oil VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 2020 Owner´s Manual

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Any b ro ke n -d ow n v e h ic le p ose s a h ig h a cc id en t r is k f o r t h e v e h ic le o cc u p an ts a n d o th er r o ad
u se rs .
●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 .
●S w it c h o n t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts .
●N eve r l e ave o th er p ers o n s a lo n e in t h e v e h ic le , p art ic u la rly c h il d re n o r p eo p le r e q uir in g
assis ta n ce . T h is a p plie s in p art ic u la r w hen t h e d oors a re l o cke d . P eo p le l o cke d in t h e v e h ic le
m ay b e s u b je cte d t o v e ry h ig h o r v e ry l o w t e m pera tu re s.
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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.
N OTIC E
W hen p ush in g t h e v e h ic le b y h an d, d o n ot p re ss o n t h e r e ar l ig hts , t h e r e ar s p oil e r o r l a rg e
p an els . T h is c o uld d am ag e t h e v e h ic le a n d l o ose n t h e r e ar s p oil e r.
T h e 1 2-v o lt v e h ic le b atte ry w il l d is c h arg e if t h e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts a re l e ft o n o ve r a
l o n g p erio d o f t im e – e ve n w hen t h e ig nit io n is s w it c h ed o ff.
D ep en din g o n t h e v e h ic le e q uip m en t, t h e b ra ke l ig hts f la sh r a p id ly if y o u b ra ke s h arp ly
o r in it ia te f u ll b ra kin g a t a s p eed o f m ore t h an 8 0 k m /h  (5 0 m ph). T h is p ro vid es a n
e sp ecia lly c o n sp ic u o us w arn in g f o r t h e f o llo w in g t ra ffic . I f y o u t h en c o n tin ue t o b ra ke ,
th e h aza rd w arn in g l ig hts w il l b e s w it c h ed o n a u to m atic a lly a t s p eed s u n der
ap pro xim ate ly 1 0 k m /h  ( 6  m ph). O nce t h e v e h ic le s ta rt s t o a cce le ra te , t h e h aza rd
w arn in g l ig hts w il l s w it c h o ff a g ain .

NOTIC E
N eve r u se t h e o p en in g m ech an is m t o f ix o r h old a l o ad . T h is c o uld l e ad t o d am ag e t h at m ake s it
im possib le t o c lo se t h e b oot l id .
N OTIC E
N eve r u se t h e r e ar w in dow w ip er o r t h e r e ar s p oil e r t o f ix o r h old a l o ad . T h is m ay r e su lt in
d am ag e t h at c a u se s t h e r e ar w ip er o r r e ar s p oil e r t o b e t o rn o ff.

