Volkswagen Tiguan Owners Manual: Wheel cover

Fig. 190 Pulling the wheel cover off.

Pulling off the wheel cover

• Take the lug wrench and wire clip out of the vehicle tool kit ⇒ Vehicle tool kit .

• Place the wire clip hook in one of the openings of the wheel cover.

• Slide the lug wrench through the clip ⇒ Fig. 190  and pull the wheel cover off in the direction of the arrow.

Installing the wheel cover

Before installing the wheel cover, the anti-theft wheel bolt must be screwed into position ⇒ Fig. 193②  or ③. Otherwise, the wheel cover cannot be installed.

Make sure that the valve cutout is aligned with the valve ⇒ Fig. 193① , and press the wheel cover onto the wheel rim. Make sure that the wheel cover is latched onto the rim along the entire circumference.