VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

NOTIC E
B efo re d riv in g a b ro ad , f in d o ut a b out t h e c o rre ct c h arg in g c a b le a n d t h e m axim um p erm is sib le
c h arg in g c u rre n t. I f p ossib le , u se t h e c h arg in g c a b le s u p plie d in t h e c o un try c o n ce rn ed .
C harg in g c a b le s u p plie d o uts id e N orw ay o ft e n c a n not b e u se d f o r r e ch arg in g f ro m m ain s
so cke ts in N orw ay. N orw eg ia n c h arg in g c a b le s d o n ot h ave a w arn in g l a m p  →  Fig . 2 1
d ue t o d if fe re n ce s in t h e p ow er g rid .
If t h e v e h ic le is c o n necte d t o t h e p ow er g rid v ia a n a d dit io n al c o n nectio n o r is l o ca te d in
d ir e ct p ro xim it y t o h ig h-v o lt a g e l in es d urin g t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss, c h arg in g a t a m ain s
so cke t m ay n ot b e p ossib le . A ddit io n al c o n nectio n s t o t h e p ow er g rid :
−C on nectio n o f a c h arg er f o r 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry .
−C on ta ct w it h w ork in g e q uip m en t c o n necte d t o t h e p ow er g rid , e .g . l if t in g p la tfo rm .

Th e e le ctric d riv e m oto r o f t h e v e h ic le is p ow ere d v ia a h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry l o ca te d u n der t h e
p asse n ger c o m part m en t →  Fig . 1.
V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds c h arg in g t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry a t a c h arg in g s ta tio n o r w all b ox
w it h a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C) a n d w it h m axim um c h arg in g p ow er →  . T h is r e su lt s in h ig her
effic ie n cy c o m pare d w it h c h arg in g u sin g a m ain s s o cke t.
C heck lis t
✓T h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m h as b een d eactiv a te d (→ Deactiv a tin g t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m).
✓T h e c h arg in g c a b le a n d c h arg in g in fra stru ctu re a re in f a u lt - fre e a n d t e ste d c o n dit io n .
A C c h arg in g a t a c h arg in g s ta tio n o r w all b ox
Charg in g c a n t a ke p la ce w it h m axim um A C c h arg in g p ow er a t a p ub lic o r d om estic a lly in sta lle d
ch arg in g s ta tio n o r w all b ox. A c h arg in g c a rd m ay b e r e q uir e d a t p ub lic c h arg in g s ta tio n s.
A C c h arg in g a t a m ain s s o ck e t
C ha rg ing t he hi gh- vo lt a g e b atte ry
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic
F ig . 1 U ndern eath t h e p asse n ger c o m part m en t: l o ca tio n o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry

Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n b e c h arg ed a t h om e f ro m a m ain s s o cke t. T h e e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n
m ust h ave b een t e ste d a n d m ust b e f a u lt - fre e →  . A l o n ger c h arg in g t im e m ust b e p la n n ed
th an f o r c h arg in g a t a c h arg in g s ta tio n o r w all b ox.
D C c h arg in g a t a c h arg in g s ta tio n
Charg in g t a ke s p la ce w it h h ig h c u rre n ts a t c h arg in g s ta tio n s w it h d ir e ct c u rre n t (D C). N o
ad dit io n al c h arg in g c a b le is r e q uir e d . A c h arg in g c a rd m ay b e r e q uir e d .
O bse rv e t h e n ote s o n f re q uen t c h arg in g w it h d ir e ct c u rre n t (D C) →  .
Resid ua l c ur re n t p ro te ctio n
Th e v e h ic le is p ro te cte d a g ain st d ir e ct c u rre n t r e sid ual c u rre n ts (D C r e sid ual c u rre n t). T h is
p re ve n ts D C r e sid ual c u rre n ts t h at m ay b e p ro d uce d w hen c h arg in g f ro m f lo w in g v ia t h e
ch arg in g c a b le in to t h e d om estic e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n .
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct b atte ry c h arg in g, f a il u re t o o b se rv e t h e s a fe ty in stru ctio n s o r in 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 h ort c ir c u it s , e le ctric s h ock s, e xp lo sio n s, f ir e , s e rio us b urn s a n d
in ju rie s a n d d eath .
●A lw ays a d here t o t h e s tip ula te d s e q uen ce o f s te p s in o rd er t o a vo id t h e r is k o f a n e le ctric
s h ock a n d s e rio us in ju rie s c a u se d b y r e sid ual e n erg y in t h e e le ctric a l s to ra g e s y ste m .
●Charg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry o n ly a t p ro p erly in sta lle d , t e ste d a n d u n dam ag ed m ain s
so cke ts a s w ell a s a t a f a u lt - fre e e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n . H ave t h e m ain s s o cke ts a n d e le ctric a l
in sta lla tio n c h ecke d b y a q ualif ie d p ro fe ss io n al o n a r e g ula r b asis .
●N eve r c h arg e t h e v e h ic le in a re as a t r is k o f e xp lo sio n . C om pon en ts o f t h e c h arg in g c a b le c a n
ca u se s p ark s a n d t h us ig nit e f la m mab le o r e xp lo siv e v a p ours .
●N eve r u se d am ag ed c h arg in g c o n necto rs o r c a b le s. A lw ays c h eck c h arg in g c o n necto rs a n d
ca b le s f o r d am ag e b efo re u se .
●N eve r u se t h e c h 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 a d 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.
●A lw ays p ro te ct e le ctric a l c o n necto rs a g ain st d ir e ct in gre ss o f w ate r, m ois tu re a n d o th er
liq uid s.
●F o r s a fe ty r e aso n s, n o o th er w ork s h ould b e c a rrie d o ut in o r o n t h e v e h ic le d urin g t h e
ch arg in g p ro ce ss.
●A lw ays e n d t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss b efo re d is c o n nectin g t h e m ain s p lu g . O th erw is e , t h e
ch arg in g c a b le a n d t h e e le ctric a l in sta lla tio n c o uld b e d am ag ed .
●N eve r c h arg e m ult ip le v e h ic le s o n t h e s o cke ts in a s in gle f u se c ir c u it a t t h e s a m e t im e. U se a
d if fe re n t f u se c ir c u it f o r c h arg in g o th er v e h ic le s. A lw ays c o m ply w it h t h e p ow er r a tin g f o r
th e f u se c ir c u it b ein g u se d . I f n ece ssa ry , c o n ta ct a q ualif ie d e le ctric ia n .
W AR N IN G
Driv in g w hen t h e c h arg e l e ve l o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is t o o l o w c a n l e ad t o t h e v e h ic le
b re akin g d ow n w hen in t ra ffic , a n d c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
N OTIC E
Fast c h arg in g w it h d ir e ct c u rre n t (D C) u se s a v e ry h ig h c h arg in g p ow er. F re q uen t f a st c h arg in g
ca n p erm an en tly r e d uce t h e c h arg in g c a p acit y o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
●Y o u s h ould p rim aril y c h arg e t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry a t a c h arg in g s ta tio n o r w all b ox u sin g
alt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C).

Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n o n ly b e c h arg ed a t c h arg in g s ta tio n s t h at m eet t h e
re q uir e m en ts o f t h e c o rre sp on din g c o un try a n d a t l e ast t h e f o llo w in g s ta n dard s:
−IE C 6 1851 a n d I E C 6 2196 (E uro p e).
−GB /T 1 8487 a n d GB /T 2 0234 (C hin a) in t h e 2 015 v e rs io n .
−SA E J 1 772 (J a p an ).
−SA E J 1 772 (U SA a n d C an ad a).
C harg in g o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n b e s u b je ct t o l im it a tio n s in v e ry l o w a n d v e ry
h ig h t e m pera tu re c o n dit io n s.

Charg in g s ta tio n , w all b ox, m ain s s o cke t: T h e v e h ic le ’s h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n b e c h arg ed w it h
a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C) v ia t h e t o p c o n nectio n in t h e c h arg in g s o cke t →  Fig . 1 2 ( → Charg in g
op era tio n s).
C onnectin g t h e c h arg e c a b le
—F ir s t c o n nect t h e c h arg in g c a b le t o t h e p ow er s u p ply o r t a ke it o ut o f t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n o r
w all b ox. U nw in d c h arg in g c a b le c o m ple te ly .
—C harg in g c a b le f o r m ain s s o cke ts : T h e p ro te ctiv e d evic e w il l c a rry o ut a s e lf - te st (→ Charg in g
ca b le f o r m ain s s o cke ts).
—W it h t h e v e h ic le u n lo cke d , p re ss a t t h e r e ar r ig ht o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p t o o p en t h e f la p
→  Fig . 1.
A C c ha rg ing ( c ha rg ing s ta tio n, m ains s o ck e t)
Fig . 1 B eh in d t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p a t t h e r e ar r ig ht: c h arg in g s o cke t (s c h em atic d ia g ra m ).
1Charg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y w it h il lu m in atio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o cke t (→ Charg in g p ro ce ss
d is p la y).
2C harg in g s o cke t.
T h e r e ctif ie r in sta lle d in t h e v e h ic le c o nve rt s t h e p ow er f ro m t h e p ub lic A C n etw ork in to d ir e ct
c u rre n t.