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New b ra ke p ad s w il l n ot h ave t h e o ptim al b ra kin g e ffe ct w hen f ir s t f it te d .
●N ew b ra ke p ad s c a n not g en era te t h e f u ll b ra kin g e ffe ct d urin g t h e f ir s t 3 00 k m a n d m ust
fir s t b e r u n in . A r e d uce d b ra kin g e ffe ct c a n b e in cre ase d b y a p ply in g m ore p re ssu re t o t h e
b ra ke p ed al.
●Y o u m ust d riv e p art ic u la rly c a re fu lly w hen d riv in g w it h n ew b ra ke p ad s in o rd er t o r e d uce
th e r is k o f a cc id en ts , s e rio us in ju rie s a n d l o ss o f c o n tro l o f t h e v e h ic le .
●N eve r d riv e t o o c lo se t o o th er v e h ic le s w hen r u n nin g in n ew b ra ke p ad s, a n d n eve r c re ate a
d riv in g s it u atio n t h at w il l p la ce a h eavy l o ad o n t h e b ra ke s.
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O ve rh eate d b ra ke s r e d uce t h e b ra kin g e ffe ct a n d c o n sid era b ly in cre ase t h e b ra kin g d is ta n ce .
●W hen d riv in g d ow nhil l, t h e b ra ke s a re p la ce d u n der p art ic u la r s tra in a n d b eco m e h ot v e ry
q uic k ly .
●B efo re d riv in g d ow n a l o n g, s te ep g ra d ie n t, r e d uce y o ur s p eed a n d s e le ct a h ig her
re cu p era tio n l e ve l. T h is w il l m ake u se o f t h e e le ctric d riv e b ra kin g e ffe ct a n d r e lie ve t h e l o ad
o n t h e b ra ke s.
●N on -s ta n dard o r d am ag ed f ro n t s p oil e rs c o uld r e stric t t h e a ir f lo w t o t h e b ra ke s a n d c a u se
th em t o o ve rh eat.
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W et b ra ke s o r b ra ke s c o ate d w it h ic e o r r o ad s a lt r e act m ore s lo w ly a n d r e q uir e l o n ger b ra kin g
dis ta n ce s.
●C are fu lly a p ply t h e b ra ke s t o t e st t h em .
●Alw ays d ry b ra ke s a n d c le an o ff a n y c o atin g o f ic e a n d s a lt w it h a f e w c a u tio us a p plic a tio n s
of t h e b ra ke s w hen v is ib il it y , w eath er, r o ad a n d t ra ffic c o n dit io n s p erm it .
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Driv in g w it h out t h e b ra ke s e rv o o r w it h r e stric te d b ra ke s e rv o f u n ctio n c a n c o n sid era b ly
in cre ase t h e b ra kin g d is ta n ce a n d c a u se a cc id en ts a n d s e rio us in ju rie s.
●N eve r d eactiv a te t h e v e h ic le ’s d riv e s y ste m a n d n eve r s w it c h o ff t h e ig nit io n a s l o n g a s t h e
ve h ic le is s til l m ovin g.
●If t h e b ra ke s e rv o d oes n ot f u n ctio n o r t h e v e h ic le is b ein g t o w ed , t h e b ra ke p ed al w il l h ave
to b e d ep re sse d m ore f o rc e fu lly a s t h e b ra kin g d is ta n ce w il l b e in cre ase d d ue t o t h e l a ck o f
assis ta n ce f o r t h e b ra ke s y ste m .
●Alw ays k e ep t h e f o otw ell u n der t h e p ed als c le ar s o t h at t h e b ra ke p ed al c a n m ove f re e ly .
If t h e f ro n t b ra ke p ad s a re t e ste d , t h e r e ar b ra ke p ad s s h ould b e t e ste d a t t h e s a m e t im e.
R eg ula rly c h eck t h e t h ic k n ess o f t h e b ra ke p ad s t h ro ug h t h e o p en in gs in t h e r im s o r f ro m
th e u n ders id e o f t h e v e h ic le . I f n ece ssa ry , r e m ove t h e w heels t o c a rry o ut a
c o m pre h en siv e c h eck . 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 .

NOTIC E
●O bje cts t h at p ro tru d e f ro m t h e g ro un d c a n d am ag e t h e b um per a n d o th er c o m pon en ts w hen
p ark in g t h e v e h ic le o r d riv in g o ut o f a p ark in g s p ace . A lw ays t a ke c a re w hen d riv in g in to p ark in g
sp ace s w it h h ig h k e rb s o r f ix e d b oun darie s. S to p b efo re t h e w heels t o uch t h e f ix e d b oun darie s
o r k e rb s.
●L o w -ly in g v e h ic le c o m pon en ts s u ch a s t h e b um per, s p oil e r a n d p art s o f t h e r u n nin g g ear, e n gin e
or h ig h-v o lt a g e b atte ry s y ste m c o uld b e d am ag ed . D riv e c a re fu lly t h ro ug h d ip s in t h e r o ad , o ve r
d riv e w ays, r a m ps, k e rb sto n es a n d o th er o b je cts .
P le ase a d here t o r e le va n t l e g is la tio n w hen s to p pin g a n d p ark in g y o ur v e h ic le .

