VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Th ere a re f a ste n in g r in gs a t t h e f ro n t a n d r e ar o f t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t w hic h c a n b e u se d t o
s e cu re l o ose it e m s a n d l u g gag e w it h t h e h elp o f l a sh in g, r e ta in in g o r s e cu rin g s tra p s →  Fig . 1.
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Unsu it a b le o r d am ag ed l a sh in g, r e ta in in g o r s e cu rin g s tra p s c o uld t e ar in t h e e ve n t o f a b ra kin g
m an oeu vre o r a cc id en t. T h is c o uld c a u se o b je cts t o b e f lu n g t h ro ug h t h e v e h ic le in te rio r a n d
le ad t o s e ve re o r f a ta l in ju rie s.
●A lw ays u se s u it a b le a n d u n dam ag ed l a sh in g, r e ta in in g o r s e cu rin g s tra p s.
●P ull l a sh in g, r e ta in in g a n d s e cu rin g s tra p s t a u t c ro ssw is e o ve r t h e c a rg o o n t h e l u g gag e
co m part m en t f lo or a n d a tta ch s e cu re ly t o t h e f a ste n in g r in gs.
●M ake s u re t h at t h e u p per e d ge o f t h e l o ad is h ig her t h an t h e f a ste n in g r in gs, p art ic u la rly
w hen s to w in g f la t o b je cts .
●D ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t, o b se rv e t h e s ig ns a b out s to w in g l o ad s t h at a re
a tta ch ed in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
●N eve r s e cu re a c h il d s e at t o t h e f a ste n in g r in gs.
S u it a b le l a sh in g, r e ta in in g o r s e cu rin g s tra p s a n d l u g gag e s e cu rin g s y ste m s a re a va il a b le
f ro m q ualif ie d w ork sh op s. V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds u sin g a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip f o r
th is p urp ose .
L u g gag e c o m part m ent e q uip m ent
F aste ni ng r ing s
Fig . 1 I n t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t: f a ste n in g r in g.

Bag h ooks m ay b e l o ca te d in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t →  Fig . 1.
Li ght s h op pin g b ag s c a n b e s e cu re d t o t h e b ag h ooks.
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Neve r u se t h e b ag h ooks f o r l a sh in g d ow n it e m s o f l u g gag e o r o th er o b je cts . T h e b ag h ooks
co uld b re ak o ff d urin g a s u d den b ra kin g m an oeu vre o r in t h e e ve n t o f a n a cc id en t.
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D o n ot l o ad e ach b ag h ook w it h m ore t h an 2 .5  k g (5  l b ).
B ag ho ok
Fig . 1 O n t h e l e ft a n d r ig ht in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t: b ag h ooks.

Lo ad -t hr oug h ha tc h
Fig . 1 I n t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st: o p en in g t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h .

Dep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t, a l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h m ay b e l o ca te d b eh in d t h e c e n tre
a rm re st o n t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st. T h is c a n b e u se d t o t ra n sp ort l o n g o b je cts in t h e v e h ic le
in te rio r, s u ch a s s k is .
O pen in g t h e l o ad -t h ro ug h h atc h
—Fo ld t h e c e n tre a rm re st f o rw ard s (→ Cen tre a rm re st).
—O pen in g t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h f ro m t h e v e h ic le in te rio r: p ull t h e r e le ase l e ve r in t h e
d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w →  Fig . 1 a n d f o ld t h e c o ve r o f t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h f u lly f o rw ard
→  Lo ad -th ro ug h h atc h.
—O pen t h e b oot l id .
—O R: o p en in g t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h f ro m t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t: p ush t h e r e le ase l e ve r
d ow n in t h e d ir e ctio n o f t h e a rro w →  Fig . 2 a n d p ush t h e c o ve r o f t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h
fo rw ard .
—P ush l o n g o b je cts t h ro ug h t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h f ro m t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
—S e cu re t h e o b je cts w it h t h e s e at b elt a s r e q uir e d .
—C lo se t h e b oot l id .
C lo sin g t h e l o ad -t h ro ug h h atc h
—Fo ld b ack t h e c o ve r o f t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h u n til it e n gag es in p osit io n . T h e r e d m ark in g o n
th e l u g gag e c o m part m en t s id e m ust n o l o n ger b e v is ib le →  Lo ad -th ro ug h h atc h.
—C lo se t h e b oot l id .
—If n ece ssa ry , f o ld b ack t h e c e n tre a rm re st.
F ig . 2 I n t h e r e ar s e at b ack re st: o p en in g t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h .

