park VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

—Park t h e v e h ic le o n a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce .
—A llo w t h e e le ctric d riv e t o c o ol d ow n →  .
—Open t h e b on net  (→ In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
—Th e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k is id en tif ie d b y t h e s y m bol o n t h e c a p →  Fig . 2.
C heck in g t h e c o ola n t l e ve l
Th e e n gin e c o ola n t m ay b e a b ove t h e m ark e d a re a u p on d eliv e ry (n ew v e h ic le s). T h is is n orm al.
T h e c o ola n t d oes n ot h ave t o b e s u cke d o ff.
—C heck t h e c o ola n t l e ve l a t t h e s id e m ark in gs o f t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k w hen t h e e le ctric
d riv e is c o ld →  Fig . 1. T h e c o ola n t l e ve l m ust b e b etw een t h e m ark s.
—R efil l c o ola n t if t h e l iq uid l e ve l in t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k is b elo w t h e m in im um m ark in g
(“ m in ”). W hen t h e e n gin e is w arm , t h e e n gin e c o ola n t l e ve l m ay b e s lig htly a b ove t h e u p per
m ark .
A ddin g c o ola n t
Th e w arn in g l a m p f o r t h e c o ola n t w il l l ig ht u p if t h e c o ola n t l e ve l is t o o l o w . I n t h is c a se , s e ek
sp ecia lis t a ssis ta n ce im med ia te ly .
O bse rv e t h e f o llo w in g if t h e c o ola n t l e ve l is t o o l o w a n d t h ere is n o q ualif ie d w ork sh op in t h e
n ear v ic in it y :
—A lw ays p ro te ct y o ur f a ce , h an ds a n d a rm s f ro m h ot c o ola n t o r s te am b y p la cin g a s u it a b le
c lo th o n t h e c a p o f t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k.
—U nsc re w t h e c a p c a re fu lly →  .
—Refil l o n ly n ew c o ola n t a cco rd in g t o t h e V olk sw ag en s p ecif ic a tio n (→ Coola n t).
—O nly r e fil l c o ola n t if t h ere is s til l a r e m ain in g q uan tit y o f c o ola n t in t h e e xp an sio n t a n k. I f t h is
is n ot o b se rv e d , t h e e n gin e c o uld b e d am ag ed . I f y o u c a n not s e e a n y c o ola n t in t h e e xp an sio n
ta n k d o n ot d riv e o n. S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
—If t h ere is s til l a r e sid ual q uan tit y o f c o ola n t in t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k, a d d c o ola n t u p t o
th e u p per l e ve l m ark in g a n d c h eck a ft e r o n e d ay. I f t h e l e ve l d ro p s a g ain, p le ase v is it a
q ualif ie d w ork sh op a n d h ave t h e c o olin g s y ste m c h ecke d .
—Th e c o ola n t l e ve l m ust b e b etw een t h e m ark s o n t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k →  Fig . 1. D o n ot
fil l a b ove t h e t o p e d ge o f t h e m ark e d a re a →  .
—Scre w t h e c a p c lo se d t ig htly .
—If in a n e m erg en cy y o u d o n ot h ave a cce ss t o c o ola n t w it h t h e r e q uir e d s p ecif ic a tio n , d o n ot
u se a n y o th er c o ola n t a d dit iv e (→ Coola n t)! I n ste ad , in it ia lly r e fil l w it h dis til le d w ate r →  
on ly . T h en a d d t h e c o rre ct p ro p ort io n o f t h e s p ecif ie d c o ola n t a d dit iv e a s s o on a s p ossib le (→
C oola n t).

Yo u s h ould c a rry o ut a w heel c h an ge y o urs e lf o n ly w hen t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d s a fe ly , y o u a re
f a m il ia r w it h t h e s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s a n d h ave a cce ss t o t h e c o rre ct e q uip m en t. S o m e m od els a re
d eliv e re d f ro m t h e f a cto ry w it h out a ja ck o r b ox s p an ner. I f t h is is t h e c a se , w heels s h ould b e
ch an ged b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
Th e ja ck s u p plie d w it h t h e v e h ic le is o n ly d esig ned f o r c h an gin g a w heel w hen o n e v e h ic le t y re is
d am ag ed a n d h as t o b e r e p la ce d . I f b oth t y re s o n o n e s id e o f t h e v e h ic le , b oth t y re s o n o n e a xle ,
o r a ll t y re s a re d am ag ed , s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
W AR N IN G
Chan gin g a w heel c a n b e d an gero us, e sp ecia lly w hen c a rrie d o ut a t t h e s id e o f a r o ad . P le ase
n ote t h e f o llo w in g s te p s in o rd er t o r e d uce t h e r is k o f s e rio us in ju rie s:
●S to p t h e v e h ic le a s s o on a s p ossib le a n d w hen s a fe t o d o s o . P ark t h e v e h ic le a t a s a fe
d is ta n ce f ro m m ovin g t ra ffic in o rd er t o c a rry o ut t h e w heel c h an ge.