NOTIC E
To w in g w it h a t o w -ro p e o r t o w -b ar c a n d am ag e t h e v e h ic le .
●To w t h e v e h ic le c a re fu lly w it h a t o w -ro p e o r t o w -b ar.
●If p ossib le , h ave t h e b ro ke n -d ow n v e h ic le t ra n sp ort e d b y a b re akd ow n t ru ck .
N OTIC E
W hen p ush in g t h e v e h ic le b y h an d, t h e t a il l ig ht c lu ste rs , s id e s p oil e rs o n t h e r e ar w in dow a n d
la rg e p an els c a n b e d am ag ed a n d t h e r e ar s p oil e r m ay b eco m e d eta ch ed .
●W hen p ush in g t h e v e h ic le b y h an d, d o n ot p re ss o n t h e t a il l ig ht c lu ste rs , s id e s p oil e rs o n t h e
re ar w in dow , l a rg e p an els a n d t h e r e ar s p oil e r.
N OTIC E
Th e v e h ic le c a n b e d am ag ed , e .g . t h e v e h ic le p ain tw ork , w hen r e m ovin g a n d f it tin g t h e c o ve r
an d t o w in g e ye .
●R em ove a n d in sta ll t h e c o ve r a n d t h e t o w in g e ye c a re fu lly s o a s t o a vo id d am ag e t o t h e
ve h ic le .

Th e c o olin g s y ste m is f il le d a t t h e f a cto ry w it h a m ix tu re o f s p ecia lly p re p are d w ate r a n d a t l e ast
4 0% c o ola n t a d dit iv e .
In fo rm y o urs e lf a t a q ualif ie d w ork sh op a b out w hic h c o ola n t is s u it a b le f o r y o ur v e h ic le .
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 .
T h e p ro p ort io n o f c o ola n t a d dit iv e m ust a lw ays b e a t l e ast 4 0% t o p ro te ct t h e c o olin g s y ste m . I f
g re ate r f ro st p ro te ctio n is r e q uir e d in v e ry c o ld c lim ate s, t h e p ro p ort io n o f a n ti- fre eze a d dit iv e
ca n b e in cre ase d . H ow eve r, t h e p erc e n ta g e o f c o ola n t a d dit iv e s h ould n ot e xce ed 6 0% , a s t h is
w ould r e d uce t h e f ro st p ro te ctio n a n d t h e c o olin g e ffe ct.
T h e c o ola n t a d dit iv e is d ye d p urp le . T h e m ix tu re o f w ate r a n d a c o ola n t a d dit iv e o ffe rs a n ti-
f re eze p ro te ctio n d ow n t o - 2 5°C (- 1 3°F ), p ro te cts t h e a llo y p art s in t h e c o olin g s y ste m a g ain st
c o rro sio n , p re ve n ts l im esc a le d ep osit s a n d s ig nif ic a n tly in cre ase s t h e b oil in g p oin t o f t h e c o ola n t.
W hen r e fil lin g t h e c o ola n t, a m ix tu re o f d is til le d w ate r a n d a t l e ast 4 0% o f t h e s u it a b le c o ola n t
ad dit iv e m ust b e u se d in o rd er t o o bta in t h e o ptim um c o rro sio n p ro te ctio n →  Coola n t
sp ecif ic a tio n.
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In su ffic ie n t a n ti- fre eze in t h e c o olin g s y ste m o f t h e v e h ic le c a n c a u se t h e e le ctric d riv e t o b re ak
d ow n a n d t h ere b y c a u se s e rio us in ju rie s.
●T h e a m oun t o f c o rre ct c o ola n t a d dit iv e u se d m ust b e s u ffic ie n t f o r t h e l o w est a m bie n t
te m pera tu re t h at y o u e xp ect t h e v e h ic le t o b e e xp ose d t o .
●C oola n t c a n f re eze a t e xtre m ely c o ld o uts id e t e m pera tu re s, c a u sin g t h e v e h ic le t o b re ak
d ow n. V eh ic le o cc u p an ts w it h in ad eq uate w in te r c lo th in g c o uld t h en f re eze t o d eath a s t h e
h eatin g w il l a ls o n o l o n ger f u n ctio n .
N OTIC E
N eve r m ix g en uin e c o ola n t a d dit iv e s w it h o th er c o ola n ts t h at h ave n ot b een a p pro ve d b y
V olk sw ag en .
●If t h e l iq uid in t h e c o ola n t e xp an sio n t a n k is n ot p in k (c o lo urin g r e su lt s f ro m m ix in g t h e
purp le c o ola n t a d dit iv e w it h d is til le d w ate r) b ut f o r e xa m ple b ro w n in ste ad o f p urp le , t h e
su it a b le c o ola n t h as b een m ix e d w it h a n u n su it a b le c o ola n t a d dit iv e . T h e c o ola n t m ust b e
ch an ged a s s o on a s p ossib le if t h is is t h e c a se . F ail u re t o o b se rv e t h is w arn in g c a n r e su lt in
s e rio us m alf u n ctio n s o r d am ag e t o t h e e le ctric d riv e a n d c o olin g s y ste m .
Coola n t a n d c o ola n t a d dit iv e s c a n p ollu te t h e e n vir o n m en t. S p il t s e rv ic e f lu id s m ust b e
co lle cte d a n d d is p ose d o f p ro p erly a n d w it h r e sp ect f o r t h e e n vir o n m en t.
C oola nt s p ecif ic a tio n