—In se rt t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r in to t h e c h arg in g s o cke t e n su rin g t h at it is in se rt e d s tra ig ht
→  Fig . 1 2. C heck w heth er t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is in se rt e d a ll t h e w ay →  Fig . 2.
F ig . 2 A t t h e c h arg in g s o cke t: f u lly p lu g ged c h arg in g c o n necto r (s c h em atic d ia g ra m ).
Th e c h arg in g c o n necto r is l o cke d a u to m atic a lly .
T h e LE D l ig ht u n it (c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y) o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t b lin ks o r f la sh es w hit e (→
C harg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y).
W hen t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is c o n necte d , a s c re en w it h c h arg in g in fo rm atio n w il l b e o p en ed in
t h 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). M ake s e ttin gs f o r t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss
if n ece ssa ry .
S ta rt in g t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss a ut om atic a lly
If n o d ep art u re t im e h as b een p ro g ra m med , c h arg in g w il l s ta rt im med ia te ly (→ Veh ic le s e ttin gs
m en u). T h e c h arg in g s ta tio n o r w all b ox m ay n eed t o b e e n ab le d .
Th e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is c h arg ed f u lly o r u p t o t h e s e t u p per b atte ry c h arg e l im it (→ Tim er-
c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
D ur in g c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t p uls e s g re en →  Fig . 1 1.
T h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is l o cke d d urin g c h arg in g a n d c a n not b e r e m ove d .
E nd in g t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss
Charg in g c a n b e e n ded b efo re t h e d esir e d c h arg e l e ve l is r e ach ed :

■To uch t h e f u n ctio n b utto n o n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m s c re en .
To uch t h e  f u n ctio n b utto n t o r e sta rt t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss.
A ft e r c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t l ig hts u p g re en w hen t h e d esir e d c h arg e
le ve l h as b een r e ach ed .
R em ovin g t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r:
—U nlo ck t h e v e h ic le .
—D is c o n nect t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r f ro m t h e s o cke t w it h in 3 0 s e co n ds.
—O R: if t h e s e ttin g A uto m atic a lly r e le a se c o n necto r is a ctiv a te d 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), t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r w il l b e u n lo cke d a u to m atic a lly a ft e r t h e e n d o f
ch arg in g.
—D is c o n nect t h e c h arg in g c a b le f ro m t h e p ow er s u p ply .
—C lo se t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p s o t h at it e n gag es a u d ib ly .

Pub lic f a st c h arg in g s ta tio n : t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry c a n b e c h arg ed w it h dir e ct c u rre n t (D C) a t a
c o rre sp on din g c h arg in g s ta tio n . T h is s ig nif ic a n tly s h ort e n s t h e c h arg in g t im e.
T h e p erm an en tly in sta lle d c h arg in g c a b le o f t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n m ust b e s h ort e r t h an
3 0 m etre s.
C onnectin g t h e c h arg e c a b le
C harg in g t a ke s p la ce v ia t h e b otto m c o n nectio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o cke t.
—W it h t h e v e h ic le u n lo cke d , p re ss a t t h e r e ar r ig ht o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p t o o p en t h e f la p
→  Fig . 1.
—R em ove t h e p ro te ctiv e c a p f ro m t h e b otto m c o n nectio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o cke t →  Fig . 1 3.
D C c ha rg ing
F ig . 1 B eh in d t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p a t t h e r e ar r ig ht: c h arg in g s o cke t (s c h em atic d ia g ra m ).
Key t o →  Fig . 1:
1C harg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y w it h il lu m in atio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o cke t (→ Charg in g o p era tio n s).
2C harg in g s o cke t.
3P ro te ctiv e c a p .
Th e a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t is c o nve rt e d in to d ir e ct c u rre n t o uts id e t h e v e h ic le . A s ig nif ic a n tly
h ig her c h arg in g p ow er is a ch ie ve d c o m pare d w it h A C c h arg in g.

