VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Corre ct h an dlin g o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry m ake s a s ig nif ic a n t c o n trib utio n m ain ta in in g it s
g ood a n d r e lia b le c o n dit io n in t h e l o n g t e rm . T h e s a m e a ls o a p plie s t o c h arg in g a n d s ta n din g
tim es o f t h e v e h ic le .
V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds o b se rv in g t h e f o llo w in g c a re in stru ctio n s:
—A vo id c o m ple te d is c h arg e o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry if p ossib le , e .g . d ue t o e xte n ded
sta n din g t im es w it h a l o w c h arg e l e ve l →  . T h e c h arg e l e ve l s h ould n ot f a ll b elo w 2 0% f o r
exte n ded p erio d s.
—D o n ot c h arg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry t o a l e ve l o f 1 00% in e ve ry d ay o p era tio n . F o r d ail y
c h arg in g, s e t a n u p per b atte ry c h arg e l im it in t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m w hic h c o rre sp on ds t o
re q uir e m en ts , e .g . 8 0% (→ Tim er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
—A vo id r e g ula r f a st c h arg in g w it h d ir e ct c u rre n t (D C) d ue t o t h e h ig h c h arg in g c u rre n ts .
T e m pera tur e b eh av io ur
Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry p ro vid es l e ss p ow er a t v e ry l o w t e m pera tu re s. I f t h e c h arg e l e ve l is a ls o
lo w , p ow er m ay b e s ig nif ic a n tly r e stric te d o n ly a s h ort t im e a ft e r d riv in g o ff.
—In f ro st c o n dit io n s, d o n ot p ark t h e v e h ic le f o r s e ve ra l h ours w it h a c h arg e l e ve l b elo w 4 0% (→
A lt e rn atin g c u rre n t ( A C)).
—U se t h e s ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g in g ood t im e t o im pro ve c o m fo rt a n d p erfo rm an ce ,
p art ic u la rly a t t e m pera tu re s b elo w - 1 5 °C (→ Sta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g).
N OTIC E
If t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d f o r a n e xte n ded p erio d w it h d is c h arg ed h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry , it is
p ossib le t h at t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry w il l n o l o n ger b e c h arg ed o r t h e v e h ic le w il l n o l o n ger
sta rt . I n t h e l o n g t e rm , ir re ve rs ib le d am ag e c a n b e c a u se d t o t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
●C harg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry a t r e g ula r in te rv a ls .
C are i ns tru ctio ns f o r t he hi gh- vo lt a g e b atte ry

Com patib il it y o f v e h ic le a n d c h arg in g i n fra struc tur e
Th e f o llo w in g s ig ns in a cco rd an ce w it h D IN E N 1 7186 p ro vid e in fo rm atio n o n w heth er t h e l o ca l
p ow er s u p ply is s u it a b le f o r t h e v e h ic le . T h e s ig ns a re l o ca te d o n t h e v e h ic le ’s c h arg in g s o cke t,
c o m pon en ts o f t h e l o ca l c h arg in g in fra stru ctu re (c h arg in g s ta tio n , s o cke t) a n d o n t h e c h arg in g
ca b le →  . T h e s ig ns r e fe r t o s ta n dard is e d c h arg in g s y ste m s in a cco rd an ce w it h D IN E N 6 2196.
S ig ns
Fig . 1 I d en tif ic a tio n f o r a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C) a n d T y p e 2 c o n necto r
 o n t h e v e h ic le a n d
 o n t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n .
Th e E uro p ean s ta n dard D IN E N 6 2196 -2 a p plie s t o c h arg in g w it h a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C) in a
l o w -v o lt a g e n etw ork u p t o 4 80 V .
Id ent if ic a tio n of e le ctric p ow er

Fig . 2 I d en tif ic a tio n f o r d ir e ct c u rre n t (D C) a n d C C S c o n necto r o n t h e v e h ic le
 w it h a v o lt a g e u p t o 5 00 v o lt s a n d
 u p t o 1 ,0 00 v o lt s .
T h e E uro p ean s ta n dard D IN E N 6 2196 -3 a p plie s t o c h arg in g w it h d ir e ct c u rre n t (D C) u p t o 8 50 V .
W AR N IN G
Charg in g a t u n te ste d e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n s c a n c a u se d am ag e a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●If n o s ig n is p re se n t o r if t h e c h arg in g in fra stru ctu re is u n kn ow n, y o u s h ould f ir s t c o n ta ct a
s p ecia lis t e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n c o m pan y.

