VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

—Befo re u sin g t h e r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g f o r t h e f ir s t t im e, m ake a n ote o f t h e n um ber
sta m ped o n t h e k e y. T h is c a n b e u se d t o o bta in a r e p la ce m en t k e y if y o u l o se t h e k e y.
—F o ld d ow n t h e n um ber p la te h old er →  Fig . 1.
—R em ove t h e s e alin g p lu g f ro m t h e b all c o up lin g m oun tin g a n d s to w it in t h e v e h ic le .
—C heck t o e n su re t h at t h e m oun tin g, h an dw heel →  Fig . 2 2, s h an k 4 a n d t h e r e ta in in g b alls
5 o f t h e b all c o up lin g a re a ll c le an a n d n ot d am ag ed →  . C le an if n ece ssa ry .
S te p 2 : p re -t e n sio nin g t h e b all c o up lin g
Th e b all c o up lin g c a n not b e f it te d p ro p erly u n le ss it is p re -te n sio n ed .
—Gra sp t h e b all c o up lin g n eck u n dern eath t h e b all c o up lin g →  Fig . 2 1 w it h o n e h an d.
—Fo ld o p en t h e l o ck c o ve r a n d in se rt t h e k e y 6 in t h e l o ck .
—Tu rn t h e k e y 6 c lo ck w is e .
—U se y o ur o th er h an d t o p ull o ut t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w A a n d h old it in
t h is p osit io n →  .
—Tu rn t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w B u n til it e n gag es. T h e b all c o up lin g is n ow
p re -te n sio n ed . T h e r e d m ark in g 1 0 o n t h e h an dw heel m ust p oin t t o w ard s t h e w hit e m ark in g
8 o n t h e b all c o up lin g. T h e h an dw heel is c le arly v is ib le in f ro n t o f t h e b all c o up lin g. T h e g ap
b etw een t h em is a p pro xim ate ly 4  m m 7.
—Check t o s e e w heth er a ll r e ta in in g b alls 5 c a n b e p re sse d f u lly in to t h e b all c o up lin g s h an k 
4.
S te p 3 : a tta ch in g t h e p re -t e n sio ned b all c o up lin g t o t h e v e h ic le
D o n ot t o uch t h e h an dw heel o n ce t h e b all c o up lin g h as b een p re -te n sio n ed . W hen e n gag ed , t h e
h an dw heel w il l s p rin g b ack t o it s o rig in al p osit io n a n d c o uld c a u se in ju ry →  .
—Gui de t h e p re -te n sio n ed r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g in to t h e m oun tin g t u b e.
—P ush t h e b all c o up lin g f ir m ly in to t h e t u b e u n til it e n gag es. B oth c e n trin g d evic e s →  Fig . 2 3
m ust e n gag e in t h e m oun tin g p oin ts o n t h e v e h ic le .
—T h e h an dw heel 2 h as n ow r e tu rn ed t o it s o rig in al p osit io n . T h ere is n o l o n ger a g ap b etw een
th e h an dw heel a n d t h e b all c o up lin g.
—Tu rn t h e k e y 6 a n tic lo ck w is e in t h e h an dw heel a n d r e m ove it .
—If t h e s e ttin g is c o rre ct, y o u w il l n ot b e a b le t o t u rn t h e h an dw heel 2 o r p ull it o ut.
—C lo se t h e l o ck c o ve r a n d s to w t h e k e y in t h e t ra n sp ort b ag .
S te p 4 : s a fe ty c h eck
Befo re f it tin g a b ic y cle c a rrie r, c h eck if t h e b all c o up lin g is f ix e d c o rre ctly .
—T h e g re en m ark in g →  Fig . 2 9 o n t h e h an dw heel m ust p oin t t o w ard s t h e w hit e m ark in g 8
on t h e b all c o up lin g.
—Th e h an dw heel 2 m ust r e st o n t h e b all c o up lin g a n d t h ere m ust b e n o g ap b etw een t h em .

