VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Yo u s h ould c a rry o ut a w heel c h an ge y o urs e lf o n ly w hen t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d s a fe ly , y o u a re
f a m il ia r w it h t h e s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s a n d h ave a cce ss t o t h e c o rre ct e q uip m en t. S o m e m od els a re
d eliv e re d f ro m t h e f a cto ry w it h out a ja ck o r b ox s p an ner. I f t h is is t h e c a se , w heels s h ould b e
ch an ged b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
Th e ja ck s u p plie d w it h t h e v e h ic le is o n ly d esig ned f o r c h an gin g a w heel w hen o n e v e h ic le t y re is
d am ag ed a n d h as t o b e r e p la ce d . I f b oth t y re s o n o n e s id e o f t h e v e h ic le , b oth t y re s o n o n e a xle ,
o r a ll t y re s a re d am ag ed , s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
W AR N IN G
Chan gin g a w heel c a n b e d an gero us, e sp ecia lly w hen c a rrie d o ut a t t h e s id e o f a r o ad . P le ase
n ote t h e f o llo w in g s te p s in o rd er t o r e d uce t h e r is k o f s e rio us in ju rie s:
●S to p t h e v e h ic le a s s o on a s p ossib le a n d w hen s a fe t o d o s o . P ark t h e v e h ic le a t a s a fe
d is ta n ce f ro m m ovin g t ra ffic in o rd er t o c a rry o ut t h e w heel c h an ge.
●A ll p asse n gers a n d c h il d re n in p art ic u la r m ust b e a t a s a fe d is ta n ce a n d a w ay f ro m t h e a re a
o f w ork d urin g t h e w heel c h an ge.
●Sw it c h o n t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts t o w arn o th er r o ad u se rs .
●C heck t h at t h e s u rf a ce t h e v e h ic le is p ark e d o n is l e ve l a n d f ir m . I f n ece ssa ry , u se a l a rg e,
stro n g b oard o r s im il a r s u p port f o r t h e ja ck .
●O nly c h an ge t h e w heel y o urs e lf w hen y o u f e el c o n fid en t w it h c a rry in g o ut t h e p ro ce d ure . I f
n ot, s e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
●A lw ays u se s u it a b le a n d u n dam ag ed t o ols t o c h an ge t h e w heel.
●A lw ays d eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
●Th e w heel b olt t ig hte n in g t o rq ue s h ould b e c h ecke d w it h a c o rre ctly f u n ctio n in g t o rq ue
w re n ch im med ia te ly a ft e r c h an gin g a w heel.
●I n t h e c a se o f v e h ic le s w it h a T y re P re ssu re L o ss I n dic a to r, t h e s y ste m m ust b e r e -
sy n ch ro n is e d im med ia te ly a ft e r a w heel c h an ge (→ Ty re P re ssu re L o ss I n dic a to r).
C ha ng ing a w he el
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

Check lis t
T h e f o llo w in g a ctio n s m ust a lw ays b e c a rrie d o ut in t h e g iv e n o rd er in p re p ara tio n f o r c h an gin g
th e w heel →  :
1. I f y o ur v e h ic le h as a f la t t y re , p ark t h e v e h ic le o n a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce a t a s a fe d is ta n ce
fro m m ovin g t ra ffic .
2. D eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
3. A sk a ll v e h ic le o cc u p an ts t o l e ave t h e v e h ic le a n d s ta n d a t a s a fe d is ta n ce a w ay f ro m m ovin g
tra ffic .
4. S w it c h o n t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts a n d s e t u p t h e w arn in g t ria n gle (→ In a n e m erg en cy).
O bse rv e a n y l e g al r e q uir e m en ts .
5. C hock t h e w heel d ia g on ally o p posit e t h e w heel b ein g w ork e d o n w it h a s to n e, c o lla p sib le
c h ock s o r a n oth er s u it a b le o b je ct.
6. R em ove a n y it e m s o f l u g gag e f ro m t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
7. R em ove t h e s p are w heel o r t e m pora ry s p are w heel a n d t h e v e h ic le t o olk it f ro m t h e l u g gag e
co m part m en t.
8. R em ove t h e h ub ca p s (→ Hub ca p s).
W AR N IN G
Ig norin g a n y o f t h e it e m s o n t h is im port a n t s a fe ty c h eck lis t c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e ve re
in ju rie s.
●F o llo w t h e a ctio n s in t h e c h eck lis t a n d o b se rv e t h e g en era l s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s.
P re p ara tio ns f o r c ha ng ing a w he el

Use a s u it a b le b ox s p an ner t o l o ose n t h e w heel b olt s .
W he el b olt s
Fig . 1 C han gin g a w heel: l o ose n in g t h e w heel b olt s .
F ig . 2 C han gin g a w heel: t y re v a lv e 1 a n d l o ca tio n s o f t h e a n ti- th eft w heel b olt 2 o r 3.

