VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

Th e b re akd ow n s e t c a n b e u se d t o t e m pora ril y a n d r e lia b ly s e al a n y t y re d am ag e c a u se d b y
fo re ig n b od ie s o r p un ctu re s ( u p t o a p pro x. 4  m m in d ia m ete r). D o n ot r e m ove f o re ig n o b je cts
(e .g . s c re w s o r n ail s ) f ro m t h e t y re !
O nce t h e s e ala n t h as b een a d ded t o t h e t y re , t h e t y re p re ss u re m ust b e c h ecke d a n d a d ju ste d
ag ain a ft e r a p pro xim ate ly 1 0 m in ute s o f d riv in g.
Se ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce if m ore t h an o n e o f t h e v e h ic le 's t y re s is d am ag ed . T h e b re akd ow n s e t is
d esig ned t o f il l o n ly o n e t y re .
U se t h e b re akd ow n s e t o n ly w hen t h e v e h ic le h as b een s a fe ly p ark e d a n d y o u a re f a m il ia r w it h
th e w ork a n d s a fe ty p re ca u tio n s n eed ed . S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce if t h is is n ot t h e c a se .
T h e t y re s e a la n t m us t n ot b e us ed :
—If t h e w heel r im is d am ag ed .
—If t h e o uts id e t e m pera tu re is b elo w - 2 0°C  (- 4 °F ).
—If t h ere a re c u ts o r p un ctu re s in t h e t y re t h at a re l a rg er t h an 4 m m.
—If t h e v e h ic le w as d riv e n w it h v e ry l o w t y re p re ss u re o r a f la t t y re .
—If t h e u se -b y d ate o n t h e t y re f il le r b ottle h as e xp ir e d .
—If a f o re ig n o b je ct h as b een r e m ove d f ro m t h e t y re .
—In c o n nectio n w it h m ob il it y t y re s. T h e w ord “ S e al” is v is ib le o n t h e o ute r w all o f t h e t y re if
y o ur v e h ic le is f it te d w it h m ob il it y t y re s.
B re a kd ow n se t
Int ro d uctio n to t he t o p ic

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Usin g t h e b re akd ow n s e t c a n b e d an gero us, e sp ecia lly if t h e t y re is in fla te d a t t h e r o ad sid e.
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 f il l t h e t y re .
●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 .
●All 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 y o ur
are a o f w ork .
●S w 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 .
●T h e b re akd ow n s e t s h ould b e u se d o n ly if 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 .
●Ty re s r e p air e d w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t a re in te n ded f o r t e m pora ry , e m erg en cy u se o n ly .
T h ey s h ould b e u se d o n ly u n til y o u c a n r e ach t h e n eare st q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
●Ty re s t h at h ave b een r e p air e d u sin g t h e b re akd ow n s e t s h ould b e r e p la ce d a s s o on a s
p ossib le .
●Se ala n t is h aza rd ous t o h ealt h a n d m ust b e w ash ed o ff im med ia te ly if it g ets o n to t h e s k in .
●Th e b re akd ow n s e t m ust b e s to re d o ut o f t h e r e ach o f c h il d re n .
●N eve r u se a ja ck , e ve n if it is a p pro ve d f o r t h e v e h ic le .
●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).
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Ty re s t h at h ave b een f il le d w it h s e ala n t w il l n ot h an dle in t h e s a m e w ay a s a s ta n dard t y re .
●N eve r d riv e f a ste r t h an 8 0 k m /h (5 0 m ph).
●A vo id f u ll a cce le ra tio n , s u d den b ra kin g a n d f a st d riv in g t h ro ug h b en ds in t h e r o ad .
●D riv e f o r ju st 1 0 m in ute s a t n o m ore t h an 8 0 k m /h (5 0 m ph) a n d t h en c h eck t h e t y re .
D is p ose o f u se d o r o ut- o f- d ate s e ala n t in a cco rd an ce w it h l e g al r e q uir e m en ts .
Y o u c a n g et a n ew t y re f il le r b ottle f ro m a V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip .
O bse rv e t h e s e p ara te in stru ctio n s f ro m t h e m an ufa ctu re r o f t h e b re akd ow n s e t.

Cont ent s o f t he b re a kd ow n se t
Fig . 1 I llu stra tio n : c o m pon en ts o f t h e b re akd ow n s e t.
T h e b re akd ow n s e t c o n sis ts o f t h e f o llo w in g it e m s →  Fig . 1:
1S tic ke r w it h t h e m axim um p erm it te d s p eed “ m ax. 8 0 k m /h ” o r “ m ax. 5 0 m ph ”.
2T y re s e ala n t t u b e w it h p lu g .
3Ty re f il le r b ottle .
4Sp are v a lv e c o re .
5V alv e c o re e xtra cto r.
F ig . 2 I llu stra tio n : c o m pre sso r f ro m t h e b re akd ow n s e t.

