Volkswagen Tiguan 2016 Instruction manual

Workshop Manual
Tiguan 2016 ➤
Tiguan RUS 2017 ➤
General body repairs, exterior
Edition 01.2018
Service
Service Department. Technical Information

List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
00 - Technical data
50 - Body - front
55 - Bonnet, rear lid
57 - Front doors, door components, central locking
58 - Rear doors, door components
60 - Sunroof
63 - Bumpers
64 - Glazing
66 - Exterior equipment
Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.
Service

Contents
00 - Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Safety measures when working on vehicles with start/stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
50 - Body - front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1 Lock carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 Assembly overview - lock carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Removing and installing lock carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Moving to and back from service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Repairing lock carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.1 Assembly overview - wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2 Removing and installing wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Bulkhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.1 Assembly overview - plenum chamber bulkhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Assembly overview - plenum chamber cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3 Removing and installing plenum chamber bulkhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 Removing and installing plenum chamber cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
55 - Bonnet, rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1 Bonnet (hood) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.1 Assembly overview - bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.2 Assembly overview - Bowden cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.3 Removing and installing bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.4 Resetting hinge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.5 Adjusting bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.6 Removing and installing bonnet lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1.7 Removing and installing bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1.8 Removing and installing striker pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1.9 Removing and installing hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.10 Removing and installing insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
1.11 Removing and installing gas strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
1.12 Releasing gas from gas strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
1.13 Removing and installing Bowden cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2 Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.1 Assembly overview - rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.2 Removing and installing rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.3 Adjusting rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
2.4 Removing and installing bonnet lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
2.5 Removing and installing operating mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
2.6 Removing and installing hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
2.7 Removing and installing striker pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
2.8 Removing and installing rear lid seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
2.9 Removing and installing gas strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
2.10 Releasing gas from gas strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
2.11 Removing and installing drive unit for rear lid VX69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
3 Tank flap unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
3.1 Assembly overview - tank flap unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
3.2 Removing and installing tank flap unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
3.3 Removing and installing fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
57 - Front doors, door components, central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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1 Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
1.1 Assembly overview - door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
1.2 Removing and installing inner door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
1.3 Removing and installing outer door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
1.4 Removing and installing door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
1.5 Adjusting door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
1.6 Adjusting striker pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
1.7 Removing and installing door arrester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
2 Door components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
2.1 Assembly overview - door components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
2.2 Assembly overview - window regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
2.3 Assembly overview - door handle and door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
2.4 Removing and installing window regulator motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
2.5 Removing and installing window regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
2.6 Removing and installing inner door cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
2.7 Removing and installing striker pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
2.8 Removing and installing cap on door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
2.9 Removing and installing lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
2.10 Removing and installing door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
2.11 Removing and installing door handle bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
2.12 Removing and installing door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
2.13 Removing and installing window channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
2.14 Removing and installing outer window slot seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
2.15 Removing and installing inner window slot seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
3 Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
3.1 Overview of fitting locations - central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
3.2 Removing and installing driver door control unit J386 and front passenger door control unit
J387 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
3.3 Removing and installing tank filler flap locking motor V155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
3.4 Removing and installing ignition key battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
3.5 Removing and installing cap on ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
58 - Rear doors, door components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
1 Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
1.1 Assembly overview - door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
1.2 Removing and installing door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
1.3 Adjusting door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
1.4 Adjusting striker pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
1.5 Removing and installing door arrester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
1.6 Removing and installing inner door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
1.7 Removing and installing outer door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
2 Door components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
2.1 Assembly overview - door components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
2.2 Assembly overview - window regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
2.3 Assembly overview - door handle and door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
2.4 Removing and installing window regulator motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
2.5 Removing and installing window regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
2.6 Removing and installing inner door cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
2.7 Removing and installing striker pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
2.8 Removing and installing cap on door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
2.9 Removing and installing door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
2.10 Removing and installing door handle bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
2.11 Removing and installing door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
2.12 Removing and installing window channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
2.13 Removing and installing outer window slot seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
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2.14 Removing and installing inner window slot seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
60 - Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
1 Sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
1.1 Assembly overview - sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
1.2 Assembly overview - wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
1.3 Removing and installing sunroof panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
1.4 Removing and installing rear sunroof panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
1.5 Adjusting sunroof panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
1.6 Removing and installing sliding sunroof seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