Only l o ose n t h e w heel b olt s b y a p pro xim ate ly o n e t u rn b efo re r a is in g t h e v e h ic le w it h t h e ja ck .
If o n e o f t h e w heel b olt s is v e ry t ig ht, y o u m ay b e a b le t o l o ose n it b y p ush in g d ow n t h e e n d o f
th e b ox s p an ner c a re fu lly w it h y o ur f o ot. H old o n t o t h e v e h ic le f o r s u p port a n d e n su re t h at y o u
h ave a s e cu re f o otin g.
U se a s u it a b le b ox s p an ner t o l o ose n t h e w heel b olt s .
O nly l o ose n t h e w heel b olt s b y a p pro xim ate ly o n e t u rn b efo re r a is in g t h e v e h ic le w it h t h e ja ck .
If o n e o f t h e w heel b olt s is v e ry t ig ht, y o u m ay b e a b le t o l o ose n it b y p ush in g d ow n t h e e n d o f
th e b ox s p an ner c a re fu lly w it h y o ur f o ot. H old o n t o t h e v e h ic le f o r s u p port a n d e n su re t h at y o u
h ave a s e cu re f o otin g.
T w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s
Tw o-p ie ce w heel b olt s m ust b e u se d f o r t h e v e h ic le . W it h t w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s , t h e b all s e at is
l o ose ly c o n necte d t o t h e h ead .
Sin gle -p ie ce w heel b olt s m ay n ot b e u se d . I f y o u a re n ot s u re w hic h w heel b olt s c a n b e u se d f o r
yo ur v e h ic le , c o n su lt 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 .
L o ose n in g w heel b olt s
—F it t h e b ox s p an ner o ve r t h e w heel b olt a s f a r a s it w il l g o →  Fig . 1.
—H old t h e e n d o f t h e b ox s p an ner a n d t u rn t h e w heel b olt o n e t u rn a n tic lo ck w is e →  .
Lo ose n in g t h e a n ti- t h eft w heel b olt
—T a ke t h e a d ap te r f o r t h e a n ti- th eft w heel b olt o ut o f t h e v e h ic le t o olk it .
—In se rt t h e a d ap te r in to t h e a n ti- th eft w heel b olt a s f a r a s it w il l g o.
—P ush t h e b ox s p an ner o n to t h e a d ap te r a s f a r a s it w il l g o.
—H old t h e e n d o f t h e b ox s p an ner a n d t u rn t h e w heel b olt o n e t u rn a n tic lo ck w is e →  .
Scre w in g i n t h e a n ti- t h eft w heel b olt (w heel c o ve r)
O n w heels w it h a w heel c o ve r, t h e a n ti- th eft w heel b olt m ust b e s c re w ed in a t p osit io n →  Fig . 2 
2 o r 3 a cco rd in g t o t h e p osit io n o f t h e t y re v a lv e 1. T h e w heel c o ve r c a n o th erw is e n ot b e
fit te d .
T ig hte n in g t o rq ue fo r w heel b olt s
Sp ecif ie d t ig hte n in g t o rq ue f o r w heel b olt s f o r s te el o r a llo y w heel r im s:
—1 20 N m.
If t h e w heel b olt s a re c o rro d ed a n d s tif f, t h ey m ust b e r e n ew ed a n d t h e w heel h ub t h re ad s
cle an ed befo re t h e t ig hte n in g t o rq ue is c h ecke d.
N eve r g re ase o r o il t h e w heel b olt s o r t h e t h re ad s o f t h e w heel h ub s.
T h e t ig hte n in g t o rq ue s h ould b e c h ecke d w it h a p ro p erly f u n ctio n in g t o rq ue w re n ch im med ia te ly
a ft e r c h an gin g a w heel.