Th e c h arg in g c a b le s u p plie d w it h t h e v e h ic le d ep en ds o n t h e s c o p e o f d eliv e ry a n d t h e c o un try -
sp ecif ic t e ch nic a l r e q uir e m en ts , e .g . c h arg in g c o n necto r c o n nectio n s f o r m ain s s o cke ts .
V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds u sin g on ly t h e s u p plie d c h arg in g c a b le →  .
Han dlin g t h e c h arg in g c a b le
—H an dle w it h c a re .
—D o n ot f o ld o r b en d o ve r s h arp e d ges.
—P ull o n ly a t t h e c o n necto rs .
H an dlin g t h e s a fe ty d evic e a n d t h e c h arg in g c o n necto rs
—F it t h e p ro te ctiv e c a p s a ft e r u se .
—P ro te ct a g ain st in te n se s u n lig ht (a m bie n t t e m pera tu re n ot h ig her t h an 5 0°C o r 1 22°F ).
—D o n ot d ro p .
—D o n ot im mers e in l iq uid .
W AR N IN G
Neve r u se d am ag ed c h arg in g c o n necto rs a n d c h arg in g c a b le s.
●A lw ays c h eck c h arg in g c o n necto rs a n d c a b le s f o r d am ag e b efo re u se .
●H ave t h e c h arg in g c a b le c h ecke d b y a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip if t h ere is a m alf u n ctio n .
W AR N IN G
Alw ays c o n nect t h e c h arg in g c a b le f o r m ain s s o cke ts d ir e ctly t o a m ain s s o cke t. N eve r u se t h e
ch arg in g c a b le t o g eth er w it h a n e xte n sio n c a b le , a c a b le r e el, a m ult ip le s o cke t o utle t o r a n
ad ap te r s u ch a s a r e g io n al a d ap te r o r t im er. I n ju rie s d ue t o f ir e c o uld b e in cu rre d o r t h e
ch arg in g c a b le o r t h e h ouse 's e le ctric a l s y ste m c o uld b eco m e d am ag ed .
W AR N IN G
If y o u a re n ot f a m il ia r w it h t h e e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n o r it h as n ot b een c h ecke d b y q ualif ie d
exp ert p ers o n nel, n eve r u se it f o r c h arg in g. I f t h e e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n is in p oor c o n dit io n , t h is
c a n c a u se s e rio us d am ag e, p art ic u la rly f ir e s.
●If a f a u lt o cc u rs o n t h e m ain s s o cke t o r e le ctric a l s y ste m , s e ek a ssis ta n ce f ro m a n e xp ert in
e le ctric a l s y ste m s.
N OTIC E
Th e c h arg in g c a b le m ay b e s u b je ct t o a r e g ula r t e stin g r e q uir e m en ts a s m ob il e e le ctric a l
e q uip m en t. A t e st a d ap te r is r e q uir e d .
C om ply w it h t h e m axim um l o ad f o r t h e s a fe ty c ir c u it u se d . I f t h e c h arg in g c a b le is
c o n necte d t o a m ain s s o cke t w it h o th er e le ctric a l c o n su m ers in t h e s a m e e le ctric a l
cir c u it , t h e f u se in t h e e le ctric a l c ir c u it c a n b e t rip ped .
C ha rg ing c a b le
I nt ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Charg in g c a b le s m ust b e d is p ose d o f in a n e n vir o n m en ta lly f rie n dly w ay a n d m ust n ot b e
dis p ose d o f a s h ouse h old w aste .

Th e m axim um c h arg in g c u rre n t is 1 6 A o r 3 2 A a n d d ep en ds o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t a n d t h e
su p plie d c h arg in g c a b le →  Charg in g c a b le f o r c h arg in g s ta tio n s w it h a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t ( A C).
C harg in g i n N orw ay
In N orw ay, t h ere a re m an y e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n s t h at a re c o n stru cte d a cco rd in g t o d if fe re n t
te ch nic a l r u le s t h an t h ose in p la ce in E uro p e.
O nly u se a c h arg in g c a b le w it h a c ro ss-s e ctio n o f 5  x  6  m m2 →  . P le ase n ote t h e in fo rm atio n
on t h e c h arg in g c a b le .
B efo re t ra ve llin g t o N orw ay, c h eck w heth er t h e c a rrie d c h arg in g c a b le f o r c h arg in g s ta tio n s
m eets t h e r e q uir e m en ts l is te d a b ove .
W AR N IN G
Charg in g t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry w it h a n u n su it a b le c h arg in g c a b le m ay l e ad t o s h ort c ir c u it s ,
se ve re in ju ry a n d f a ta l e le ctric s h ock s.
●D o n ot u se a c h arg in g c a b le if t h e c ro ss-s e ctio n is t o o s m all.
N OTIC E
Fo llo w t h e m an ufa ctu re r's in fo rm atio n a n d in stru ctio n s o n u sin g t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n .
C ha rg ing c a b le f o r c ha rg ing s ta tio ns w it h alt e rna tin g
cu rre nt ( A C)
Fig . 1 C harg in g c a b le f o r c h arg in g s ta tio n s w it h a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C).