●A ll p asse n gers a n d c h il d re n in p art ic u la r m ust b e a t a s a fe d is ta n ce a n d a w ay f ro m t h e a re a
o f w ork d urin g t h e w heel c h an ge.
●Sw it c h o n t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts t o w arn o th er r o ad u se rs .
●C heck t h at t h e s u rf a ce t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d o n is l e ve l a n d f ir m . I f n ece ssa ry , u se a l a rg e,
stro n g b oard o r s im il a r s u p port f o r t h e ja ck .
●O nly c h an ge t h e w heel y o urs e lf w hen y o u f e el c o n fid en t w it h c a rry in g o ut t h e p ro ce d ure . I f
n ot, s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
●A lw ays u se s u it a b le a n d u n dam ag ed t o ols t o c h an ge t h e w heel.
●A lw ays d eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
●Th e w heel b olt t ig hte n in g t o rq ue s h ould b e c h ecke d w it h a c o rre ctly f u n ctio n in g t o rq ue
w re n ch im med ia te ly a ft e r c h an gin g a w heel.
●I n t h e c a se o f v e h ic le s w it h a T y re P re ssu re L o ss I n dic a to r, t h e s y ste m m ust b e r e -
sy n ch ro n is e d im med ia te ly a ft e r a w heel c h an ge (→ Ty re P re ssu re L o ss I n dic a to r).
C ha ng ing a w he el
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Check lis t
T h e f o llo w in g a ctio n s m ust a lw ays b e c a rrie d o ut in t h e g iv e n o rd er in p re p ara tio n f o r c h an gin g
th e w heel →  :
1. I f y o ur v e h ic le h as a f la t t y re , p ark t h e v e h ic le o n a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce a t a s a fe d is ta n ce
fro m m ovin g t ra ffic .
2. D eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
3. A sk a ll v e h ic le o cc u p an ts t o l e ave t h e v e h ic le a n d s ta n d a t a s a fe d is ta n ce a w ay f ro m m ovin g
tra ffic .
4. S w it c h o n t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts a n d s e t u p t h e w arn in g t ria n gle (→ In a n e m erg en cy).
O bse rv e a n y l e g al r e q uir e m en ts .
5. C hock t h e w heel d ia g on ally o p posit e t h e w heel b ein g w ork e d o n w it h a s to n e, c o lla p sib le
c h ock s o r a n oth er s u it a b le o b je ct.
6. R em ove a n y it e m s o f l u g gag e f ro m t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
7. R em ove t h e s p are w heel o r t e m pora ry s p are w heel a n d t h e v e h ic le t o olk it f ro m t h e l u g gag e
co m part m en t.
8. R em ove t h e h ub ca p s (→ Hub ca p s).
W AR N IN G
Ig norin g a n y o f t h e it e m s o n t h is im port a n t s a fe ty c h eck lis t c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e ve re
in ju rie s.
●F o llo w t h e a ctio n s in t h e c h eck lis t a n d o b se rv e t h e g en era l s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s.
P re p ara tio ns f o r c ha ng ing a w he el

Fig . 3 C orre ct a lig nm en t o f t h e ja ck .
C heck lis t
F o r y o ur o w n s a fe ty , c a rry o ut t h e f o ll o w in g p oin ts in t h e s p ecif ie d o rd er →  :
1. C hoose a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce s u it a b le f o r l if t in g t h e v e h ic le .
2. D eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
3. C hock t h e w heel d ia g on ally o p posit e u sin g c o lla p sib le c h ock s o r o th er s u it a b le o b je cts .
4. L o ose n t h e w heel b olt s (→ W heel b olt s).
5. F in d t h e ja ck in g p oin t u n der t h e v e h ic le →  Fig . 1 w hic h is c lo se st t o t h e w heel t h at is b ein g
ch an ged .
