VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

NOTIC E
●O bje cts t h at p ro tru d e f ro m t h e g ro un d c a n d am ag e t h e b um per a n d o th er c o m pon en ts w hen
p ark in g t h e v e h ic le o r d riv in g o ut o f a p ark in g s p ace . A lw ays t a ke c a re w hen d riv in g in to p ark in g
sp ace s w it h h ig h k e rb s o r f ix e d b oun darie s. S to p b efo re t h e w heels t o uch t h e f ix e d b oun darie s
o r k e rb s.
●L o w -ly in g v e h ic le c o m pon en ts s u ch a s t h e b um per, s p oil e r a n d p art s o f t h e r u n nin g g ear, e n gin e
or h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry s y ste m c o uld b e d am ag ed . D riv e c a re fu lly t h ro ug h d ip s in t h e r o ad , o ve r
d riv e w ays, r a m ps, k e rb sto n es a n d o th er o b je cts .
P le ase a d here t o r e le va n t l e g is la tio n w hen s to p pin g a n d p ark in g y o ur v e h ic le .

Sw it c h in g o n
Th e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p r e d w hen t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n .
—W hen t h e v e h ic le is s ta tio n ary , p re ss a n d h old t h e  →  Fig . 1 b utto n u n til t h e in dic a to r
la m p  in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r l ig hts u p r e d .
O R: t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n a u to m atic a lly w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff
b y p re ssin g t h e s ta rt e r b utto n .
S w it c h in g o ff
—P re ss t h e b ra ke p ed al a n d s e le ct a d riv in g p osit io n D, B, R o r n eu tra l p osit io n N.
—Th e in dic a to r l a m p in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r g oes o ut.
E le ctro ni c p ark ing b ra ke
O pera ting t he e le ctro ni c p ark ing b ra ke
Fig . 1 O n t h e p osit io n s w it c h : b utto n f o r t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke .

Aut om atic s w it c h -o n o f t h e e le ctro nic p ark in g b ra ke i f t h e d riv e r d oes
n ot l e av e t h e v e h ic le c o rre ctly
T h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke m ay s w it c h o n a u to m atic a lly if t h e s y ste m d ete cts t h at y o u h ave n ot
le ft t h e v e h ic le c o rre ctly →  . T h e v e h ic le is a ls o s e cu re d b y t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke in
n eu tra l p osit io n N.
E nab lin g r o llin g c a p ab il it y o f t h e v e h ic le
If y o u d o n ot w an t t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke t o b e s w it c h ed o n a u to m atic a lly u p on l e avin g t h e
ve h ic le , t h e r o llin g c a p ab il it y o f t h e v e h ic le c a n b e m ain ta in ed in n eu tra l p osit io n N →  .
Th e f o llo w in g p re re q uis it e s m ust b e m et:
✓V eh ic le is s ta tio n ary .
✓B ra ke is p re sse d .
✓R ollin g c a p ab il it y w as a ctiv a te d in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m . I f n ece ssa ry , o p en 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 eactiv a te r o llin g c a p ab il it y :
—P re ss t h e →  Fig . 1  b utto n . T h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n .
—O R: a d riv in g p osit io n is s e le cte d .
—O R: t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff b y p re ssin g t h e s ta rt e r b utto n .
E m erg en cy b ra kin g f un ctio n
Th e e m erg en cy b ra kin g f u n ctio n s h ould b e u se d o n ly in t h ose s it u atio n s w here t h e v e h ic le
c a n not b e s to p ped u sin g t h e f o ot b ra ke →  !
—Pre ss a n d h old t h e →  Fig . 1  b utto n . T h e v e h ic le b ra ke s s tro n gly . A n a co ustic w arn in g
so un ds a t t h e s a m e t im e.
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct u se o f t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke c a n c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r u se t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke t o b ra ke t h e v e h ic le , e xce p t in e m erg en cie s. T h e
b ra kin g d is ta n ce is c o n sid era b ly l o n ger. A lw ays u se t h e f o ot b ra ke .
W AR N IN G
If n ot p ark e d p ro p erly , t h e v e h ic le m ay r o ll a w ay. T h is c a n c a u se a cc id en ts , s e rio us in ju rie s a n d
d am ag e t o p ro p ert y .
●A lw ays p ark t h e v e h ic le in t h e s p ecif ie d o rd er (→ Park in g).
●B efo re l e avin g t h e v e h ic le , m ake s u re t h at t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n a n d
th at t h e in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p r e d in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r.
N OTIC E
Th e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke m ust n ot s w it c h o n a u to m atic a lly in a c a r w ash . T h is c a n c a u se
d am ag e.
●E nab le r o llin g c a p ab il it y o f t h e v e h ic le .