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In ju rie s c o uld b e c a u se d if t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h is f o ld ed f o rw ard s o r b ack w ard s c a re le ssly o r
in a n u n co n tro lle d w ay.
●N eve r f o ld t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h 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 l o ad -th ro ug h
h atc h .
●A lw ays k e ep h an ds, f in gers , f e et a n d o th er b od y p art s a w ay f ro m t h e s e at a re a w hen f o ld in g
th e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h f o rw ard s a n d b ack w ard s.
●T h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h h as n ot b een s e cu re d p ro p erly if t h e r e d m ark in g c a n s til l b e s e e n o n
th e l o ck in g in dic a to r. 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 l o ad -
th ro ug h h atc h is in t h e u p rig ht p osit io n .
●P asse n gers , p art ic u la rly c h il d re n , m ust n ot u se t h is s e at if t h e l o ad -th ro ug h h atc h is f o ld ed
fo rw ard o r is n ot e n gag ed s e cu re ly in to p la ce .

Fo r t e ch nic a l r e aso n s, t h e b od yw ork o f t h e v e h ic le is n ot d esig ned f o r f ix in g a r o of c a rrie r.
T h e v e h ic le is n ot a p pro ve d f o r u se w it h a r o of c a rrie r. N o r o of c a rrie r m ay b e u se d o r r e tro fit te d .
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If a r o of c a rrie r is in sta lle d o n a v e h ic le w hic h is n ot a p pro ve d f o r u se w it h a r o of c a rrie r, it m ay
ca u se a cc id en ts o r in ju rie s.
●N eve r f it a r o of l u g gag e c a rrie r t o t h e v e h ic le .
●A r o of c a rrie r t h at is f it te d n eve rt h ele ss m ay b eco m e l o ose w hil s t t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n
an d f a ll f ro m t h e v e h ic le r o of.
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Se cu rin g a n y k in d o f r o of c a rrie r c a n c a u se c o n sid era b le d am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le .
R oof c a rrie r
Inf orm atio n on the r o of c a rrie r

Th e v e h ic le is n ot a p pro ve d f o r t o w in g a t ra il e r. I t is n ot p erm it te d t o r e tro fit a t o w in g b ra cke t.
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Fit tin g a t o w in g b ra cke t o n t h e v e h ic le w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in o p era tio n c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts
a n d c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r f it a t o w in g b ra cke t o n t h e v e h ic le .
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Fit tin g t o w in g b ra cke ts c a n l e ad t o s e rio us v e h ic le d am ag e.
T o w ing a t ra il e r
Inf orm atio n on to w ing a t ra il e r

Th e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r c o n sis ts o f a r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g a n d a m oun tin g f o r t h e
b all c o up lin g b eh in d t h e n um ber p la te h old er. T h e s y ste m w as d eve lo p ed e sp ecia lly f o r c a rry in g a
b ic y cle c a rrie r w it h u p t o t w o b ic y cle s.
T h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r is n ot d esig ned f o r t o w ed l o ad s a n d m ust t h ere fo re n eve r b e
use d f o r p ullin g a t ra il e r o r f o r t o w in g a v e h ic le →  .
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In co rre ct u se o f t h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r 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 t h e v e h ic le .
●U se t h e s u p plie d b all c o up lin g o n ly f o r m oun tin g a b ic y cle c a rrie r.
●D o n ot u se t h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r f o r p ullin g l o ad s.
P re p ara tio n fo r b ic y cle c a rrie r
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Fit ting t he r e m ova b le b all c o up ling
F ig . 1 F o ld d ow n t h e n um ber p la te h old er.

Th e r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g is l o ca te d in t h e t ra n sp ort b ag in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
S te p 1 : p re p ara tio ns
Fig . 2 O ve rv ie w : r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g.
1B all c o up lin g
2H an dw heel
3C en trin g d evic e
4S h an k
5R eta in in g b alls
6K ey
7Ga p (p re -te n sio n ed b all c o up lin g)
8W hit e m ark in g o n b all c o up lin g
9Gr een m ark in g o n h an dw heel
1 0R ed m ark in g o n h an dw heel