VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

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Th e u se o f u n su it a b le o r d am ag ed w heel r im s c a n im pair v e h ic le s a fe ty a n d c a u se a cc id en ts a n d
se rio us in ju ry .
●O nly u se w heel r im s t h at h ave b een a p pro ve d f o r t h e v e h ic le .
●C heck t h e r im s r e g ula rly f o r d am ag e a n d r e p la ce a s n ece ssa ry .
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In co rre ct l o ose n in g a n d t ig hte n in g o f t h e b olt s o n w heel r im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs c a n c a u se
a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju ry .
●N eve r l o ose n t h e b olt s o n w heel r im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs.
●A ll w ork o n w heel r im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs m ust b e c a rrie d o ut b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
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 t h is p urp ose .

Fig . 1 S ym bols o n t h e t y re p re ssu re s tic ke r.
F ig . 2 O n t h e d riv e r d oor p il la r: t y re p re ssu re s tic ke r (a lt e rn ativ e ly o n t h e in sid e o f t h e c h arg in g
so cke t f la p ).
K ey t o Fig . 1:
AT y re p re ssu re f o r t h e t y re s o n t h e f ro n t a xle .
BTy re p re ssu re f o r t h e t y re s o n t h e r e ar a xle .
1N ote : c h eck t h e t y re p re ssu re w hen t h e t y re s a re c o ld .
T y re p re ssu re

2Ty re p re ssu re f o r p art ia l l o ad .
3V eh ic le -d ep en den t: c o m fo rt t y re p re ssu re f o r p art ia l l o ad .
4Ty re p re ssu re f o r f u ll l o ad .
Th e s tic ke r p ro vid es t h e c o rre ct t y re p re ss u re f o r a p pro ve d t y re s a n d is l o ca te d e it h er o n t h e
d riv e r d oor p il la r →  Fig . 2 o r in sid e t h e c h arg in g s o cke t f la p .
Th e a p peara n ce o f t h e s tic ke r m ay d if fe r b etw een v e h ic le s. I t m ay in clu d e a d dit io n al t y re s iz e s.
T h e w ro n g t y re p re ssu re w il l h ave a n eg ativ e e ffe ct o n t h e v e h ic le 's r e sp on se a n d l e ad t o h ig h
le ve ls o f w ear o r e ve n a b urs t t y re →  . T h e c o rre ct t y re p re ssu re is p art ic u la rly im port a n t a t
h ig h s p eed s.
C om fo rt t y re p re ssur e
Dep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le , t h e t y re p re ssu re s tic ke r m ay s h ow d eta il s o f a c o m fo rt t y re p re ssu re
→  Fig . 1 3. T h e c o m fo rt t y re p re ssu re a llo w s in cre ase d d riv in g c o m fo rt . E nerg y c o n su m ptio n
m ay in cre ase w hen d riv in g w it h c o m fo rt t y re p re ss u re .
C heck in g t h e t y re p re ssur e
—Check t h e t y re p re ssu re a t l e ast o n ce a m on th .
—A lw ays c h eck t h e t y re p re ssu re w hen t h e t y re s a re c o ld . T h e s p ecif ie d t y re p re ssu re a p plie s t o
c o ld t y re s. T y re p re ssu re is a lw ays h ig her in w arm t y re s t h an it is in c o ld t y re s. F o r t h is r e aso n ,
neve r r e d uce t h e p re ssu re in w arm t y re s t o a d ju st t h e t y re p re ss u re .
—A lw ays a d ju st t h e t y re p re ssu re t o t h e l o ad l e ve l →  Fig . 1 4.
—A ft e r a d ju stin g t h e t y re p re ssu re s, a lw ays s c re w t h e c a p s o n to t h e v a lv e s a n d o b se rv e t h e
in fo rm atio n o n t h e t y re m on it o rin g s y ste m .
—Alw ays u se t h e t y re p re ssu re s p ecif ie d o n t h e s tic ke r. N eve r e xce ed t h e m axim um t y re
p re ssu re w hic h is g iv e n o n t h e s id ew all o f t h e t y re
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In co rre ct t y re p re ssu re m ay c a u se t h e t y re t o s u d den ly l o se p re ss u re o r b urs t w hil e t h e v e h ic le
is in m otio n . T h is c a n c a u se s e rio us a cc id en ts a n d f a ta l in ju rie s.
●If t h e t y re p re ssu re is t o o l o w , it is p oss ib le t h at t h e t y re t e m pera tu re w il l in cre ase t o s u ch
a n e xte n t w hen d riv in g t h at t h e t re ad p eels o ff a n d t h e t y re b urs ts .
●E xce ssiv e s p eed s a n d o ve rlo ad in g o f t h e v e h ic le c a n c a u se o ve rh eatin g, s u d den t y re d am ag e
in clu d in g t y re b urs ts a n d d eta ch m en t o f t h e t re ad s u rf a ce , a n d t h us t o a l o ss o f c o n tro l o f
th e v e h ic le .
●If t h e t y re p re ssu re is t o o l o w , t h e t y re s w il l w ear p re m atu re ly a n d t h e c a r w il l n ot h an dle
w ell.
●C heck t y re p re ssu re s r e g ula rly , a t l e ast o n ce a m on th , a n d b efo re e ve ry l o n g jo urn ey.
●A ll t y re s m ust h ave t h e c o rre ct t y re p re ss u re t o s u it t h e v e h ic le l o ad .
●N eve r r e d uce e xce ss p re ssu re w hen t h e t y re s a re w arm .
NOTIC E
●W hen a tta ch in g t h e t y re p re ssu re g au g e, e n su re t h at y o u d o n ot p osit io n it a t a n a n gle t o
th e v a lv e s te m . T h is c a n d am ag e t h e t y re v a lv e .
●A lw ays m ake s u re t h e v a lv e c a p s a re c o m ple te ly s c re w ed o n w hil e d riv in g.