1.7 Removing and installing wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
1.8 Removing and installing sunroof motor V1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
1.9 Removing and installing sunroof roller blind motor V260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
1.10 Removing and installing sunroof roller blind control unit J394 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
1.11 Removing and installing sliding sunroof adjustment control unit J245 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
1.12 Removing and installing sunroof roller blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
1.13 Removing and installing sliding sunroof frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
1.14 Removing and installing rear part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
1.15 Removing and installing tilt mechanism for sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
1.16 Removing and installing sunroof roller blind cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
1.17 Operating without current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
2 Water drain hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
2.1 Assembly overview - water drain hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
2.2 Removing and installing water drain hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
2.3 Cleaning water drainage hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
63 - Bumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
1 Bumper, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
1.1 Assembly overview - bumper cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
1.2 Assembly overview - add-on parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
1.3 Assembly overview - impact bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
1.4 Removing and installing bumper cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
1.5 Repairing bumper cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
2 Bumper, rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
2.1 Assembly overview - bumper cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
2.2 Assembly overview - guides for bumper cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
2.3 Assembly overview - add-on parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
2.4 Assembly overview - impact bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
2.5 Removing and installing bumper cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
2.6 Removing and installing impact bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
2.7 Repairing bumper cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
64 - Glazing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
1 Repair notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
1.1 Minimum curing periods for bonded windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
1.2 Window repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
1.3 Installation instructions for bonded windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
1.4 Preparing old undamaged windows for fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
1.5 Preparing new windows for installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
1.6 Preparing body flange for fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
1.7 Cleaning off excess adhesive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
2 Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
2.1 Assembly overview - windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
2.2 Removing and installing windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
3 Rear windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
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3.1 Assembly overview - rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
3.2 Removing and installing rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
4 Side window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
4.1 Assembly overview - rear side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
4.2 Removing and installing rear side window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
5 Door windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
5.1 Assembly overview - front door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
5.2 Assembly overview - rear door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
5.3 Removing and installing front door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
5.4 Removing and installing rear door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
5.5 Removing and installing fixed front door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
5.6 Removing and installing fixed rear door window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
66 - Exterior equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
1 Radiator grille and front trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
1.1 Assembly overview - radiator grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
1.2 Removing and installing radiator grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
2 Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
2.1 Assembly overview - spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
2.2 Removing and installing spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
3 Mouldings, trims, extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
3.1 Assembly overview - water deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
3.2 Assembly overview - wheel arch covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
3.3 Assembly overview - heat shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
3.4 Removing and installing water deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
3.5 Removing and installing cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
3.6 Removing and installing B-pillar trim on door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
3.7 Removing and installing trim strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
3.8 Removing and installing entry moulding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
3.9 Removing and installing wheel arch covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
3.10 Removing and installing underbody heat shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
4 Noise insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
4.1 Assembly overview - noise insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
5 Underbody cladding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
5.1 Overview of fitting locations - trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
5.2 Removing and installing underbody cladding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
5.3 Removing and installing tunnel cross-piece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
6 Roof moulding and roof railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
6.1 Assembly overview - roof railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
6.2 Removing and installing roof railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
7 Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
7.1 Assembly overview - exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
7.2 Removing and installing exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
7.3 Removing and installing mirror glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
7.4 Removing and installing mirror adjustment unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
7.5 Removing and installing mirror cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
7.6 Removing and installing mirror trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
8 Wheel housing liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
8.1 Assembly overview - front wheel housing liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
8.2 Assembly overview - rear wheel housing liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
8.3 Removing and installing front wheel housing liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
8.4 Removing and installing rear wheel housing liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
9 Lettering and emblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
9.1 Dimensions - lettering and emblems on rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
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9.2 Dimensions - lettering and emblems on sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
9.3 Removing and installing emblems at vehicle front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
9.4 Renewing lettering and badges at rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
9.5 Renewing lettering and badges on sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
9.6 Removing and installing lettering and emblems for radiator grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
10 Special add-on parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
10.1 Assembly overview – special add-on parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
11 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
11.1 Assembly overview - towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
11.2 Removing and installing towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
11.3 Removing and installing trigger unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
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00 – Technical data
1 Safety information
(VRL011280; Edition 01.2018)
⇒ “1.1 Safety measures when working on vehicles with start/stop
system”, page 1
1.1 Safety measures when working on vehicles with start/stop system
Risk of injury from unexpected engine start
If the vehicle's start/stop system is activated, the engine can start
unexpectedly. A message in the dash panel insert indicates
whether the start/stop system is activated.