Th e b re akd ow n s e t is l o ca te d u n dern eath t h e f lo or c o ve rin g in t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
T h ere is a s lo t o n t h e l o w er e n d o f t h e va lv e c o re e xtra cto r  →  Fig . 1 5 f o r t h e v a lv e c o re . T h is
is r e q uir e d f o r e xtra ctin g t h e v a lv e c o re f ro m t h e t y re v a lv e a n d t h en s c re w in g it b ack in to t h e
va lv e a g ain . T h is a ls o a p plie s t o t h e s p are v a lv e c o re  4.
T h e a ir c o m pre sso r f ro m t h e b re akd ow n s e t m ay b e o p era te d f ro m t h e 1 2-v o lt s o cke t,
e ve n if t h e p ow er s ta te d o n t h e t y p e p la te o f t h e a ir c o m pre ss o r e xce ed s t h e m axim um
p ow er o f t h e s o cke t.
T h e c o m pre sso r in t h e b re akd ow n s e t c o n sis ts o f t h e f o llo w in g c o m pon en ts →  Fig . 2:
11 2-v o lt p lu g .
2O N/O FF s w it c h .
3Ty re p re ssu re d is p la y.
4A ir b le ed s c re w .
5Ty re f il le r h ose .
6A ir c o m pre sso r.

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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 f il lin g a
t y re →  :
1. I f y o u g et a f la t t y re , p ark y o ur 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 f ro m t h e
flo w o f 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 heck w heth er t h e p un ctu re c a n b e r e p air e d w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t (→ Bre akd ow n s e t).
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. T a ke t h e b re akd ow n s e t o ut o f t h e l u g gag e c o m part m en t.
8. T a ke t h e s tic ke r f ro m t h e b re akd ow n s e t (→ Bre akd ow n s e t) a n d s tic k it o n t h e d ash p an el
w it h in t h e d riv e r's f ie ld o f v is io n .
9. D o n ot r e m ove f o re ig n o b je cts (e .g . s c re w s o r n ail s ) f ro m t h e t y re .
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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

Sea lin g a t y re
—U nsc re w t h e c a p f ro m t h e t y re v a lv e .
—U se t h e v a lv e c o re e xtra cto r →  Fig . 15 t o s c re w t h e v a lv e c o re o ut o f t h e t y re v a lv e . P la ce
th e c o re o n a c le an s u rf a ce .
—Sh ake t h e t y re f il le r b ottle →  Fig . 13 v ig oro usly t o a n d f ro s e ve ra l t im es.
—S cre w t h e t y re f il le r h ose →  Fig . 12 t ig htly o n to t h e t y re f il le r b ottle in a c lo ck w is e
d ir e ctio n . T h e s e al o n t h e t o p o f t h e b ottle is p ie rc e d w hen d oin g s o .
—R em ove t h e p lu g f ro m t h e t y re f il le r h ose →  Fig . 12 a n d p la ce t h e o p en e n d f u lly o n t h e t y re
v a lv e .
—H old t h e b ottle u p sid e d ow n a n d f il l t h e en tir e c o n te n ts o f t h e t y re f il le r b ottle in to t h e t y re .
—R em ove t h e e m pty t y re f il le r b ottle f ro m t h e v a lv e .
—U se t h e v a lv e c o re e xtra cto r →  Fig . 1 5 t o s c re w t h e v a lv e c o re b ack in to t h e t y re v a lv e .
In fla tin g t h e t y re
—S cre w t h e t y re f il le r h ose →  Fig . 2 5 o f t h e a ir c o m pre sso r t ig htly o n to t h e t y re v a lv e .
—C heck t h at t h e b le ed s c re w →  Fig . 2 4 is c lo se d .
—A ctiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m .
—In se rt t h e 1 2-v o lt p lu g →  Fig . 2 1 in to o n e o f t h e v e h ic le 's 1 2-v o lt s o cke ts (→ So cke ts).
—U se t h e O N/O FF s w it c h →  Fig . 2 2 t o s w it c h o n t h e a ir c o m pre sso r.
—R un t h e a ir c o m pre sso r u n til t h e t y re p re ss u re h as r e ach ed 2 .0  – 2 .5  b ar (2 9 –  3 6 p si/ 2 00 –  2 50
kP a). M axim um r u n nin g t im e: 8  m in ute s →  , →  .
—Sw it c h o ff t h e a ir c o m pre sso r.
—If a p re ssu re l e ve l o f 2 .0  –  2 .5  b ar (2 9 –  3 6 p si/ 2 00 –  2 50 k P a) ca n not b e a ch ie ve d, u n sc re w t h e
ty re f il le r h ose f ro m t h e t y re v a lv e .
—D riv e (o r r e ve rs e ) t h e v e h ic le a p pro xim ate ly 1 0 m etre s s o t h at t h e s e alin g c o m poun d is e ve n ly
d is trib ute d in t h e t y re .
—Scre w t h e c o m pre sso r’s t y re f il le r h ose f ir m ly b ack o n to t h e t y re v a lv e a n d in fla te t h e t y re
a g ain .
—If t h e r e q uir e d p re ssu re s til l c a n not b e r e ach ed , t h e t y re is t o o b ad ly d am ag ed . T h e t y re c a n not
b e s e ale d w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t. D o n ot d riv e o n . S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce →  .
—Dis c o n nect t h e a ir c o m pre sso r a n d u n sc re w t h e t y re f il le r h ose f ro m t h e t y re v a lv e .
—D riv e t h e v e h ic le n o f a ste r t h an 8 0 k m /h (5 0 m ph) if a t y re p re ssu re o f 2 .0  –  2 .5  b ar ( 2 9 –
  3 6 p si / 2 00 –  2 50 k P a) h as b een r e ach ed .
C heck a ft e r d riv in g f o r 1 0 m in ut es
S ea ling a nd i nf la ting t y re s