—Sh ake o r p ull t h e b all c o up lin g 1 o utw ard s w it h s o m e f o rc e . I t m ust s it f ir m ly in t h e
m oun tin g →  .
—Th e l o ck m ust b e l o cke d a n d t h e k e y 6 r e m ove d .
—Th e l o ck c o ve r m ust c o ve r t h e l o ck in t h e l o ck in g l e ve r.
W AR N IN G
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 in ju rie s a n d a cc id en ts .
●U se t h e b all c o up lin g o n ly if it is p ro p erly s e cu re d .
●Th e b all c o up lin g is h eavy. W hen c h eck in g w heth er it is s e cu re , t h e b all c o up lin g c o uld f a ll
o ff a n d c a u se in ju rie s.
●If t h e b all c o up lin g c a n not b e f it te d , h ave t h e p re p ara tio n f o r a b ic y cle c a rrie r c h ecke d b y a
q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
●D o n ot u se a b ic y cle c a rrie r if t h e b all c o up lin g d oes n ot e n gag e p ro p erly o r if y o u a re u n ab le
t o p re -te n sio n it .
●D o n ot u se a b ic y cle c a rrie r if y o u a re u n ab le t o r e m ove t h e k e y f ro m t h e h an dw heel o n ce
th e b all c o up lin g h as b een m oun te d . T h is m ean s t h at b all c o up lin g is n ot l o cke d p ro p erly .
●A lw ays f a ste n t h e b all c o up lin g s e cu re ly in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t o n ce it h as b een
re m ove d .
N OTIC E
●Th e m oun tin g o n t h e v e h ic le , h an dw heel, s h an k a n d b all c o up lin g r e ta in in g b alls m ust a ll b e
cle an a n d u n dam ag ed . O th erw is e y o u m ay n ot b e a b le t o l o ck t h e b all c o up lin g s e cu re ly .
●D o n ot a im a h ig h-p re ssu re h ose o r s te am c le an er d ir e ctly a t t h e b all c o up lin g m oun tin g.
Th is c o uld w ash t h e g re ase r e q uir e d f o r l u b ric a tio n o ut o f t h e m oun tin g.

—Fo ld o p en t h e l o ck c o ve r a n d in se rt t h e k e y 6 in t h e l o ck .
—Tu rn t h e k e y 6 c lo ck w is e .
—H old t h e b all c o up lin g 1 t ig htly in o n e h an d →  .
—Use y o ur o th er h an d t o p ull o ut t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w A a n d h old it in
t h is p osit io n .
—Tu rn t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h e d ir e ctio n o f a rro w B u n til it e n gag es.
—H old t h e h an dw heel 2 in t h is p osit io n a n d p ull t h e b all c o up lin g o ut o f t h e m oun tin g. T h e
ball c o up lin g is n ow p re -te n sio n ed .
—R ele ase t h e h an dw heel 2 a n d s to w t h e p re -te n sio n ed b all c o up lin g s a fe ly in t h e t ra n sp ort
b ag . S e cu re t h e b ag a t o n e o f t h e f a ste n in g r in gs in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
—In se rt t h e s e alin g p lu g in to t h e b all c o up lin g m oun tin g.
R em oving t he b all c o up ling
F ig . 1 O ve rv ie w : r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g.

—Fo ld u p t h e n um ber p la te h old er.
W AR N IN G
Th e r e m ova b le b all c o up lin g is h eavy. T h e b all c o up lin g c a n f a ll d ow n w hen it is b ein g r e m ove d
an d c a u se c ru sh in ju rie s.
●A lw ays t a ke c a re w hen r e m ovin g t h e b all c o up lin g.

Only b ic y cle c a rrie rs t h at h ave b een a p pro ve d b y V olk sw ag en f o r t h e v e h ic le m ust b e u se d .
M oun t t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r in a cco rd an ce w it h t h e m an ufa ctu re r's a sse m bly in stru ctio n s.
A m axim um o f t w o b ic y cle s m ay b e m oun te d o n t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r →  . P osit io n h eavy b ic y cle s
as c lo se t o t h e v e h ic le (b all c o up lin g) a s p ossib le .
M axim um l o ad
Th e m axim um l o ad (c a rrie r s y ste m in clu d in g l o ad ) o f t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r f it te d o n t h e b all c o up lin g
is 5 5 k g.
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct u se o f a b ic y cle c a rrie r m oun te d o n t h e b all c o up lin g 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 a n d in ju rie s.
●R ead a n d a lw ays o b se rv e t h e a sse m bly in stru ctio n s p ro vid ed b y t h e b ic y cle c a rrie r
m an ufa ctu re r.
●N eve r e xce ed t h e s p ecif ie d l o ad a n d o ve rh an g.
●N eve r s e cu re a b ic y cle c a rrie r o n t h e b all n eck b elo w t h e b all h ead . T h e b ic y cle c a rrie r c o uld
s lip d ue t o t h e s h ap e o f t h e b all n eck .
N OTIC E
Con sid era b le v e h ic le d am ag e c o uld o cc u r if t h e m axim um p erm it te d l o ad s p ecif ie d in t h e
m an ufa ctu re r's a sse m bly in stru ctio n s o r t h e o ve rh an g is e xce ed ed .
●N eve r e xce ed t h e v a lu es s p ecif ie d in t h e a sse m bly in stru ctio n s.
V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds t h at y o u r e m ove a ll a d d-o n p art s f ro m t h e b ic y cle s b efo re
s e ttin g o ff. T h is in clu d es b ic y cle b ag s a n d b ask e ts , c h il d s e ats o r b atte rie s. T h is h elp s
im pro ve t h e c a rrie r s y ste m 's w in d l o ad a n d c e n tre o f g ra vit y .
B ic y cle c a rrie r o n the b all c o up ling