H old in g f o rc e i s i n suf fic ie n t i n t h e c ur re n t s it ua tio n
Th e in dic a to r l a m p f la sh es r e d . T h e v e h ic le is s ta tio n ary . A s y m bol w it h a t e xt m essa g e is
a d dit io n ally d is p la ye d o n t h e ID . D is p la y.
It is n ot p ossib le t o p ark t h e v e h ic le s a fe ly o n t h e g ra d ie n t.
—P ark t h e v e h ic le in a d if fe re n t p la ce o r o n a l e ve l s u rf a ce .
E le ctro nic p ark in g b ra ke d oes n ot s w it c h i t s e lf o ff c o m ple te ly
T h e in dic a to r l a m p f la sh es r e d . T h e v e h ic le is m ovin g. T h e in dic a to r l a m p is a d dit io n ally
d is p la ye d .
Th ere is a s y ste m f a u lt .
—Go t o a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip o r q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
t o g eth er w it h E le ctro nic p ark in g b ra ke f a u lt
T h e c e n tra l w arn in g l a m p l ig hts u p y e llo w . T h e s y m bol  w it h a t e xt m essa g e is a d dit io n ally
d is p la ye d in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r.
Go t o a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip o r q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
E le ctro nic p ark in g b ra ke d oes n ot s w it c h i t s e lf o ff
T h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is p lu g ged in .
O R: t h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry is d is c h arg ed .
—Ju m p-s ta rt t h e v e h ic le (→ Ju m p s ta rt in g).
E le ctro nic p ark in g b ra ke m ake s n o is e s
—N ois e s m ay b e h eard w hen t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke is s w it c h ed o n a n d o ff.
—If t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke h as n ot b een u se d f o r a l o n g p erio d , t h e s y ste m w il l c a rry o ut
o cc a sio n al a u to m atic a n d a u d ib le c h eck s w hen t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d .
T ro ub le sho oting