Under- in fla te d t y re s c a n c o n trib ute t o a n in cre ase in e n erg y c o n su m ptio n .

Tre a d d ep th
M ost d riv in g s it u atio n s r e q uir e t h e h ig hest p ossib le t re ad d ep th . A ll t y re s s h ould h ave a n e ve n
tre ad d ep th o n a t l e ast o n e a xle . T h is is e sp ecia lly t ru e in w et o r w in try r o ad c o n dit io n s.
In m ost c o un trie s, t h e l e g ally p erm is s ib le m in im um t re ad d ep th is r e ach ed a t 1 .6 m m (1 /1 6 in )
re sid ual t re ad - m easu re d in t h e t re ad g ro ove s n ext t o t h e w ear in dic a to rs ( o b se rv e d evia tin g
co un try -s p ecif ic l e g al r e g ula tio n s). T h e t y re s s h ould h ave t h e s a m e t re ad d ep th , a t t h e m in im um
o n e ach a xle →  .
Obse rv e a n y c o un try -s p ecif ic l e g al r e q uir e m en ts r e la tin g t o t h e p erm is s ib le m in im um t re ad
d ep th s f o r w in te r a n d a ll- y e ar t y re s.
T re a d w ea r i n d ic a to rs i n t y re s
Th e t re ad w ear in dic a to rs s h ow if a t y re is w orn d ow n. T h e t y re m ust b e r e p la ce d a t t h e l a te st
w hen t h e t re ad d ep th is ju st d ow n t o t h e t re ad w ear in dic a to r.
T h ere a re 1 .6 m m (1 /1 6 in ) h ig h w ear in dic a to rs →  Fig . 1 in t h e t re ad b ase o f t h e t y re s. M ark in gs
on t h e t y re s id ew all in dic a te t h e p osit io n o f t h e t re ad w ear in dic a to rs →  Fig . 1.
T re a d d ep th and t re a d w ea r i nd ic a to rs
Fig . 1 T y re t re ad : t re ad w ear in dic a to rs .

