Volkswagen ID.3: Information on the roof rack

For technical reasons, the Volkswagen ID.3 vehicle body is not designed for attachment of a roof rack.

The vehicle is not designed for the use of a roof rack. No roof rack may be used or retrofitted.

WARNING

If a roof rack is installed on the Volkswagen ID.3 vehicle, the rack could come loose while driving and fall off the roof. This can result in accidents and serious or fatal injuries.

• Never install a roof rack on the vehicle.

NOTICE

Installing a roof rack of any kind on the vehicle can cause significant damage.

• Never install a roof rack on the Volkswagen ID.3 vehicle.

Introduction

DANGER

The components of the high-voltage system carry high electrical voltage. Contact with live components of the highvoltage system causes burns, serious injuries or fatal electric shocks.

• Always assume that the high-voltage battery is fully charged and that all the high-voltage components are live.

  This may be the case even if the ignition is switched off.

• Never touch high-voltage components or orange high-voltage cables. Damage to high-voltage components is not always obvious.
• Never remove the orange high-voltage cables and never damage or modify them.
• Never disconnect the high-voltage cable from the high-voltage system.
• Never open or modify the cover of the high-voltage battery and never remove it.
• Never perform repair and maintenance procedures on orange high-voltage cables or high-voltage components.

  Always have work on the high-voltage system performed by a suitably qualified authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility approved for this work. Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

• Never perform any work in the vicinity of high-voltage components or high-voltage cables using cutting, shaping, or sharp-edged tools or heat sources.

DANGER

Any damage to the vehicle or high-voltage battery may result in the immediate or delayed escape of poisonous gases or liquids. The escaping gases may cause a fire. There is a risk of serious or fatal injuries.

• Do not breathe in gases leaking out of the high-voltage battery.
• Never touch liquids leaking from the high-voltage battery.
• If a fire breaks out, leave the danger zone with all Volkswagen ID.3 vehicle occupants and contact the fire department.
• Always let the fire service and emergency responders know that your vehicle is equipped with a high-voltage battery.

NOTICE

The high-voltage battery can be damaged in an accident or if the Volkswagen ID.3 vehicle runs into an obstacle. If the high-voltage system has been switched off for safety reasons, the vehicle is no longer ready for use.

• Have your high-voltage battery checked by fully qualified professionals. Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
• Secure the vehicle after it is switched off and contact an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Mounting the bicycle rack mountWarning signs for the high-voltage system