Volkswagen Tiguan Owners Manual: If the vehicle is stuck

Volkswagen Tiguan Owners Manual / While driving / Off-road driving / Off-road driving situations / If the vehicle is stuck

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first⇒Introduction to the subject

It takes experience and a fine touch to rock a vehicle back and forth to get it going when it is stuck.

If you go about it the wrong way, you'll dig the vehicle in even deeper and need someone to tow you free.

If the vehicle won't budge

Carefully dig out all four wheels and make sure that no other parts of the vehicle are stuck in the sand.

Select reverse gear.

Carefully accelerate and try to back up in your own track.

If this doesn't help, try placing brushwood, floor mats, or burlap sackcloth directly in front of the tires to improve grip and traction ⇒ .

Rocking the vehicle free

Don't spin the wheels. It's unlikely to help you get going and all but certain to dig you in even deeper if you do it too much ⇒ .

Switch off Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) ⇒ Braking, stopping, and parking .

Turn the steering wheel so that it points straight ahead.

Shift into reverse and accelerate just to the point where the wheels first start to spin.

Immediately engage first gear and accelerate again until the wheels just begin to spin.

Repeat this process to get the vehicle to rock back and forth and then hopefully develop enough forward momentum to get going again.

Once the vehicle is free, switch ASR back on ⇒ Braking, stopping, and parking .

Warning

Make sure there are no people or animals in front of or behind the vehicle, especially when it is stuck and you are trying to rock it loose.

Stones, brush, pieces of wood, and other objects under the wheels can be thrown at great velocity when they spin. This can cause serious or even fatal injuries.

If the stuck vehicle suddenly regains traction, it will lurch forward and can run over anybody who is standing too close to it in the front or in the back.

Driving in sand and mud

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first⇒Introduction to the subject Always drive at a constant speed through sand and mud; do not shift gears manually and d ...

After driving off-road

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first⇒Introduction to the subject After an off-road drive, you always need to check the vehicle's underbody for damage and ...

See More:

Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual > Parallel Parking Assistance: Rear Parallel Parking Assist Sensor Mount, Replacing
Parallel Parking Assist Sensor Mount in Rear Bumper Cover, Painting The sensor mounts in the rear bumper cover are made of two pieces and they are clipped into the bumper cover. The new sensor mounts must be painted to match the color of the bumper cover before installing. Rear Bumper Cover Sens ...