6. I n se rt t h e h an d c ra n k in to t h e o p en in g o n t h e ja ck (d ep en din g o n e q uip m en t).
7. C ra n k u p t h e ja ck u n til it ju st f it s u n der t h e ja ck in g p oin t o f t h e v e h ic le .
8. M ake s u re t h at t h e e n tir e s u rf a ce o f t h e f o ot o f t h e ja ck is r e stin g s e cu re ly o n t h e g ro un d a n d
th at t h e f o ot o f t h e ja ck is p osit io n ed v e rt ic a lly d ir e ctly b en eath t h e p oin t o f a p plic a tio n
→  Fig . 2 a n d  →  Fig . 3.
9. P osit io n t h e ja ck a n d s im ult a n eo usly c o n tin ue t o c ra n k t h e c la w u p u n til it is in p osit io n
aro un d t h e v e rt ic a l r ib u n dern eath t h e v e h ic le →  Fig . 2.
0. C ra n k t h e ja ck f u rt h er u n til t h e w heel is ju st c le ar o f t h e g ro un d.

WAR N IN G
Usin g t h e b re akd ow n s e t c a n b e d an gero us, e sp ecia lly if t h e t y re is in fla te d a t t h e r o ad sid e.
P le ase n ote t h e f o llo w in g s te p s in o rd er t o r e d uce t h e r is k o f s e rio us in ju rie s:
●S to p t h e v e h ic le a s s o on a s p ossib le a n d w hen s a fe t o d o s o . P ark t h e v e h ic le a t a s a fe
d is ta n ce f ro m m ovin g t ra ffic in o rd er t o f il l t h e t y re .
●C heck t h at t h e s u rf a ce t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d o n is l e ve l a n d f ir m .
●All p asse n gers , a n d c h il d re n in p art ic u la r, m ust b e a t a s a fe d is ta n ce a n d a w ay f ro m y o ur
are a o f w ork .
●S w it c h o n t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts t o w arn o th er r o ad u se rs .
●T h e b re akd ow n s e t s h ould b e u se d o n ly if y o u f e el c o n fid en t w it h c a rry in g o ut t h e
p ro ce d ure . I f n ot, s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
●Ty re s r e p air e d w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t a re in te n ded f o r t e m pora ry , e m erg en cy u se o n ly .
T h ey s h ould b e u se d o n ly u n til y o u c a n r e ach t h e n eare st q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
●Ty re s t h at h ave b een r e p air e d u sin g t h e b re akd ow n s e t s h ould b e r e p la ce d a s s o on a s
p ossib le .
●Se ala n t is h aza rd ous t o h ealt h a n d m ust b e w ash ed o ff im med ia te ly if it g ets o n to t h e s k in .
●Th e b re akd ow n s e t m ust b e s to re d o ut o f t h e r e ach o f c h il d re n .
●N eve r u se a ja ck , e ve n if it is a p pro ve d f o r t h e v e h ic le .
●A lw ays d eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
W AR N IN G
Ty re s t h at h ave b een f il le d w it h s e ala n t w il l n ot h an dle in t h e s a m e w ay a s a s ta n dard t y re .
●N eve r d riv e f a ste r t h an 8 0 k m /h (5 0 m ph).
●A vo id f u ll a cce le ra tio n , s u d den b ra kin g a n d f a st d riv in g t h ro ug h b en ds in t h e r o ad .
●D riv e f o r ju st 1 0 m in ute s a t n o m ore t h an 8 0 k m /h (5 0 m ph) a n d t h en c h eck t h e t y re .
D is p ose o f u se d o r o ut- o f- d ate s e ala n t in a cco rd an ce w it h l e g al r e q uir e m en ts .
Y o u c a n g et a n ew t y re f il le r b ottle f ro m a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip .
O bse rv e t h e s e p ara te in stru ctio n s f ro m t h e m an ufa ctu re r o f t h e b re akd ow n s e t.

Check lis t
T h e f o llo w in g a ctio n s m ust a lw ays b e c a rrie d o ut in t h e g iv e n o rd er in p re p ara tio n f o r f il lin g a
t y re →  :
1. I f y o u g et a f la t t y re , p ark y o ur v e h ic le o n a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce a t a s a fe d is ta n ce f ro m t h e
flo w o f t ra ffic .