Ove rv ie w o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m
Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m c o n sis ts , a m on g o th er t h in gs, o f t h e f o llo w in g c o m pon en ts :
—H ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—P ow er e le ctro n ic s.
—E le ctric m oto r.
—H ig h-v o lt a g e a ir c o n dit io n in g c o m pre ss o r.
—C harg er f o r h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—C harg in g s o cke t f o r h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—O ra n ge-c o lo ure d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s a n d c o n necto rs .
—H ig h v o lt a g e h eate r.
—D C/D C c o nve rt e r.
H ig h- vo lt a g e b atte ry
N ote s o n the hi gh- vo lt a g e s y ste m
S afe ty no te s

DAN GE R
Th e v o lt a g e o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m is d an gero us a n d c a n c a u se b urn s o r o th er in ju rie s a n d
eve n l e ad t o a f a ta l e le ctric s h ock .
●Yo u s h ould a lw ays a ssu m e t h at t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is c h arg ed a n d t h at a ll h ig h-v o lt a g e
co m pon en ts a re l iv e . T h is c a n a ls o b e t h e c a se w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff.
●N eve r t o uch d am ag ed c o m pon en ts o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m o r a llo w je w elle ry o r o th er
m eta l o b je cts t o c o m e in to c o n ta ct w it h t h ese c o m pon en ts . D am ag e is n ot v is ib le in a ll
c a se s.
●N eve r c a rry o ut w ork o n t h e o ra n ge-c o lo ure d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s o r t h e o th er h ig h-v o lt a g e
co m pon en ts . A ny w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e c a rrie d o ut o n ly b y a u th oris e d
q ualif ie d w ork sh op s w it h c o rre sp on din g a p pro va l f o r t h is w ork .
●N eve r d am ag e, c h an ge o r r e m ove t h e o ra n ge-c o lo ure d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s o r d is c o n nect
th em f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e n etw ork .
●N eve r o p en , m od if y o r r e m ove t h e c o ve r o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
●N eve r c a rry o ut w ork w it h c u ttin g, f o rm in g a n d s h arp -e d ged t o ols o r h eat s o urc e s in t h e
vic in it y o f h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts a n d h ig h-v o lt a g e c a b le s. W ork o n a n d in t h e v ic in it y o f
th e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e p erfo rm ed o n ly b y a u th oris e d q ualif ie d w ork sh op s.
●A ny g ase s e m it te d b y o r e sc a p in g f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ay b e t o xic o r f la m m ab le .
●D am ag e t o t h e v e h ic le o r t o t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c o uld l e ad t o a l e ak o f t o xic g ase s o r
flu id s, e it h er im med ia te ly o r a t a l a te r t im e. T h ese e m it te d g ase s c o uld a ls o p ote n tia lly
c a u se a f ir e . D o n ot in hale t h ese g ase s.
●N eve r t o uch t h e f lu id s t h at l e ak f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
●In t h e e ve n t o f a f ir e , m ove a w ay f ro m t h e h aza rd a re a a n d c a ll t h e f ir e s e rv ic e .
●A lw ays in fo rm a n y a tte n din g f ir e a n d e m erg en cy s e rv ic e s t h at t h e v e h ic le is f it te d w it h a
h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
W AR N IN G
Unqualif ie d w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m a n d o n h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts c a n l e ad t o
m alf u n ctio n s, a cc id en ts a n d in ju rie s.
●A ny w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e c a rrie d o ut o n ly b y a u th oris e d q ualif ie d
w ork sh op s w it h c o rre sp on din g a p pro va l f o r t h is w ork .
N OTIC E
A ft e r a n a cc id en t, o r a ft e r t h e u n ders id e o f t h e v e h ic le h as s tru ck a n o b sta cle , t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e
batte ry m ust b e c h ecke d b y a p pro p ria te ly q ualif ie d a n d t ra in ed e xp ert s .

