a n d o n
If y o u s w it c h t h e ig nit io n o ff a n d t h en b ack o n a g ain , t h e p re vio usly s e le cte d d riv in g p ro fil e
r e m ain s a ctiv e .
B eh av io ur o f t h e D riv e v e h ic le s y ste m w hen t h e i g nit io n i s s w it c h ed o ff
a n d o n
Th e s e ttin gs o f t h e D riv e v e h ic le s y ste m a re r e se t t o t h e s e ttin gs o f t h e C om fo rt d riv in g p ro fil e a s
so on a s y o u s w it c h t h e ig nit io n o ff a n d o n a g ain .
Yo u c a n s w it c h t h e D riv e v e h ic le s y ste m t o t h e s e ttin gs o f t h e d esir e d d riv in g p ro fil e a g ain :
—Se le ct t h e d esir e d d riv in g p ro fil e a g ain .
Th e o th er v e h ic le s y ste m s r e ta in t h eir s e ttin gs w hen y o u s w it c h t h e ig nit io n o ff a n d t h en b ack o n
ag ain .
S ta nd ard b eha vio ur o f t he d riv ing p ro fil e s a nd v e h ic le
s y ste m s

Th e d riv in g p ro fil e s o r v e h ic le s y ste m s d o n ot b eh av e a s e x p ecte d .
—Note t h e s ta n dard b eh avio ur o f t h e d riv in g p ro fil e s a n d v e h ic le s y ste m s (→ Driv in g p ro fil e
s e le ctio n)
T ro ub le sho oting

Sp eed r a n g e
Th e s p eed l im it e r is a va il a b le w hen d riv in g f o rw ard s a t s p eed s f ro m a p pro x. 3 0 k m /h (2 0 m ph).
D riv in g w it h t h e s p eed l im it e r
Yo u c a n in te rru p t t h e s p eed l im it e r f u n ctio n a t a n y t im e b y f u lly d ep re ss in g t h e a cce le ra to r
b eyo n d t h e p oin t o f r e sis ta n ce . A s s o on a s t h e s to re d s p eed is e xce ed ed , t h e g re en in dic a to r
la m p w il l f la sh a n d a n a co ustic w arn in g m ay s o un d. T h e s p eed r e m ain s s to re d in t h e m em ory .
T h e s p eed l im it e r f u n ctio n is a ctiv a te d a g ain a u to m atic a lly a s s o on a s t h e s p eed d ro p s b elo w t h e
sto re d s p eed .
D is p la y s
W hen t h e s p eed l im it e r is s w it c h ed o n , t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y s h ow s t h e s to re d s p eed
an d t h e s ta tu s o f t h e s p eed l im it e r:
S p eed l im it e r s w it c h ed o n , c o n tro l n ot a ctiv e .
Sp eed l im it e r s w it c h ed o n , c o n tro l a ctiv e .
W AR N IN G
Alw ays s w it c h o ff t h e s p eed l im it e r a ft e r u se t o a vo id u n in te n tio n al s p eed r e g ula tio n .
●Th e s p eed l im it e r d oes n ot r e lie ve t h e d riv e r o f h is r e sp on sib il it y f o r t h e s p eed o f t h e
ve h ic le . D o n ot d riv e a t f u ll t h ro ttle if it is n ot r e q uir e d .
●U se o f t h e s p eed l im it e r in a d ve rs e w eath er c o n dit io n s is d an gero us a n d c a n c a u se s e rio us
in ju ry , e .g . t h ro ug h a q uap la n in g, s n ow , ic e , o r l e ave s. U se t h e s p eed l im it e r o n ly w hen t h e
ro ad a n d w eath er c o n dit io n s a llo w it t o b e u se d s a fe ly .
D riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s
Sp eed l im it e r
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic
T h e s p eed l im it e r h elp s t o p re ve n t t h e v e h ic le f ro m e xce ed in g a s p eed t h at y o u h ave s to re d .

Sw it c h in g o n
—Pre ss t h e  b utto n .
Th e s y ste m is n ot y e t a ctiv e .
S ta rt in g c o ntro l
—Pre ss t h e b utto n w hil e d riv in g.
Th e c u rre n t s p eed is s to re d a s t h e m axim um s p eed .
S ettin g t h e s p eed
Yo u c a n a d ju st t h e s to re d s p eed :
P re ss l ig htly : + 1  k m /h (1  m ph)
P re ss f ir m ly : + 1 0 k m /h (5  m ph)
P re ss l ig htly : - 1  k m /h (1  m ph)
P re ss f ir m ly : - 1 0 k m /h (5  m ph)
O pera ting t he s p eed l im it e r
Fig . 1 L e ft- h an d s id e o f t h e m ult if u n ctio n s te erin g w heel: b utto n s f o r o p era tin g t h e s p eed
lim it e r.

Pre ss a n d h old t h e c o rre sp on din g b utt o n t o c o n tin uo usly c h an ge t h e s to re d s p eed .
In te rrup tin g c o ntro l
—Pre ss t h e  b utto n .
Th e s p eed r e m ain s s to re d in t h e m em ory .
R esum in g c o ntro l
—Pre ss t h e  b utto n .
Th e s p eed l im it e r is a ctiv a te d a g ain a s s o on a s t h e c u rre n t s p eed is l o w er t h an t h e s to re d s p eed .
S w it c h in g o ff
—P re ss a n d h old t h e b utto n .
Th e s p eed l im it e r is s w it c h ed o ff a n d t h e s p eed is d ele te d .
C han g in g t o A dap tiv e C rui se C ontro l (A CC )
—Pre ss t h e  b utto n .
— S e le ct A CC in t h e d is p la y o f t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r.
—P re ss t h e  b utto n a g ain .
Th e s p eed l im it e r is s w it c h ed o ff.