– Deactivate start/stop system by switching off the ignition.
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50 – Body - front
1 Lock carrier
⇒ “1.1 Assembly overview - lock carrier”, page 2
⇒ “1.2 Removing and installing lock carrier”, page 3
⇒ “1.3 Moving to and back from service position”, page 5
⇒ “1.4 Repairing lock carrier”, page 9
1.1 Assembly overview - lock carrier
Note
Different versions depending on model version; for allocation refer to ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue ETKA
1 - Lock carrier with add-on
parts
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 3
❑ Moving to and back from
service position
⇒ page 5
2 - Mounting plate
❑ Left
3 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 1 on each side
❑ 8.0 Nm
4 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 2 on each side
❑ 8.0 Nm
5 - Air duct
❑ Left
6 - Support for lock carrier
7 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 2 on each side
❑ 12 Nm
8 - Centre guide profile
9 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 3
❑ 8.0 Nm
10 - Bumper carrier
11 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 2 on each side
❑ 8.0 Nm
12 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 4 on each side
❑ 55 Nm
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13 - Hexagon nut
❑ Qty. 2
❑ 12 Nm
14 - Air duct
❑ Right
15 - Mounting plate
❑ Right
1.2 Removing and installing lock carrier
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Guide pins - T10093-
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1332-
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Note
♦ The lock carrier is a safety-relevant component. For this reason, the lock carrier must only be repaired at
the points indicated.
♦ In the event of damage, renew lock carrier.
♦ For vehicles with adaptive cruise control unit - J428- , the adaptive cruise control unit - J428- must be
adjusted anew whenever the lock carrier has been removed, installed or replaced.
♦ General information and work instructions for the adaptive cruise control unit - J428- can be found in ⇒
Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Adaptive cruise control
Removing
– Always use guide pins - T10093- to move lock carrier to serv‐
ice position ⇒ page 5 .
– Remove guide pins - T10093- from left and right longitudinal
members with the aid of a second mechanic. Put down lock
carrier -1- with attachments. For example on engine and gear‐
box jack - VAS 6931- .
– Remove bumper carrier and support arm ⇒ page 277 .
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– Detach radiator module from lock carrier -arrow a-, but do not
remove it ⇒ Rep. gr. 19 ; Radiator, radiator fan; Removing
and installing radiator module .
– Lift condenser -3- off radiator module -2- -arrow b-, swing it
slightly out of lock carrier -arrow c-, but do not remove it.
– Pull out lock carrier -1- upwards between radiator module and
condenser -arrows d-.
Note
♦ Do not hang condenser and hydraulic oil cooler from lines.
♦ Do not kink lines for condenser and hydraulic systems.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal observing the following:
Note
♦ Always fit lock carrier on the bolting points at the foremost po‐
sition in the elongated hole. Only then can the lock carrier
move in a crash situation.
♦ On vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control unit - J428- ,
the adaptive cruise control unit - J428- must be readjusted
whenever the lock carrier has been removed, installed or re‐
newed.
♦ General information and work instructions for the adaptive
cruise control unit - J428- can be found in ⇒ Electrical system;
Rep. gr. 27 ; Adaptive cruise control
Specified torques
♦ Lock carrier
⇒ “1.1 Assembly overview - lock carrier”, page 2 .
1.3 Moving to and back from service posi‐
tion
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Guide pins - T10093-
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♦ Adapter - T10467-
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1332-
Moving to service position
Note
♦ The lock carrier is a safety-relevant component. The lock carrier must not be repaired for this reason.
♦ In the event of damage, renew lock carrier.
♦ For vehicles with adaptive cruise control unit - J428- , the adaptive cruise control unit - J428- must be
adjusted anew whenever the lock carrier has been removed, installed or replaced.
♦ General information and work instructions for the adaptive cruise control unit - J428- can be found in ⇒
Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Adaptive cruise control
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– Remove front bumper cover ⇒ page 278 .
– Remove headlight ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 94 ; Head‐
lights; Removing and installing headlights .