—Plu g t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r o f t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n in to t h e c h arg in g s o cke t →  Fig . 1 2.
T h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is l o cke d a u to m atic a lly .
T h e LE D l ig ht u n it (c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y) o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t b lin ks o r f la sh es w hit e (→
C harg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y).
S ta rt in g c h arg in g a ut om atic a lly
E nab le t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n →  .
NOTIC 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 .
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss s ta rt s im med ia te ly .
D ur in g c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t p uls e s g re en →  Fig . 1 1.
T h e c h arg in g c o n necto r is l o cke d d urin g c h arg in g a n d c a n not b e r e m ove d .
E nd in g c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss c a n b e e n ded d ir e ctly a t t h e c h arg in g s ta tio n .
A ft e r c h arg in g
Th e c h arg in g p ro ce ss d is p la y o n t h e c h arg in g s o cke t l ig hts u p g re en w hen t h e d esir e d c h arg e
le ve l h as b een r e ach ed .
Th e c h arg in g c o n necto r is a u to m atic a lly u n lo cke d w hen t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss h as b een e n ded .
— R em ove t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r f ro m t h e c h arg in g s o cke t.
—F it t h e p ro te ctiv e c a p o n t h e b otto m c o n nectio n o f t h e c h arg in g s o cke t →  Fig . 1 3.
—C lo se t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p s o t h at it e n gag es a u d ib ly .
S ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g o f t h e v e h ic le v ia a c h arg in g s ta tio n is o n ly p ossib le d urin g
ch arg in g. S ta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g w il l b e e n ded a ft e r t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss.
A lt e rn ativ e ly , t h e “ A ir c o n dit io n in g w it h out e xte rn al p ow er s u p ply ” s e ttin g in t h e
In fo ta in m en t s y ste m c a n b e u se d (→ Sta tio n ary a ir c o n dit io n in g).

Cha rg ing i nf orm atio n in t he I nf ota inme nt s y ste m
Fig . 1 I n t h e I n fo ta in m en t s y ste m : c h arg in g in fo rm atio n f o r im med ia te c h arg in g a n d t im e-
co n tro lle d c h arg in g (il lu stra tio n ).
1C harg in g l o ca tio n (o n ly f o r t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
2Sta rt o r e n d c h arg in g.
3R ed uce c h arg in g c u rre n t, e .g . if o th er e le ctric a l c o n su m ers a re o p era te d s im ult a n eo usly v ia
o n e c ir c u it . T h e c h arg in g p ow er is r e d uce d a n d t h e c h arg in g t im e is e xte n ded a s a r e su lt .
P ossib le o n ly f o r c h arg in g w it h a n a lt e rn atin g c u rre n t (A C).
4A uto m atic a lly r e le ase t h e c h arg in g c o n necto r a ft e r t h e e n d o f c h arg in g. T h is f u n ctio n
sh ould b e u se d o n ly a t a c h arg in g s ta tio n (A C) w it h p erm an en tly in sta lle d c h arg in g c a b le .
5Se t u p per b atte ry c h arg e l im it . T h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry is a u to m atic a lly c h arg ed t o a v a lu e
b etw een 5 0% a n d 1 00% . V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds c h arg in g u p t o a m axim um l e ve l o f 8 0%
in e ve ry d ay u se . O bse rv e t h e c a re in stru ctio n s f o r t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry (→ Hig h-v o lt a g e
co m pon en ts).
6S e t t h e l o w er b atte ry c h arg e l im it (o n ly f o r t im er- c o n tro lle d c h arg in g).
7C harg in g p ow er a s a r a n ge in cre ase in k m /h o r k m /m in , d ep en din g o n t h e c h arg in g
in fra stru ctu re a n d a m bie n t c o n dit io n s, e .g . o uts id e t e m pera tu re . T h e c h arg in g p ow er c a n
va ry d urin g t h e c h arg in g p ro ce ss. T h e c h arg in g p ow er w il l b e r e d uce d w hen t h e c h arg e l e ve l
is in a m in im um o r m axim um r a n ge d ue t o t h e c h ara cte ris tic s o f t h e h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry .
8C urre n t c h arg e l e ve l.