2. D eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
3. A sk a ll v e h ic le o cc u p an ts t o l e ave t h e v e h ic le a n d s ta n d a t a s a fe d is ta n ce a w ay f ro m m ovin g
tra ffic .
4. S w it c h o n t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts a n d s e t u p t h e w arn in g t ria n gle (→ In a n e m erg en cy).
O bse rv e a n y l e g al r e q uir e m en ts .
5. C heck w heth er t h e p un ctu re c a n b e r e p air e d w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t (→ Bre akd ow n s e t).
6. R em ove a n y it e m s o f l u g gag e f ro m t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
7. T a ke t h e b re akd ow n s e t o ut o f t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
8. T a ke t h e s tic ke r f ro m t h e b re akd ow n s e t (→ Bre akd ow n s e t) a n d s tic k it o n t h e d ash p an el
w it h in t h e d riv e r's f ie ld o f v is io n .
9. D o n ot r e m ove f o re ig n o b je cts (e .g . s c re w s o r n ail s ) f ro m t h e t y re .
W AR N IN G
Ig norin g a n y o f t h e it e m s o n t h is im port a n t s a fe ty c h eck lis t c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e ve re
in ju rie s.
●F o llo w t h e a ctio n s in t h e c h eck lis t a n d o b se rv e t h e g en era l s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s.
P re p ara tio ns

—Park t h e v e h ic le o n a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce a t t h e n ext s a fe o p port u n it y , e .g . a c a r p ark .
— R eco n nect t h e t y re f il le r h ose →  Fig . 2 5 a n d r e ad t h e t y re p re ssu re o n t h e t y re p re ss u re
d is p la y →  Fig . 2 3
—1 .3  b ar (1 9 p si/ 1 30 k P a) a n d l o w er:
—D o n ot c o n tin ue d riv in g! T h e t y re c a n not b e s e ale d a d eq uate ly w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t.
—S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce →  .
—1.4  b ar (2 0 p si/ 1 40 k P a) a n d h ig her:
— A dju st t h e t y re p re ssu re b ack t o t h e c o rre ct v a lu e.
—R esu m e y o ur jo urn ey t o t h e n eare st q ualif ie d w ork sh op . D o n ot e xce ed a m axim um s p eed
o f 8 0 k m /h (5 0 m ph).
—Th e d am ag ed t y re s h ould b e r e p la ce d a t t h e q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
W AR N IN G
Th e t y re f il le r h ose a n d t h e a ir c o m pre sso r c a n b eco m e h ot d urin g in fla tio n .
●P ro te ct y o ur h an ds a n d s k in f ro m t h e h ot c o m pon en ts .
●D o n ot p la ce t h e h ot t y re f il le r h ose o r t h e h ot a ir c o m pre ss o r o n a n y in fla m m ab le m ate ria ls .
●A llo w t h e d evic e t o c o ol d ow n f u lly b efo re s to w in g.
●If t h e t y re w il l n ot in fla te t o a t l e ast 2 .0 b ar (2 9 p si/ 2 00 k P a), t h e t y re is t o o d am ag ed . T h e
se ala n t is u n ab le t o s e al t h e t y re . D o n ot d riv e o n . S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
W AR N IN G
If t h e d efe ctiv e t y re c a n not b e s e ale d a d eq uate ly w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t, t h e t y re w il l l o se a ir
w hen d riv in g. T h is c a n l e ad t o t y re f a il u re , l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le , a cc id en ts , s e rio us
in ju rie s a n d d eath .
●D o n ot c a rry o n d riv in g if t h e t y re p re ssu re is 1 .3  b ar (1 9 p si/ 1 30 k P a) o r l o w er a ft e r d riv in g
fo r 1 0 m in ute s.
●S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
N OTIC E
Sw it c h t h e a ir c o m pre sso r o ff a ft e r a m axim um o f 8  m in ute s t o a vo id o ve rh eatin g. L e t t h e a ir
c o m pre sso r c o ol d ow n f o r a f e w m in ute s b efo re s w it c h in g it b ack o n .