S p eed l im it e r n ot a v a il a b le .
—M alf u n ctio n . S w it c h o ff t h e s p eed l im it e r a n d g o t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
C ontro l i s i n te rrup te d a ut om atic a lly .
—Yo u h ave s w it c h ed o ff E le ctro n ic S ta b il it y C on tro l ( E SC ).
—Th e b ra ke s h ave o ve rh eate d . A llo w t h e b ra ke s t o c o ol d ow n a n d c h eck t h eir f u n ctio n alit y
a g ain .
—If t h e f a u lt p ers is ts , g o t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
Fo r s a fe ty r e aso n s, t h e s p eed l im it e r s w it c h es it s e lf o ff c o m ple te ly o n ly w hen y o u r e le ase t h e
acce le ra to r o n ce o r s w it c h o ff t h e s y ste m m an ually .
C ontro l c a n not b e s ta rt e d .
—Th e s e le cte d d riv in g p ro fil e d oes n ot a llo w c o n tro l t o b e s ta rt e d . S e le ct a d if fe re n t d riv in g
pro fil e a n d r e p eat t h e p ro ce ss.
T ro ub le sho oting

Th e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l is a n e xte n sio n o f t h e s p eed l im it e r a n d m ake s u se o f
D yn am ic R oad S ig n D is p la y (→ Dyn am ic R oad S ig n D is p la y) a n d t h e n avig atio n d ata p ro vid ed in
t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
Th e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l is d ep en den t o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t a n d is n ot
ava il a b le in a ll c o un trie s.
W AR N IN G
Th e in te llig en t t e ch nolo g y u se d in t h e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l c a n not o ve rc o m e
th e g iv e n p hysic a l l im it 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 . N eve r l e t t h e e xtra
c o nve n ie n ce t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g s a fe ty r is k s w hen d riv in g. C are le ss o r u n in te n tio n al u se o f
th e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l 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 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.
●E nsu re t h at y o ur s p eed is a lw ays a p pro p ria te f o r t h e c u rre n t v is ib il it y , w eath er a n d
ro ad /tra ffic c o n dit io n s.
●A lw ays p ay a tte n tio n t o t h e t ra ffic s it u atio n a n d t h e a re a a ro un d t h e v e h ic le .
●B e p re p are d t o c o n tro l t h e s p eed y o urs e lf a t a ll t im es. M alf u n ctio n s in t h e D yn am ic R oad
S ig n D is p la y f u n ctio n a n d o ut- o f- d ate n avig atio n d ata c a n l e ad t o t h e s p eed b ein g c h an ged
u n exp ecte d ly a n d s u d den ly o r n ot b ein g a d ap te d t o t h e c u rre n t t ra ffic s it u atio n . S p eed s
re g ula te d b y t h e s y ste m m ay a ls o n ot m atc h y o ur in div id ual d riv in g s ty le .
●B e p re p are d t o c o n tro l t h e s p eed y o urs e lf a t a ll t im es. I f y o u a re d riv in g w it h out r o ute
g uid an ce o r l e ave t h e r o ute c a lc u la te d b y t h e n avig atio n s y ste m o r if t h e v e h ic le p osit io n
ca n not b e c o rre ctly d ete rm in ed d ue t o in exa ct GP S d ata , t h e s p eed m ay b e c h an ged
u n exp ecte d ly a n d s u d den ly o r n ot a d ap te d t o t h e c u rre n t t ra ffic s it u atio n .
●K eep t h e n avig atio n d ata u p -to -d ate .
●A lw ays o b se rv e t h e m axim um s p eed l im it . T h e m axim um s p eed l im it m ay b e e xce ed ed in
t h e c a se o f s p eed l im it s t h at a re n ot c o n ta in ed in t h e n avig atio n d ata .
P le ase a ls o o b se rv e t h e s a fe ty -re le va n t in fo rm atio n o n t h e s p eed l im it e r (→ Sp eed
lim it e r).
S p eed l im it e r w it h pre d ic tiv e c o nt ro l
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic
T h e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l a u to m atic a lly a d ap ts a m axim um s p eed t h at y o u
h ave s to re d t o d ete cte d s p eed l im it s .

In a d dit io n t o t h e s y ste m l im it s o f t h e D yn am ic R oad S ig n D is p la y (→ Dyn am ic R oad S ig n
D is p la y), t h e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l h as t h e f o llo w in g a d dit io n al, s y ste m -re la te d
lim it s :
—T h e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l d ete cts o n ly r o ad s ig ns t h at s h ow a s p eed l im it .
—If a s p eed l im it is a n noun ce d o n t h e b asis o f t h e n avig atio n d ata b ut is n ot d ete cte d b y t h e
D yn am ic R oad S ig n D is p la y f u n ctio n , t h e a n noun ce d s p eed w il l b e r e se t t o t h e l a st- s to re d
sp eed .
—Th e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l is n ot a va il a b le b elo w 3 0 k m /h (2 0 m ph). W hen t h e
ve h ic le is d riv in g m ore s lo w ly , a t e xt m ess a g e a p pears o n t h e in stru m en t c lu ste r d is p la y.
L im it s o f p re d ic tiv e c o nt ro l

Yo u c a n a ctiv a te t h e s p eed l im it e r w it h p re d ic tiv e c o n tro l in t h e A ss is t s y ste m s m en u o f t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m .
A ctiv a ting p re d ic tiv e c o nt ro l