—Park 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 t h e n ext s a fe o p port u n it y , e .g . a c a r p ark .
— R eco n nect t h e t y re f il le r h ose →  Fig . 2 5 a n d r e ad t h e t y re p re ssu re o n t h e t y re p re ss u re
d is p la y →  Fig . 2 3
—1 .3  b ar (1 9 p si/ 1 30 k P a) a n d l o w er:
—D o n ot c o n tin ue d riv in g! T h e t y re c a n not b e s e ale d a d eq uate ly w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t.
—S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce →  .
—1.4  b ar (2 0 p si/ 1 40 k P a) a n d h ig her:
— A dju st t h e t y re p re ssu re b ack t o t h e c o rre ct v a lu e.
—R esu m e y o ur jo urn ey t o t h e n eare st q ualif ie d w ork sh op . D o n ot e xce ed a m axim um s p eed
o f 8 0 k m /h (5 0 m ph).
—Th e d am ag ed t y re s h ould b e r e p la ce d a t t h e q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
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Th e t y re f il le r h ose a n d t h e a ir c o m pre sso r c a n b eco m e h ot d urin g in fla tio n .
●P ro te ct y o ur h an ds a n d s k in f ro m t h e h ot c o m pon en ts .
●D o n ot p la ce t h e h ot t y re f il le r h ose o r t h e h ot a ir c o m pre ss o r o n a n y in fla m m ab le m ate ria ls .
●A llo w t h e d evic e t o c o ol d ow n f u lly b efo re s to w in g.
●If t h e t y re w il l n ot in fla te t o a t l e ast 2 .0 b ar (2 9 p si/ 2 00 k P a), t h e t y re is t o o d am ag ed . T h e
se ala n t is u n ab le t o s e al t h e t y re . D o n ot d riv e o n . S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
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If t h e d efe ctiv e t y re c a n not b e s e ale d a d eq uate ly w it h t h e b re akd ow n s e t, t h e t y re w il l l o se a ir
w hen d riv in g. T h is c a n l e ad t o t y re f a il u re , l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le , a cc id en ts , s e rio us
in ju rie s a n d d eath .
●D o n ot c a rry o n d riv in g if t h e t y re p re ssu re is 1 .3  b ar (1 9 p si/ 1 30 k P a) o r l o w er a ft e r d riv in g
fo r 1 0 m in ute s.
●S e ek e xp ert a ssis ta n ce .
N OTIC E
Sw it c h t h e a ir c o m pre sso r o ff a ft e r a m axim um o f 8  m in ute s t o a vo id o ve rh eatin g. L e t t h e a ir
c o m pre sso r c o ol d ow n f o r a f e w m in ute s b efo re s w it c h in g it b ack o n .