Fig . 1 I n t h e f ro n t c o m part m en t: c a p o f t h e b ra ke f lu id r e se rv o ir .
B ra ke f lu id w il l g ra d ually a b so rb w ate r f ro m t h e s u rro un din g a ir o ve r t h e c o urs e o f t im e. T h e b ra ke
sy ste m w il l b e d am ag ed if t h ere is t o o m uch w ate r in t h e b ra ke f lu id . T h e b oil in g p oin t o f t h e b ra ke
flu id is a ls o c o n sid era b ly r e d uce d b y t h e w ate r c o n te n t. H eavy u se o f t h e b ra ke s m ay c a u se a v a p our
lo ck in t h e b ra ke s y ste m if t h e w ate r c o n te n t is t o o h ig h. V ap our l o ck s r e d uce t h e b ra kin g e ffic ie n cy,
c o n sid era b ly in cre ase b ra kin g d is ta n ce a n d c a n e ve n c a u se t h e b ra ke s y ste m t o f a il c o m ple te ly . Y o ur
ow n s a fe ty a n d t h at o f o th er r o ad u se rs d ep en ds o n h avin g a b ra ke s y ste m t h at f u n ctio n s p ro p erly a t
a ll t im es →  Bra ke f lu id.
B ra ke f lui d s p ecif ic a tio n
Volk sw ag en h as d eve lo p ed a b ra ke f lu id t h at h as b een o ptim is e d f o r t h e b ra ke s y ste m in t h e v e h ic le .
To e n su re t h e b est p ossib le o p era tio n o f t h e b ra ke s y ste m , V olk sw ag en e xp re ssly r e co m men ds t h e
use o f b ra ke f lu id c o m plia n t w it h V W  s ta n dard  5 01 1 4.
B efo re u sin g a p art ic u la r b ra ke f lu id , c h eck t h at t h e s p ecif ic a tio n s p rin te d o n t h e c o n ta in er
co rre sp on d t o t h e v e h ic le r e q uir e m en ts .
B ra ke f lu id t h at is c o m plia n t w it h V W  s ta n dard  5 01 1 4 is a va il a b le f ro m V olk sw ag en d eale rs h ip s.
If t h is b ra ke f lu id is n ot a va il a b le a n d it is n ece ssa ry t o u se a n oth er h ig h-q ualit y b ra ke f lu id in ste ad ,
bra ke f lu id t h at is c o m plia n t w it h D IN  I S O  4 925 or U S s ta n dard FM VSS 1 16 D O T 4  C LA SS 6 c a n b e
use d .
B ra ke f lu id