Th e A uto H old f u n ctio n s e cu re s t h e v e h ic le a g ain st r o llin g a w ay w hen s ta tio n ary , w it h out t h e
ve h ic le h avin g t o b e h eld b y t h e f o ot b ra ke .
W hen t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n is a ctiv e , t h e in dic a to r l a m p l ig hts u p g re en .
Th e h old f u n ctio n s to p s if t h e v e h ic le is d riv e n o ff o r if t h e p re re q uis it e s f o r t h e A uto H old
f u n ctio n a re n ot m et.
P re re q ui sit e s
—Th e d riv e r d oor is c lo se d .
—Th e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m h as b een a ctiv a te d .
If p osit io n N is s e le cte d , t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n w il l n ot s w it c h o n o r w il l s w it c h it s e lf o ff. A s a
r e su lt , t h e v e h ic le w il l n ot b e h eld s e cu re ly in a s ta tio n ary p osit io n →  .
Sw it c h in g o n t h e A ut o H old f un ctio n
Th e A uto H old f u n ctio n c a n b e s w it c h ed o n a n d o ff 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
sy ste m (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
W hen t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n 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 g re y in t h e
dig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r. T h e A uto H old f u n ctio n is r e ad y f o r u se , b ut t h e c a r w il l n ot n ece ssa ril y
b e h eld w hen s ta tio n ary →  .
If t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o n b efo re t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is d eactiv a te d , t h e
fu n ctio n r e m ain s s w it c h ed o n w hen t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m is a ctiv a te d a g ain .
H old in g t h e v e h ic le s ta tio nary w it h t h e A ut o H old f un ctio n
—M ake s u re t h at t h e A uto  H old f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o n .
—B rin g t h e v e h ic le t o a s ta n dstil l u sin g t h e b ra ke (→ Park in g).
—R ele ase t h e b ra ke . T h e g re en 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
d is p la y. T h e v e h ic le is b ein g h eld s ta tio n ary b y t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n →  .
Sw it c h in g o ff t h e A ut o H old f un ctio n
—Sw it c h o ff t h e A uto H old f u n ctio n 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 (→
V eh ic le s e ttin gs m en u).
Th e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke s w it c h es o n a u to m atic a lly t o h old t h e v e h ic le s e cu re ly . H ow eve r, t h e
ele ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke w il l n ot s w it c h o n if t h e b ra ke p ed al is d ep re ss e d w hen t h e A uto H old
f u n ctio n is s w it c h ed o ff →  .
A uto H old f u nc tio n

WAR N IN G
Th e in te llig en t A uto H old f u n ctio n c a n n ot o ve rc o m e t h e l a w s o f p hysic s, a n d o p era te s o n ly
w it h in t h e l im it s o f t h e s y ste m . D o n ot l e t t h e e xtra c o nve n ie n ce a ffo rd ed b y t h e A uto H old
f u n ctio n t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g a n y s a fe ty r is k s w hen d riv in g.
●M ake s u re t h at t h e in dic a to r l a m p  l ig hts u p g re en o r r e d o n t h e in stru m en t
clu ste r d is p la y if t h e v e h ic le is t o b e h eld s e cu re ly . T h e v e h ic le is b ein g h eld b y t h e A uto  H old
f u n ctio n if t h e g re en in dic a to r l a m p is l it a n d b y t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke if t h e r e d
w arn in g l a m p is l it .
●N eve r l e ave t h e v e h ic le if t h e h yb rid d riv e is a ctiv a te d a n d A uto H old is s w it c h ed o n .
●Th e A uto H old f u n ctio n c a n not h old t h e v e h ic le in a ll h il l s ta rt s it u atio n s o r b ra ke it
s u ffic ie n tly o n a ll s lo p es g oin g d ow nh il l, e .g . if t h e g ro un d is s lip pery o r ic y.
N OTIC E
A lw ays s w it c h o ff t h e A uto  H old f u n ctio n b efo re d riv in g in to a c a r w ash . D am ag e m ay
o th erw is e b e c a u se d b y a u to m atic a ctiv a tio n o f t h e e le ctro n ic p ark in g b ra ke .