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W orn t y re s a re a s a fe ty r is k a n d c a n l e ad t o a l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le a n d c a u se s e rio us
in ju ry .
●T y re s m ust b e r e p la ce d a t t h e l a te st w hen t h e t re ad is w orn d ow n t o t h e t re ad w ear
in dic a to rs .
●W orn t y re s h ave c o n sid era b ly l e ss g rip , p art ic u la rly o n w et r o ad s, w hic h c a n c a u se t h e
ve h ic le t o “ flo at” a lo n g t h e r o ad s u rf a ce (a q uap la n in g).
●W orn t y re s r e d uce t h e p ossib il it y o f c o n tro llin g t h e v e h ic le w ell in n orm al a n d d if fic u lt
d riv in g s it u atio n s a n d in cre ase b ra kin g d is ta n ce a n d t h e r is k o f s k id din g.

Dam ag e t o t y re s a n d w heel r im s is o ft e n h id den →  .
—If y o u s u sp ect t h at a w heel is d am ag ed , s lo w d ow n im med ia te ly a n d s to p t h e v e h ic le a s s o on
as it is s a fe t o d o s o .
—C heck t h e t y re s a n d w heel r im s f o r d am ag e.
—D o n ot d riv e o n if a t y re is d am ag ed .
—C han gin g a d am ag ed w heel ( → Chan gin g a w heel). S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce f o r t h is if n ece ss a ry .
—O r: s e al d am ag ed w heel w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t a n d in fla te (→ Bre akd ow n s e t).
—If t h ere is n o v is ib le d am ag e, d riv e s lo w ly a n d c a u tio usly t o t h e n ext q ualif ie d w ork sh op in
o rd er t o h ave t h e v e h ic le c h ecke d .
E m bed ded f o re ig n b od ie s i n t h e t y re s
—Le ave t h e f o re ig n b od y in t h e t y re if it h as e n te re d t h e in ner t y re . F o re ig n b od ie s t h at a re s tu ck
b etw een t h e t y re t re ad b lo ck s c a n b e r e m ove d .
—C han gin g a d am ag ed w heel ( → Chan gin g a w heel). S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce f o r t h is if n ece ss a ry .
—O r: s e al d am ag ed w heel w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t a n d in fla te (→ Bre akd ow n s e t).
—C heck a n d a d ju st t h e t y re p re ssu re .
—Go t o a q ualif ie d w ork sh op . 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 t h is
p urp ose .
—O n v e h ic le s w it h m ob il it y t y re s: l e ave t h e f o re ig n b od y in t h e t y re a n d g o t o a q ualif ie d
w ork sh op . A s e ala n t a p plie d t o t h e in sid e o f t h e t y re t re ad e n clo se s t h e f o re ig n b od y a n d s e als
t h e t y re t e m pora ril y .
T y re w ea r
Th e t y re w ear is a ffe cte d b y s e ve ra l f a cto rs :
—S ty le o f d riv in g.
—H ow w ell t h e t y re s a re b ala n ce d .
—A dju stm en ts m ad e t o t h e r u n nin g g ear.
F ast c o rn erin g, h eavy a cce le ra tio n a n d h ard b ra kin g a ll in cre ase t y re w ear.
W heel im bala n ce m ay d eve lo p w hen t h e v e h ic le is d riv e n ; y o u w il l n otic e t h is b y t h e n erv o us
ste erin g r e sp on se . U nbala n ce d w heels w il l a ffe ct t h e l e ve l o f t y re w ear. I n t h is c a se t h e w heels
s h ould b e b ala n ce d a g ain .
In co rre ct w heel a lig nm en t c a u se s e xce ss iv e t y re w ear, im pair in g t h e s a fe ty o f t h e v e h ic le . T h e
w heel a lig nm en t s h ould b e c h ecke d b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op if t y re s s h ow e xce ssiv e w ear.
T y re d am ag e

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If y o u n otic e u n usu al v ib ra tio n o r t h e c a r p ullin g t o o n e s id e w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n , t h is
m ay in dic a te t h at o n e o f t h e t y re s is d am ag ed .
●R ed uce s p eed im med ia te ly a n d p ark t h e v e h ic le w it h out o b stru ctin g t ra ffic .
●C heck t h e t y re s a n d w heel r im s f o r d am ag e.
●N eve r d riv e o n if t y re s o r w heel r im s a re d am ag ed . S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce in ste ad .
●If t h ere is n o v is ib le d am ag e, d riv e s lo w ly a n d c a u tio usly t o t h e n ext q ualif ie d w ork sh op in
o rd er t o h ave t h e v e h ic le c h ecke d .

