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VW ID.4 Electric rear-wheel and all-wheel drive ➜ Draining coolant

ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Fit compressed air adapter -VAS 542 007/5- onto adapter  
-2-.  
Note  
Pressure regulator in compressed air adapter -VAS 542 007/5-  
is set to 1 bar permanently.  
Important  
A second mechanic is required for the following steps.  
– Hold coolant hose -1- in drip tray.  
– Connect compressed air to compressed air adapter -VAS  
542 007/5-.  
– Blow through coolant expansion tank with compressed air  
until no more coolant comes out.  
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Filling cooling system  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ adapter -VAS 691 005/5-  
♦ cooling system charge device -VAS 6096-  
♦ cooling system charging device -VAS 6968-  
♦ cooling system tester -V.A.G 1274 B-  
♦ electric vacuum pump -VAS 6096/2-  
♦ hose clamps, up to 25 mm -3094-  
Preparative measures  
– Connect/fit all coolant hoses.  
– Screw adapter -VAS 691 005/5- -2- onto coolant expansion  
tank -1-.  
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ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Set up cooling system charging device -VAS 6968- -F- so  
that it is positioned higher than coolant expansion tank  
-arrows-.  
Important  
The cooling system charging device must contain at least  
10 litres of coolant mixed in proper ratio.  
– Bleed hose -G-. To do this, open shut-off tap on cooling sys‐  
tem charging device -F- and shut-off tap -A- until hose -G- is  
filled with coolant and air has been displaced completely.  
– Close shut-off tap -A-.  
– Open cap -1-.  
Filling cooling system  
– Fit cooling system charge device -VAS 6096- -1- onto adapt‐  
er -2-.  
2. Cooling system/coolant  
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ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Connect electric vacuum pump -VAS 6096/2- -D-. To do this,  
fit hose -E- onto plug-in connector -B- on cooling system  
charging device -C-.  
– Connect electric vacuum pump -D- to battery -A-, and switch  
it on.  
– Open shut-off tap -B-.  
NOTICE  
Risk of damage to electric vacuum pump from coolant being  
drawn in.  
– Make sure that the electric vacuum pump does not draw  
in coolant. Drain coolant from the coolant expansion tank  
beforehand.  
– If the water separator -1- in the electric vacuum pump is fil‐  
led with coolant during the following procedure, drain coolant  
from the coolant expansion tank ⇒ page 73 .  
– Using the electric vacuum pump, generate vacuum until nee‐  
dle of pressure gauge -arrow- is significantly below green  
area.  
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