Lim it s o f s e n so rs a n d c a m era s
Th ere a re v a rio us s e n so rs a n d c a m era s o n t h e v e h ic le w hic h d ete ct a n d m on it o r t h e a re a a ro un d t h e
ve h ic le b y m ean s o f u lt ra so un d, r a d ar w ave s a n d o ptic a l s y ste m s. T h e v a rio us p ark in g s y ste m s u se
d if fe re n t c o m bin atio n s o f t h e s e n so rs . C om mon t o a ll s e n so rs is t h e f a ct t h at t h ey a re s u b je ct t o
te ch nic a l a n d p hysic a l l im it s .
—S o m e o b je cts m ay n ot b e d ete cte d b y t h e s e n so rs o r c a m era s, e .g . t h in b ars , f e n ce s, p osts , t re es,
v e ry l o w o r h ig h o b sta cle s a n d a ls o o p en o r o p en in g b oot l id s.
—T h e d ete ctio n r a n ges o f t h e s e n so rs h ave b lin d s p ots in w hic h o b sta cle s a n d p eo p le a re n ot
re g is te re d .
—In s o m e c a se s, d ir t o r ic e a n d w ate r o n t h e s e n so rs a n d c a m era s c o uld b e r e g is te re d a s a n o b sta cle
o r im pair d ete ctio n o f o b je cts . T h e s e n so r v is ib il it y m ay b e im pair e d b y d ir t a n d s n ow o r a ls o
re sid ue f ro m c le an in g a g en ts o r c o atin gs (→ Park in g s y ste m s).
—Exte rn al s o urc e s o f s o un d a n d c e rt a in s u rf a ce s o n o b je cts a n d c lo th in g m ay in flu en ce t h e s e n so rs '
sig nals . I n c e rt a in c ir c u m sta n ce s, t h e s y ste m s w il l b e u n ab le t o d ete ct o r p ro p erly d ete ct p eo p le
a n d o b je cts .
—C ert a in o b je cts , f o r e xa m ple n arro w p osts o r r a il in gs, m ay b e d if fic u lt o r im possib le t o s e e o n t h e
sc re en b eca u se o f it s l o w r e so lu tio n o r p oor l ig ht c o n dit io n s.
—T h e c a m era s s h ow o n ly t w o-d im en sio n al im ag es o n t h e s c re en . T h e l a ck o f d ep th o f f ie ld m ean s
th at p oth ole s a n d p ro tru d in g o b je cts o n t h e g ro un d m ay o n ly b e d ete cte d w it h d if fic u lt y , o r m ay
n ot b e d ete cte d a t a ll.
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 p ark in g s y ste m s c a n not o ve rc o m e t h e l a w s o f p hysic s, a n d
fu n ctio n s o n ly w it h in t h e s y ste m l im it s . N eve r l e t t h e e xtra c o nve n ie n ce a ffo rd ed b y t h e p ark in g
sy ste m s t e m pt y o u in to t a kin g a n y r is k s w hen d riv in g. T h e p ark in g s y ste m s c a n not r e p la ce 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 a d ap t y o ur s p eed a n d d riv in g s ty le t o s u it v is ib il it y , w eath er, r o ad a n d t ra ffic c o n dit io n s.
●K eep l o okin g in t h e d ir e ctio n in w hic h y o u a re p ark in g a n d a t t h e r e le va n t a re a s u rro un din g t h e
ve h ic le .
●Ta ke in to a cco un t t h e f a ct t h at t h e r e sp on se t im es o f t h e p ark in g s y ste m s m ay n ot b e s u ffic ie n t
to is su e a w arn in g if y o u a p pro ach t o o q uic k ly .
●A lw ays o b se rv e t h e a re a a ro un d t h e v e h ic le a n d p ay a tte n tio n t o s m all c h il d re n , a n im als a n d
ob je cts .
●D o n ot a llo w t h e p ark in g s y ste m d is p la ys t o d is tra ct y o u f ro m t h e t ra ffic a ro un d y o u.
W AR N IN G
Cam era l e n se s e n la rg e a n d d is to rt t h e f ie ld o f v ie w . T h e im ag e c a n b e in acc u ra te f o r e stim atin g t h e
d is ta n ce f ro m p ers o n s o r o b sta cle s a n d c o uld c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●D o n ot r e ly o n t h e c a m era im ag e.
S afe ty no te s o n the p ark ing s y ste m s

NOTIC E
O bse rv e a d is ta n ce o f 5 0 c m f ro m w alls a n d b uil d in gs in p ark in g s p ace s w it h out k e rb s in o rd er t o
a vo id d am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le .