– Remove cable on mounting bracket of electrically operated lid
⇒ page 54 .
– Unhook filler neck for washer fluid reservoir on carrier -2- ⇒
Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92 ; Window washer system; Re‐
moving and installing washer fluid reservoir .
– Only remove one bolt -3- on left and right side of each longi‐
tudinal member.
– Screw in special tool guide pins - T10093- to left and right lon‐
gitudinal members where the bolts were previously located.
– Remove remaining bolts -3- on left and right side of longitudi‐
nal members.
– The lock carrier with add-on parts -1- can be pulled forwards
about 10 cm on the special tool guide pins - T 10093- . When
doing this, be careful with the electrical wires/cables leading
to lock carrier and, if necessary, detach connectors.
– Install special tool adapter - 10467- (2 on each side) on left
and right between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.
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Moving from service position
– Remove special tool adapter - T10467- on left and right from
between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.
– Push lock carrier together with add-on parts -1- on the guide
pins - T10093- and onto the longitudinal member.
– Place bolts -3- on left and right.
– Unscrew guide pins - T10093- on left and right.
– Align lock carrier together with add-on parts -1- to longitudinal
members and between wings ⇒ Body Repairs; Rep. gr. 00 ;
Body gaps/shut lines; Body - front .
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Note
♦ Always fit lock carrier on the bolting points at the foremost position in the elongated hole. Only then can the
lock carrier move in a crash situation.
♦ On vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control unit - J428- , the adaptive cruise control unit - J428- must
be readjusted whenever the lock carrier has been removed, installed or renewed.
♦ General information and work instructions for the adaptive cruise control unit - J428- can be found in ⇒
Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Adaptive cruise control
Further installation is carried out in reverse order of removal.
When proceeding, observe the following:
Note
♦ Make sure that the charge air cooler pressure hoses are properly refitted.
♦ Do not permit hoses and lines to be pinched.
– Adjust headlights ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 94 ; Head‐
lights; Adjusting headlights .
Specified torques
♦ Lock carrier
⇒ “1.1 Assembly overview - lock carrier”, page 2 .
1.4 Repairing lock carrier
⇒ “1.4.1 Left headlight mounting”, page 9
⇒ “1.4.2 Right headlight mounting”, page 11
1.4.1 Left headlight mounting
Note
Line -2- indicates the position where the tab might break off.
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– Remove front bumper cover ⇒ page 278 .
– Remove headlight ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 94 ; Head‐
lights; Removing and installing headlights .
– Make a straight cut to cut or saw headlight mounting -4- off
lock carrier -1-.
– Fit threaded rivet -5-.
– Fit new retaining bracket -6- with speed nut -7-.
– Tighten bolt -8-.
Specified torques
Component Specified torque
Bolt 5 Nm
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1.4.2 Right headlight mounting
Note
Line -3- indicates the position where the tab might break off.
– Remove front bumper cover ⇒ page 278 .
– Remove headlight ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 94 ; Head‐
lights; Removing and installing headlights .
– Make a straight cut to cut or saw headlight mounting -2- off
lock carrier -1-.
– Fit new retaining bracket -4- with speed nut -6-.
– Fit pop rivets -5-.
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2 Wings
⇒ “2.1 Assembly overview - wing”, page 12
⇒ “2.2 Removing and installing wing”, page 13
2.1 Assembly overview - wing
Note
The illustrations show the left-hand side. The right side is similar.
1 - Wings
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 13
2 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 8 for wing
❑ Qty. 1 for deformation
element
❑ 6.0 Nm
3 - Insulation for rib section
❑ Inserted between wing
and A-pillar.
4 - Hexagon nut
❑ Qty. 2
❑ 2.0 Nm
5 - Guide profile
❑ Removing:
❑ Remove front bumper
cover ⇒ page 278 .
❑ Unscrew hexagon nut
-6-.
❑ Different versions. For
allocation see ⇒ Elec‐
tronic parts catalogue
“ETKA” .
6 - Double stud
❑ Qty. 2, wing bracket
❑ 6.0 Nm
7 - Expansion nut
❑ Qty. 2
8 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 2
❑ 6.0 Nm
9 - Wing bracket
10 - Wing insulation
❑ Inserted between wing and upper A-pillar
11 - Top longitudinal member insulation
❑ Inserted in top of longitudinal member.
12 - Deformation element
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