Charg in g w it h a c h arg in g c a b le w it h a r a tin g o f 1 6 A is n ot p ossib le a t s o m e c h arg in g
sta tio n s t h at s u p port 3 2 A .

Cha rg ing c a b le f o r m ains s o ck e ts
Fig . 1 C harg in g c a b le f o r m ain s s o cke ts (il lu stra tio n )

Safe ty d ev ic e
Th e c h arg in g c o n necto r is d e-e n erg is e d b y t h e e le ctro n ic p ro te ctiv e d evic e   →  Fig . 2 u n til it is
in se rt e d in t h e v e h ic le 's c h arg in g s o cke t.
W hen t h e c h arg in g c a b le is c o n necte d t o a m ain s s o cke t, t h e p ro te ctiv e d evic e w il l a u to m atic a lly
p erfo rm a s e lf - te st. A ll w arn in g a n d in dic a to r l a m ps w il l b rie fly l ig ht u p a n d g o o ut o n e a ft e r
an oth er. T h e c u rre n t o p era tin g s ta tu s is t h en d is p la ye d .
S ta tus i n d ic a to r
Th e in dic a to r l a m ps f o r t h e s ta tu s in dic a to r l ig ht u p o r f la sh g re en .
Fig . 2 P ro te ctiv e d evic e o n t h e c h arg in g c a b le .
1In dic a to r l a m p f o r p lu g a n d p ow er s u p ply .
2In dic a to r l a m p f o r p ro te ctio n u n it
3I n dic a to r l a m p f o r v e h ic le
4F au lt w arn in g l a m p.

Dis p la y →  Fig . 2M ean in g
1 Li t u pC harg in g c a b le is c o n necte d t o t h e m ain s n etw ork .
1, 2 l it u p , 3
f la sh in g
H ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is b ein g c h arg ed .
1, 2 a n d 3 l it
u p
C harg in g p ro ce ss e n ded . H ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry h as b een c h arg ed .
D is p la y f o r i n cre a se d c h arg in g c a b le t e m pera tur e
Th e c h arg in g c a b le is e q uip ped w it h a t e m pera tu re m on it o rin g f u n ctio n . T h e t e m pera tu re
m on it o rin g f u n ctio n is t rig gere d if t h e c h arg in g c a b le o ve rh eats , e .g . d ue t o s to ra g e in a n
o ve rh eate d l u g gag e c o m part m en t o r s tro n g s u n lig ht.
If c h arg in g is s til l p ossib le , t h e w arn in g l a m p →  Fig . 2 4 f la sh es r e d in a d dit io n t o a s ta tu s
in dic a to r. T h e c h arg in g c u rre n t is a u to m atic a lly re d uce d. A s s o on a s t h e c h arg in g c a b le h as
co ole d d ow n e n oug h, t h e c h arg in g c u rre n t is in cre ase d a g ain .
If c h arg in g is in te rru p te d b y t h e s a fe ty d evic e , t h e s ta tu s in dic a to r g oes o ut a n d t h e in dic a to r
la m p f la sh es g re en . T h e w arn in g l a m p f la sh es r e d . R em ove t h e c h arg in g c a b le a n d l e ave it t o
c o ol. I f t h e e rro r o cc u rs a g ain , s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
L im it in g t h e c h arg e c ur re n t
Th e c h arg in g c a b le l im it s t h e c h arg in g c u rre n t c o rre sp on din g t o t h e a va il a b le p ow er s u p ply .
D ep en din g o n t h e c o un try -s p ecif ic m ain s s o cke ts , t h e m axim um c h arg in g c u rre n t m ay b e 6  A ,
8 A o r 1 0 A .
A r e d uce d o r m axim um c h arg in g c u rre n t c a n b e s e le cte d in t h e m en u in t h e v e h ic le s e ttin gs o f
th e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m (→ Tim er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
F aul t d is p la y s
If t h e w arn in g l a m p  →  Fig . 2 4 f la sh es o r l ig hts u p r e d w it h out a s ta tu s in dic a to r 1, 2 o r
3 b ein g l it c o n tin uo usly , t h ere is a f a u lt p re se n t. T h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss w il l b e in te rru p te d o r
ab ort e d . O bse rv e t h e f a u lt d is p la y a n d g o t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op if n ece ssa ry .
D is p la y →  Fig . 2M ean in g
1 f la sh in g, 4 l it
o r f la sh in g
Fau lt in t h e p ow er s u p ply .
2 f la sh in g, 4 l it
o r f la sh in g
Fau lt in t h e s a fe ty d evic e .
3 f la sh in g, 4 l it
o r f la sh in g
V eh ic le m alf u n ctio n .