Th is v e h ic le is e q uip ped w it h a n e ve n t d ata r e co rd er. T h e m ain t a sk o f a n e ve n t d ata r e co rd er is t o
re co rd d ata in p art ic u la r a cc id en t s c e n ario s o r s it u atio n s w hic h a re s im il a r t o a n a cc id en t, e .g . w hen
th e a ir b ag s a re t rig gere d o r w hen t h ere is a c o llis io n w it h a n o b sta cle o n t h e r o ad . T h ese d ata h elp in
a n aly sis o f h ow a v e h ic le s y ste m b eh ave d in t h ese s it u atio n s. T h e e ve n t d ata r e co rd er r e co rd s d ata
re la tin g t o d riv in g d yn am ic s a n d t h e r e stra in t s y ste m f o r a s h ort p erio d o f t e n s e co n ds o r l e ss. T h is
in fo rm atio n in clu d es, f o r e xa m ple :
—h ow v a rio us s y ste m s in y o ur v e h ic le h ave f u n ctio n ed .
—w heth er t h e s e at b elt s o f t h e d riv e r a n d f ro n t p ass e n ger w ere f a ste n ed .
—th e e xte n t t o w hic h t h e d riv e r p re sse d t h e b ra ke o r a cce le ra to r p ed al.
—h ow f a st t h e v e h ic le w as t ra ve llin g.
Th ese d ata h elp t o o bta in a b ette r u n ders ta n din g o f t h e c ir c u m sta n ce s in t h e s it u atio n s w here
a cc id en ts a n d in ju rie s h ave o cc u rre d .
D ata f ro m d riv e r a ssis t s y ste m s a re a ls o r e co rd ed . I n a d dit io n t o in fo rm atio n a b out w heth er t h e
sy ste m s w ere s w it c h ed o n o r o ff, a va il a b le o n ly t o a r e stric te d e xte n t o r in activ e , it is a ls o p ossib le t o
d ete rm in e w heth er t h ese f u n ctio n s s te ere d , a cce le ra te d o r b ra ke d t h e v e h ic le in t h e a b ove -
d esc rib ed s it u atio n s. D ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t, t h ese s y ste m s in clu d e t h e f o llo w in g:
—ad ap tiv e c ru is e c o n tro l.
—la n e k e ep in g s y ste m .
—Park A ssis t.
—e m erg en cy b ra kin g f u n ctio n .
Th e d ata o f t h e e ve n t d ata r e co rd er a re r e co rd ed o n ly if a p art ic u la r s it u atio n o cc u rs w hic h is s im il a r
to a n a cc id en t. N o r e co rd in gs o cc u r u n der n orm al d riv in g c o n dit io n s. A ud io o r v id eo d ata f ro m t h e
ve h ic le in te rio r o r v e h ic le s u rro un din gs a re n ot s to re d . P ers o n al d ata s u ch a s n am e, g en der, a g e o r
acc id en t l o ca tio n a re a ls o n ot r e co rd ed a t a n y t im e. H ow eve r, t h ir d p art ie s s u ch a s l a w e n fo rc e m en t
ag en cie s c a n u se a p pro p ria te m ean s t o l in k t h e c o n te n t o f t h e e ve n t d ata r e co rd er w it h o th er
so urc e s o f d ata a n d t h us e sta b lis h a r e fe re n ce t o p ers o n s a s p art o f a n a cc id en t in ve stig atio n .
In o rd er t o r e ad t h e d ata in t h e e ve n t d ata r e co rd er y o u n eed t h e n ece ssa ry s p ecia l e q uip m en t, a
c o n nectio n t o t h e l e g ally r e q uir e d d ia g nostic in te rf a ce (o n -b oard d ia g nosis ) a n d t h e ig nit io n m ust b e
sw it c h ed o n .
V olk sw ag en w il l n ot a cce ss, r e ad o r p ro ce ss d ata f ro m t h e e ve n t d ata r e co rd er u n le ss t h e v e h ic le
o w ner (o r l e sse e in t h e c a se o f l e asin g) g ra n ts t h eir p erm is sio n . E xce p tio n s t o t h is a re c o n tra ctu al o r
le g al p ro vis io n s.
D ue t o it s l e g al p ro d uct m on it o rin g o b lig atio n s, V olk sw ag en is e n tit le d t o u se t h e d ata f o r f ie ld
m on it o rin g a n d a ls o f o r r e se arc h p urp ose s a n d q ualit y im pro ve m en ts . F o r r e se arc h p urp ose s,
V olk sw ag en m ake s t h e d ata a va il a b le t o t h ir d p art ie s in a n onym ous f o rm , in o th er w ord s w it h out a n y
re fe re n ce t o t h e in div id ual v e h ic le , v e h ic le o w ner o r l e ss e e.
E ve nt d ata r e co rd er