Th e ve h ic le d ata s tic ke rs a tta ch ed t o t h e in sid e c o ve r o f t h is o w ner's m an ual h elp e n su re t h at
yo u c a n h ave t h e c o rre ct V olk sw ag en Ge nuin e P art s® in sta lle d in y o ur v e h ic le w hen eve r r e q uir e d .
It a ls o d ete rm in es w hic h t y p e o f s e rv ic in g a p plie s t o y o ur v e h ic le .
T h e v e h ic le d ata s tic ke r c o n fir m s w hen t h e v e h ic le w as f ir s t r e g is te re d o r d eliv e re d , w hen t h e
deliv e ry in sp ectio n w as c a rrie d o ut, a n d t h us t h e d ate f ro m w hic h y o ur v e h ic le is c o ve re d b y o ur
w arra n ty .
R eco rd in g t h e s e rv ic e w ork p erfo rm ed ( “ d ig it a l s e rv ic e s c h ed ul e”)
Th e s e rv ic e r e co rd s a re s to re d b y y o ur V olk sw ag en  d eale rs h ip o r q ualif ie d w ork sh op in a c e n tra l
sy ste m . T h is t ra n sp are n t d ocu m en ta tio n o f t h e s e rv ic e h is to ry a llo w s t h e s e rv ic e o p era tio n s
perfo rm ed t o b e r e p ro d uce d a t a n y t im e. E ach t im e y o u h ave y o ur v e h ic le s e rv ic e d , V olk sw ag en
re co m men ds a sk in g f o r a p rin te d s e rv ic e r e co rd , w hic h c o n ta in s a ll s e rv ic e w ork s to re d in t h e
sy ste m .
W it h e ve ry s e rv ic e , t h e p rin to ut o f t h e p re vio us s e rv ic e r e co rd is r e p la ce d b y a c u rre n t p rin to ut.
T h e d ig it a l s e rv ic e s c h ed ule is n ot a va il a b le in s o m e m ark e ts . I n t h is c a se , y o ur V olk sw ag en
d eale rs h ip w il l in fo rm y o u a b out t h e d ocu m en ta tio n p ro ce ss f o r s e rv ic e w ork .
S erv ic e w ork
T h e f o llo w in g in fo rm atio n is d ocu m en te d in t h e d ig it a l s e rv ic e s c h ed ule b y y o ur V olk sw ag en
d eale rs h ip o r q ualif ie d w ork sh op :
—W hen w hic h s e rv ic e w as c a rrie d o ut.
—W heth er a n y r e p air s a re r e co m men ded , s u ch a s r e p la ce m en t o f t h e b ra ke p ad s in t h e n ear
fu tu re .
—W heth er y o u h ad a n y s p ecia l r e q uests b efo re o r d urin g t h e m ain te n an ce w ork . Y o ur s e rv ic e
a d vis o r w il l n ote t h ese o n t h e o rd er.
—W hic h c o m pon en ts a n d s e rv ic e f lu id s w ere c h an ged .
—W hen y o ur n ext s e rv ic e is s c h ed ule d f o r.
T h e t y p e a n d s c o p e o f s e rv ic e w ork m ay d if fe r f ro m v e h ic le t o v e h ic le . I n fo rm atio n o n s p ecif ic
w ork f o r y o ur v e h ic le c a n b e r e q ueste d f ro m a q ualif ie d w ork sh op .
M aint ena nce
Serv ic e
S erv ic e w ork a nd d ig it a l s e rv ic e s c he dule

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In ad eq uate s e rv ic in g, n o s e rv ic in g a t a ll, o r f a il u re t o a d here t o s e rv ic e in te rv a ls c a n r e su lt in
b re akd ow ns, a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju ry .
●H ave s e rv ic e w ork c a rrie d o ut b y a n a u th oris e d V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip o r w ork sh op .
N OTIC E
Volk sw ag en is n ot r e sp on sib le f o r a n y v e h ic le d am ag e c a u se d b y in ad eq uate s e rv ic e w ork o r
th e l a ck o f a va il a b il it y o f p art s .
R eg ula r s e rv ic in g o f y o ur v e h ic le n ot o n ly m ain ta in s it s v a lu e, it a ls o e n su re s t h at y o ur
ve h ic le r e m ain s r o ad w ort h y a n d in w ork in g o rd er. Y o u s h ould t h ere fo re h ave y o ur v e h ic le
s e rv ic e d a cco rd in g t o t h e V olk sw ag en g uid elin es.

Se rv ic e e ve n tP R N o.Se rv ic e in te rv a l
In sp ectio nV I6A cco rd in g t o t h e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y
S erv ic e i n te rv a l d is p la y
Th e s e rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y in t h e d ig it a l in stru m en t c lu ste r s h ow s in fo rm atio n a b out a d ue
in sp ectio n (→ Se rv ic e in te rv a l d is p la y). I f n ece ssa ry , a d dit io n al w ork t h at is d ue c a n t h en a ls o b e
ca rrie d o ut, e .g . c h an gin g b ra ke f lu id .
Ins pectio n