Basic i n fo rm atio n
Th e f o llo w in g p re re q uis it e s m ust b e m et s o t h at t h e s e n so rs a n d c a m era s a re b est a b le t o d ete ct t h e
su rro un din gs o f t h e v e h ic le a n d d is p la y t h is in fo rm atio n o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s c re en :
—Th e d oors a n d t h e b oot l id m ust b e c lo se d .
—E xte rio r m ir ro rs a re n ot f o ld ed in .
—Th e s u rro un din g a re a h as a f la t s u rf a ce .
—T h e v e h ic le d oes n ot h ave a h eavy l o ad a t t h e r e ar o r o n o n e s id e.
—T h e v e h ic le is r e ad y t o d riv e .
—TC S a n d w here a p plic a b le E SC a re s w it c h ed o n (→ Bra ke s u p port s y ste m s).
Fin d in g a s ui ta b le p ark in g s p ace
To e n su re t h at a s u it a b le p ark in g s p ace c a n b e d is p la ye d a n d d ete cte d c o rre ctly , t h e f o llo w in g
p re re q uis it e s m ust b e m et:
—T h e l e n gth a n d w id th o f t h e p ark in g s p ace m ust b e l a rg er t h an t h e v e h ic le d im en sio n s a n d o ffe r
su ffic ie n t s p ace f o r m an oeu vrin g.
—Th e d is ta n ce w hen d riv in g p ast t h e p ark in g s p ace s h ould b e a ro un d 1 m (3 f e et).
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V eh ic le s w it h r e ar v ie w c a m era s y ste m : w hen t h e r e ve rs e g ear is e n gag ed , t h e m axim um s p eed is
1 5 k m /h (9  m ph).
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V eh ic le s w it h P ark A ssis t (P ark A ssis t P lu s): t h e s p eed w hen d riv in g p ast t h e p ark in g s p ace s h ould
n ot e xce ed 4 0 k m /h (2 5 m ph) fo r p ara lle l p ark in g s p ace s o r 2 0 k m /h (1 2 m ph) f o r p erp en dic u la r
p ark in g s p ace s.
P re re q uis it e s f o r f u nc tio ni ng o f t he p ark ing s y ste m s

Th e r a n ge o f p ossib le s e ttin gs v a rie s a cco rd in g t o t h e c o un try , t h e d evic e a n d t h e v e h ic le 's
e q uip m en t s p ecif ic a tio n .
Th e v e h ic le a p pro ach in g a n o b sta cle is d is p la ye d in s e ve ra l s e g m en ts o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m
an d t h is is b acke d u p b y a co ustic s ig nals . T h e d is p la y m ay v a ry d ep en din g o n t h e s it u atio n .
Th e c o llis io n a re a h as b een r e ach ed w hen t h e p en ult im ate s e g m en t is d is p la ye d , if n ot b efo re . D o
not c o n tin ue d riv in g!
A ll e q uip m en t a n d d is p la ys a re d esc rib ed w it h out in dic a tin g w heth er t h e e q uip m en t is o ptio n al o r
sp ecif ic t o t h e m od el t y p e. T h e s y ste m s a va il a b le d ep en d o n t h e e q uip m en t in t h e v e h ic le .
G en era l d is p la y s
Red -c o lo ure d im ag e s e g m en t: c lo se o b sta cle . V eh ic le is a t r is k . B ra ke .
R ed l in e: b oun dary o r s a fe ty c le ara n ce .
Ye llo w -c o lo ure d im ag e s e g m en t: o b sta cle in t h e v e h ic le p ath . V eh ic le is a t r is k . A dju st t h e
ste erin g w heel a n gle .
Ye llo w l in es: v e h ic le p ath d ep en din g o n t h e s te erin g a n gle .
Gr een -c o lo ure d im ag e s e g m en t: b oun d ary l in es.
W hit e -c o lo ure d im ag e s e g m en t: o b sta cle o uts id e t h e p ath o f t h e v e h ic le .
M ute a u d io s ig nals .
S h ow d is p la y.
H id e d is p la y.
A dju st b rig htn ess, c o n tra st a n d c o lo ur.
S yste m f a u lt in t h e m on it o re d a re a (d ep en din g o n e q uip m en t l e ve l). T h e c o lo ur m ay v a ry .
P ark ing s y ste m d is p la y s