WAR N IN G
In co rre ctly t ig hte n ed w heel b olt s c a n l o ose n w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n a n d c a u se a cc id en ts ,
se rio us in ju ry , a n d l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le .
●T h e w heel b olt s a n d t h re ad s o f t h e w heel h ub s m ust b e c le an , f re e f ro m o il a n d g re ase , a n d
tu rn e asil y .
●A lw ays u se t h e b ox s p an ner p la ce d in t h e v e h ic le a t t h e f a cto ry t o l o ose n a n d t ig hte n t h e
w heel b olt s .
●O nly l o ose n t h e w heel b olt s b y a p pro xim ate ly o n e t u rn b efo re r a is in g t h e v e h ic le w it h t h e
ja ck .
●N eve r g re ase o r o il t h e w heel b olt s o r t h e t h re ad s o f t h e w heel h ub s. T h is c o uld c a u se t h em
to l o ose n w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n , e ve n if t h e r e q uir e d t o rq ue s e ttin g is u se d .
●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.
●If t h e t ig hte n in g t o rq ue o f t h e w heel b olt s is t o o l o w , t h e w heel b olt s a n d r im s c a n l o ose n
w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n . T h e w heel b olt s a n d t h e t h re ad s c o uld b e d am ag ed if t h e
tig hte n in g t o rq ue is t o o h ig h. C heck t h e t ig hte n in g t o rq ue r e g ula rly u sin g a t o rq ue w re n ch .
W AR N IN G
Th e w ro n g w heel b olt s c a n l o ose n w hil e t h e v e h ic le is in m otio n a n d c a u se a cc id en ts , s e rio us
in ju ry , a n d l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le .
●O nly u se w heel b olt s t h at b elo n g t o t h e r e sp ectiv e w heel r im .
●Neve r u se d if fe re n t w heel b olt s .
●O n v e h ic le s w it h t w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s : u se o n ly t w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s .

Fig . 1 J a ck in g p oin ts .
T h e ja ck m ay b e p osit io n ed o n ly a t t h e r e in fo rc e m en ts o n t h e u n derb od y, w hic h a re l o ca te d
b eh in d t h e m ark in gs o n t h e b od y. A lw ays u se t h e ja ck in g p oin t c lo se st t o t h e w heel y o u a re
w ork in g o n →  Fig . 1.
F ig . 2 J a ck a p plie d a t t h e r e ar l e ft- h an d s id e o f t h e v e h ic le .
L if t ing t he v e hi cle w it h the j a ck

Fig . 3 C orre ct a lig nm en t o f t h e ja ck .
C heck lis t
F o r y o ur o w n s a fe ty , c a rry o ut t h e f o ll o w in g p oin ts in t h e s p ecif ie d o rd er →  :
1. C hoose a f ir m a n d l e ve l s u rf a ce s u it a b le f o r l if t in g t h e v e h ic le .
2. D eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n (→ Park in g).
3. C hock t h e w heel d ia g on ally o p posit e u sin g c o lla p sib le c h ock s o r o th er s u it a b le o b je cts .
4. L o ose n t h e w heel b olt s (→ W heel b olt s).
5. F in d t h e ja ck in g p oin t u n der t h e v e h ic le →  Fig . 1 w hic h is c lo se st t o t h e w heel t h at is b ein g
ch an ged .
6. I n se rt t h e h an d c ra n k in to t h e o p en in g o n t h e ja ck (d ep en din g o n e q uip m en t).
7. C ra n k u p t h e ja ck u n til it ju st f it s u n der t h e ja ck in g p oin t o f t h e v e h ic le .
8. M ake s u re t h at t h e e n tir e s u rf a ce o f t h e f o ot o f t h e ja ck is r e stin g s e cu re ly o n t h e g ro un d a n d
th at t h e f o ot o f t h e ja ck is p osit io n ed v e rt ic a lly d ir e ctly b en eath t h e p oin t o f a p plic a tio n
→  Fig . 2 a n d  →  Fig . 3.
9. P osit io n t h e ja ck a n d s im ult a n eo usly c o n tin ue t o c ra n k t h e c la w u p u n til it is in p osit io n
aro un d t h e v e rt ic a l r ib u n dern eath t h e v e h ic le →  Fig . 2.
0. C ra n k t h e ja ck f u rt h er u n til t h e w heel is ju st c le ar o f t h e g ro un d.