Ty re l e tte ring a nd t y re t y p e
Fig . 1 I n te rn atio n al t y re l e tte rin g.

→ Fig . 1T y re l e tte rin g
(e xa m ple )
M ean in g
1P ro d uct n am eIn div id ual t y re d esig natio n o f t h e m an ufa ctu re r.
2D O T
Th e t y re c o m plie s w it h t h e l e g al r e q uir e m en ts o f t h e U SA
D ep art m en t o f T ra n sp ort a tio n , r e sp on sib le f o r t y re s a fe ty
s ta n dard s.
3J H CO  C H W S 2 213
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id en tif ic a tio n
n um ber (
J H CO C H W S
Id en tif ie r o f p ro d ucin g p la n t a n d
sp ecif ic a tio n s o f t h e t y re m an ufa ctu re r o n
siz e a n d c h ara cte ris tic s.
2 213D ate o f m an ufa ctu re : 2 2nd w eek in 2 013.
In fo rm atio n f o r t h e e n d u se r c o n ce rn in g c o m para tiv e v a lu es f o r s p ecif ie d b asic t y re s
(s ta n dard is e d t e st p ro ce d ure ) (→ Custo m er in fo rm atio n):
4TR EA D W EA R  2 80
R ela tiv e l if e e xp ecta n cy f o r t h e t y re , w it h r e fe re n ce t o a U S-
sp ecif ic s ta n dard t e st. T y re s w it h t h e s p ecif ic a tio n 2 80 w ear
at a r a te o f 2 .8  t im es m ore s lo w ly t h an s ta n dard t y re s t h at
h ave a t re ad w ear v a lu e o f 1 00. T h e p erfo rm an ce o f t y re s is
d ete rm in ed b y h ow t h ey a re u se d a n d c a n s ig nif ic a n tly
d evia te f ro m s ta n dard v a lu es d ue t o d riv in g s ty le ,
m ain te n an ce , r o ad s u rf a ce a n d c lim atic c o n dit io n s.
5T R ACTIO N A A
W et b ra kin g p erfo rm an ce o f t h e t y re (A A, A, B o r C). T h e w et
b ra kin g p erfo rm an ce is t e ste d u n der c o n tro lle d c o n dit io n s o n
ce rt if ie d t e st t ra ck s. T y re s m ark e d C h ave a l o w t ra ctio n
p erfo rm an ce . T h e t ra ctio n v a lu e a ssig ned t o t h e t y re s is b ase d
o n l in ear t ra ctio n t e sts a n d d oes n ot in clu d e a cce le ra tio n a n d
la te ra l s ta b il it y o r a q uap la n in g a n d t ra ctio n u n der m axim um
lo ad .
6TE M PER ATU RE A
T e m pera tu re s ta b il it y o f t h e t y re a t h ig h s p eed s o n a t e st b ed
(A, B o r C). A a n d B t y re s e xce ed l e g al r e q uir e m en ts . T h e
te m pera tu re e va lu atio n is b ase d o n t y re s w it h c o rre ct
p re ssu re a n d d oes n ot a llo w f o r e xce ss p re ss u re . E xce ssiv e
sp eed , in co rre ct p re ssu re o r e xce ss p re ss u re c a n c a u se h eat
b uil d -u p o r t y re d am ag e. T h is a p plie s t o o n e o r a c o m bin atio n
of t h ese f a cto rs .
78 8 HL o ad in dex →  Ty re l o ad a n d s p eed in dex →  Sp eed in dex.
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R ota tio n a n d
arro w
D en ote s d ir e ctio n o f r o ta tio n →  Ty re s w it h d ir e ctio n al t re ad
p atte rn.
O R: O uts id eD en ote s o uts id e o f t y re s →  Asy m metric a l t y re s.