Volkswagen ID.3: Electric drive. Charging socket, with charging cable

• Assembly overview – charging socket
• Removing and installing high-voltage battery charging socket 1 [UX4]
• Removing and installing actuator for high-voltage charging socket lock 1 [F498]

Assembly overview – charging socket

Assembly overview – charging socket

1 - Bracket

2 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 2

❏ M6×20

❏ 8 Nm

3 - High-voltage battery charging socket 1 -UX4-

❏ With charging cable → Rep. gr.93; Removing and installing high-voltage battery charging socket 1 [UX4]

4 - Bracket

5 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 4

❏ M6×18

❏ 8 Nm

6 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 4

❏ 8 Nm

7 - Charging flap unit

❏ → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.55; Charging flap unit; Removing and installing charging flap unit

8 - LED module for charging socket 1 -L263-

❏ → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.55; Charging flap unit; Removing and installing LED module for charging socket 1 [L263]

9 - Actuator for high-voltage charging socket lock 1 -F498-

❏ → Rep. gr.93; Removing and installing actuator for high-voltage charging socket lock 1 [F498]

10 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 2

❏ 1.2 Nm

11 - Charging cable

❏ With high-voltage battery charging socket 1 -UX4-

Removing and installing high-voltage battery charging socket 1 [UX4]

Removing and installing high-voltage battery charging socket 1 [UX4]

The high-voltage battery charging socket 1 -UX4- will henceforth be referred to as “charging socket”.

Removing

DANGER

High voltage can cause fatal injury.

Danger of severe or fatal injuries from electric shock or electric arcs.

– Have a high-voltage technician (HVT) or a high-voltage expert (HVE) de-energise the high-voltage system.

– → Rep. gr.93; De-energise high-voltage system.

– Detach right luggage compartment side trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and installing luggage compartment side trim.

Note

The charging socket can only be removed in conjunction with the charging cable.

– Detach manual release mechanism -2-.

– Disconnect electrical connector -3-.

– Release cable duct -1-.

– Remove charging flap unit → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.55; Charging flap unit; Removing and installing charging flap unit.

– Remove rear right wheel housing liner → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66; Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing rear wheel housing liner.

– Remove rear underbody cladding → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66; Underbody cladding; Removing and installing rear underbody cladding.

– Remove rear centre underbody cladding → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66; Underbody cladding; Removing and installing rear centre underbody cladding.

High-voltage battery, 55 and 62 kWh

– Remove centre underbody cladding → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66; Underbody cladding; Removing and installing centre underbody cladding.

– Remove reinforcement for high-voltage battery body aperture → Rep. gr.93; Assembly overview – high-voltage battery, installed

All vehicles (continued)

– Disconnect connector -1- on charging unit 1 for high-voltage battery -AX4-.

– Separate connector -2- on high-voltage battery 1 -AX2-.

– Remove hose -1-.

– Unscrew bolts -2-.

– Unscrew bolt -3-.

– Unscrew bolt -4-.

– Release wiring fasteners -5-.

– Lower rear axle in front area → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.42; Rear axle; Lowering rear axle.

– Remove charging socket with bracket.

– Detach Bowden cable for manual release mechanism -1-.

– Remove electrical wire -3- from guide.

– Unscrew bolts -2-.

– Detach charging socket from bracket.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

WARNING

High voltage can cause fatal injury.

Danger of severe or fatal injuries from electric shock or electric arcs.

– Have a high-voltage technician (HVT) or a high-voltage expert (HVE) re-energise the high-voltage system.

– → Rep. gr.93; Re-energise high-voltage system.

– Tighten bolts -3- and -4-.

BoltsSpecified torque -3- and -4- 8 Nm

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.93; Assembly overview - charging socket

Removing and installing actuator for high-voltage charging socket lock 1 [F498]

Removing and installing actuator for high-voltage charging socket lock 1 [F498]

The actuator for high-voltage charging socket lock 1 -F498- will henceforth be referred to as “actuator”.

Removing

DANGER

High voltage can cause fatal injury.

Danger of severe or fatal injuries from electric shock or electric arcs.

– Have a high-voltage technician (HVT) or a high-voltage expert (HVE) de-energise the high-voltage system.

– → Rep. gr.93; De-energise high-voltage system.

Note

The charging socket just needs to be loosened. It is not necessary to lower the rear axle.

– Release charging socket → Rep. gr.93; Removing and installing high-voltage battery charging socket 1 [UX4].

– Detach Bowden cable for manual release mechanism -1-.

– Unscrew bolts -3-.

– Remove actuator -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– When installing, make sure that the actuator makes proper contact with the contact surface and that the bolt mountings are not damaged.

– Separate and join electrical wire according to instructions for wiring repairs → Electrical system; Rep. gr.97; Wires; Repairing a 0.13 mm² to 6 mm² wire.

WARNING

High voltage can cause fatal injury.

Danger of severe or fatal injuries from electric shock or electric arcs.

– Have a high-voltage technician (HVT) or a high-voltage expert (HVE) re-energise the high-voltage system.

– → Rep. gr.93; Re-energise high-voltage system.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.93; Assembly overview – charging socket

Electric drive. Potential equalisation linesElectric drive. Charging socket, with separate charging cable