WAR N IN G
In co rre ct u se o f t h e v e h ic le ja ck c a n c a u se t h e v e h ic le t o s lip o ff t h e ja ck , w hic h c a n l e ad t o
s e ve re in ju rie s. P le ase n ote t h e f o llo w in g t o h elp r e d uce t h e r is k o f in ju rie s:
●O nly u se v e h ic le ja ck s t h at h ave b een a p pro ve d b y V olk sw ag en f o r y o ur v e h ic le t y p e. O th er
ve h ic le ja ck s c o uld s lip o ut o f p osit io n – t h is in clu d es v e h ic le ja ck s s u p plie d w it h o th er
V olk sw ag en m od els .
●T h e g ro un d m ust b e f ir m a n d l e ve l. S o ft g ro un d o r s u rf a ce s a t a n in clin e u n der t h e v e h ic le
ja ck m ay c a u se t h e v e h ic le t o s lip o ff t h e ja ck . I f n ece ssa ry , u se a l a rg e, s tro n g b oard o r
sim il a r s u p port f o r t h e ja ck .
●O n a h ard , s lip pery s u rf a ce (s u ch a s t il e s), u se a r u b ber m at o r s im il a r t o p re ve n t t h e v e h ic le
ja ck f ro m s lip pin g.
●A pply t h e ja ck o n ly a t t h e p oin ts d esc rib ed . T h e ja ck c la w m ust g rip t h e ja ck in g p oin t u n der
th e s id e m em ber s e cu re ly →  Fig . 2.
●N eve r p la ce a n y p art o f y o ur b od y (e .g . a n a rm o r l e g ) u n dern eath a v e h ic le w hic h is o n ly
s u p port e d b y t h e ja ck .
●If y o u h ave t o w ork u n dern eath t h e v e h ic le , u se s u it a b le s ta n ds t o p ro vid e e xtra s u p port f o r
th e v e h ic le .
●N eve r ja ck u p t h e v e h ic le w hen t h e e n gin e is r u n nin g, o r if t h e v e h ic le is t il t e d t o t h e s id e o r
o n a g ra d ie n t.
●N eve r s ta rt t h e e n gin e w hen t h e v e h ic le is r a is e d o n a ja ck . E ngin e v ib ra tio n s c a n c a u se t h e
ve h ic le t o f a ll o ff t h e ja ck .
W AR N IN G
Ig norin g a n y o f t h e it e m s o n t h is im port a n t s a fe ty c h eck lis t c a n l e ad t o a cc id en ts a n d s e ve re
in ju rie s.
●F o llo w t h e a ctio n s in t h e c h eck lis t a n d o b se rv e t h e g en era l s a fe ty p ro ce d ure s.

Rem ovin g t h e w heel
—O bse rv e t h e c h eck lis t (→ Chan gin g a w heel).
—Lo ose n t h e w heel b olt s (→ W heel b olt s).
—J a ck u p t h e v e h ic le (→ Rais in g t h e v e h ic le w it h a ja ck).
—U sin g t h e w heel w re n ch →  Fig . 1, c o m ple te ly u n sc re w l o ose n ed w heel b olt s a n d p la ce t h em
o n a c le an s u rf a ce .
—R em ove t h e w heel.
F it tin g t h e s p are w heel o r t e m pora ry s p are w heel
—N ote t h e t y re d ir e ctio n o f r o ta tio n (→ Ty re l e tte rin g a n d t y re t y p e).
—P ut t h e w heel in p la ce .
—Scre w t h e a n ti- th eft w heel b olt w it h t h e a d ap te r c lo ck w is e t o t h e c o rre ct p osit io n (→ W heel
b olt s) a n d t ig hte n slig htly.
—S cre w in a ll t h e o th er w heel b olt s in c lo ck w is e d ir e ctio n a n d t ig hte n t h em slig htly.
—L o w er t h e v e h ic le w it h t h e ja ck .
C ha ng ing a w he el
Fig . 1 C han gin g a w heel: r e m ovin g t h e w heel b olt s w it h t h e s c re w driv e r h an dle .

—Use t h e b ox s p an ner t o t ig hte n a ll t h e w heel b olt s s e cu re ly in a c lo ck w is e d ir e ctio n →  . D o
not t ig hte n t h e b olt s in c lo ck w is e o r a n tic lo ck w is e s e q uen ce . T ig hte n t h em in d ia g on al
se q uen ce .
—F it t h e c a p s, w heel c e n tre t rim o r w hee l c o ve r (→ Hub ca p s).
A ft e r c h an g in g a w heel
—Cle an t h e t o ols a n d p la ce t h em b ack in t h e f o am r u b ber h old er in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
—S to w t h e c h an ged w heel s e cu re ly in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
—H ave t h e t ig hte n in g t o rq ue o f t h e w hee l b olt s c h ecke d im med ia te ly (→ W heel b olt s).
—T h e d am ag ed w heel s h ould b e r e p la ce d a s s o on a s p ossib le .
W AR N IN G
In co rre ct t o rq ue o r in co rre ct u se o f w heel b olt s 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 ,
ca u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●A lw ays k e ep a ll w heel b olt s a n d t h re ad s in t h e w heel h ub s c le an a n d f re e f ro m o il a n d
g re ase . T h e w heel b olt s m ust b e e asy t o t u rn a n d b e t ig hte n ed t o t h e s p ecif ie d t o rq ue.
A ft e r c h an gin g a w heel, t h e in dic a to r l a m p f o r t h e t y re m on it o rin g s y ste m m ay in dic a te a
f a u lt in t h e s y ste m (→ Ty re P re ssu re L o ss I n dic a to r) (→ Ty re P re ssu re Mo nit o rin g
Syste m).