Warn in g s ig ns o n t h e v e h ic le
T h e f o llo w in g c o m pon en ts m ay b e m ark e d w it h t h e il lu stra te d w arn in g s ig ns →  Fig . 1, →  Fig . 2,
→  Fig . 3 a n d →  Fig . 4:
—C ove rs a n d c a p s o ve r h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts .
—A ll h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts in clu d in g t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
—U nder t h e b on net.
A ll w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m m ust b e c a rrie d o ut b y a p ro fe ssio n al w ork sh op w it h
a p pro p ria te ly q ualif ie d a n d t ra in ed p ers o n nel, in a cco rd an ce w it h t h e V olk sw ag en Gu id elin es (→
In t h e e n gin e c o m part m en t).
O bse rv e t h e a d dit io n al in fo rm atio n o n h an dlin g s tic ke rs o n t h e v e h ic le (→ In fo rm atio n s tic ke rs
a n d p la te s).
F ig . 1 W arn in g s ig n f o r h ig h v o lt a g es.
F ig . 2 W arn in g s ig n f o r h ig h-v o lt a g e c o m pon en ts .
T h e w arn in g s ig ns →  Fig . 1 a n d →  Fig . 2 in dic a te t h e p re se n ce o f h ig h v o lt a g e.
W arni ng s ig ns f o r hi gh vo lt a g e

Fig . 3 W arn in g s ig n f o r h ot s u rf a ce s.
P art s o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e s y ste m c a n b eco m e v e ry h ot a n d m ust n ot b e t o uch ed →  Fig . 3.
F ig . 4 W arn in g s ig n o n h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
T h ere is a w arn in g s ig n o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry t h at w arn s a b out t h e d an gers o f h ig h
vo lt a g es →  Fig . 4.

Key t o →  Fig . 4:
1H ig h v o lt a g es c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s o r d eath . N eve r t o uch t h e b atte ry t e rm in als w it h
y o ur f in gers , t o ols , je w elle ry o r a n y m eta l o b je cts .
2T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c o n ta in s d an g ero us l iq uid a n d s o lid s u b sta n ce s. S e rio us c h em ic a l
b urn s a n d b lin dness c a n b e c a u se d if it o utg asse s. S u it a b le e ye p ro te ctio n a n d p ro te ctiv e
clo th in g s h ould a lw ays b e w orn w hen p erfo rm in g w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry t o
p re ve n t t h e b atte ry f lu id c o m in g in c o n ta ct w it h s k in a n d e ye s. I f s k in o r e ye s c o m e in to
c o n ta ct w it h b atte ry f lu id , r in se t h e a ffe cte d a re as w it h c le an f lo w in g w ate r f o r a t l e ast 1 5
m in ute s a n d s e ek a d octo r im med ia te ly .
3T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n b urn . T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ust n eve r b e e xp ose d t o f ir e ,
sp ark s o r n ake d f la m es. A lw ays h an dle t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry w it h c a re t o a vo id d am ag e
an d f lu id l e aks.
4A lw ays k e ep c h il d re n a w ay f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
5Y o u w il l f in d f u rt h er in fo rm atio n a n d w arn in gs in t h e o w ner's m an ual a n d in t h e w ork sh op
lit e ra tu re .
6In co rre ct h an dlin g o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s o r d eath . U nder n o
cir c u m sta n ce s r e m ove t h e l id f ro m t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry n or d is a sse m ble t h e h ig h-
vo lt a g e b atte ry .
7In co rre ct h an dlin g o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s o r d eath . H ave
m ain te n an ce w ork o n t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry p erfo rm ed exc lu siv e ly b y p ro p erly q ualif ie d
an d t ra in ed s p ecia lis t s ta ff. N eve r m ake m od if ic a tio n s t o t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry . T h e
op en ed h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ust n ot c o m e in to c o n ta ct w it h w ate r o r o th er l iq uid s.
Li quid s c a n c a u se s h ort- c ir c u it s , e le ctric s h ock s a n d b urn s.