Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual: Rear Door
Tools
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Wrench - Door Adjusting -3320-
- Door Adjusting Wrench - Joint -3320/1-
- Wrench - Door Adjusting - Box Wrench -3320/2-
- Wrench - Door Adjusting - Box Wrench -3320/3-
- Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm -VAG1331-
- Cylinder Head Bolt Socket -3410-
- Gauge - Gap Adjustment -3371-
- Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
Overview - Rear Door
- Door
- Removing and installing
- Door, adjusting.
- Door Handle with Backing Plate
- Door Handle with Backing Plate
- Cap
- Subframe with Door Lock
- The door lock can only be removed with the subframe.
- Remove the subframe.
- Door Lock, Removing and installing.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 30 Nm
- Door Hinge
- The hinge has two sections.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 30 Nm
- Door Strap
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 9 Nm
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
- Door Hinge
- The hinge has two sections
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 30 Nm
Overview - Door Hinges
Note
- The illustration shows the right side. The left side is identical.
- Always replace the door hinge bolts after loosening them.
- Lubricate the new door hinge if the old one was replaced.
- Door
- Removing and installing
- Adjusting
- Door Hinge
- A bolt -4- attaches the upper section to
the lower section.
- The hinge has two sections.
- Lubricate if the hinge is replaced.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 30 Nm
- This bolt must be removed in order to remove the door from the hinge
- Door Hinge
- A bolt -4- attaches the lower section to
the upper section of the hinge.
- The hinge has two sections.
- Lubricate if the hinge is replaced.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- Installed from the vehicle interior
- Lower B-Pillar trim panel, removing.
- After replacing the B-pillar, other tightening specifications are to be
observed.
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- After replacing the B-pillar, other tightening specifications are to be
observed.
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- Door Strap
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 9 Nm
- Quantity: 2
- Bolt
- Installed from the vehicle interior
- Lower B-Pillar trim panel, removing.
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- After replacing the B-pillar, other tightening specifications are to be
observed.
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
- Door Hinge
- The lower portion is attached to the upper portion of the hinge by the
bolt -13-.
- The hinge has two sections.
- Lubricate if the hinge is replaced.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 30 Nm
- This bolt must be removed in order to remove the door from the hinge
- Door Hinge
- A bolt -13- attaches the upper section to
the lower section.
- The hinge has two sections.
- Lubricate if the hinge is replaced.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification: 32 Nm
- After replacing the B-pillar, other tightening specifications are to be
observed.
- Always replace bolts after removing them.
New Door Hinges, Lubricating
Note
- The description applies to the right side. The left side is identical.
- Lubricate the new door hinge after the painting is completed.
- The upper door hinge -1- is lubricated all
around -arrows- at the pins and hole with
Lithium Grease - G 000 150-.
- The lower hinge -1- is lubricated all
around -arrows- at the pins and hole with
Lithium Grease - G 000 150-.
Door, Removing and Installing
Note
The following describes removing and installing the right door. Removing
and installing the left door is identical.
Removing
- Release bellows -2- by pressing on locking
mechanism -arrow a- and remove boot from B-pillar.
- Swing the locking lever -3- downward
-arrow b- and disconnect the connector
-4- from the connector station.
- Remove the bolt -5- and slide the door strap
-6- toward the inside-arrow c-.
- Loose the bolt -7- on both lower hinge parts
-8-.
- Lift the door upward -arrows d- together the
upper sections of the hinge -9-.
- When installing the door, observe the different tightening specifications.
- If the B-pillar was replaced, then proceed as described under "Installing
after Replacing the B-Pillar".
- If the B-pillar was not replaced, then proceed as described under "Installing".
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
- Tightening specifications for bolt -5-: 32
Nm
- Tightening specification for bolts -7-: 30
Nm
- Note the gap dimensions of the rear door.
Installing after Replacing B-Pillar
WARNING
If the B-pillar was replaced, the bolts in the B-pillar must be
tightened as described.
The B-pillar was replaced.
Install in reverse order of removal.
- Install the door and tighten the bolts -6, 7, 11
and 16- to 32 Nm.
- Assemble the door completely
- After completing all the work, tighten the bolts
-6, 7, 11 and 16- to 20 Nm.
Always replace the bolts.
- Make sure the front door gap dimension is correct.
Door, Adjusting
Note
- The vehicle must standing on all four wheels when adjusting the rear
door.
- The rear door is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap
dimension when closed, it is not too far inward or outward and contours
align.
- To adjust or check gap dimensions.
- Perform corrosion protection measures on the hinge and bolts after
assembly or adjusting work.
For correct gap dimension adjustment, the bolts -2, 3,
5 and 6- on the B-pillar must be loosened. The B-pillar trim panel must
be removed for the bolts -2 and 5-and the Cylinder
Head Bolt Socket -3410- can be used.
Other measures, such as aligning the door upward, do not work. Pressure later
will cause the door to sag again.
The bolts -4 and 7- must be loosened in order to
correctly adjust the flush dimension.
The Wrench - Door Adjusting -3320- and Wrench - Door Adjusting - Box Wrench
-3320/3- are used for this.
Catch, Adjusting
Note
- The following describes adjusting the right rear door. Adjusting the
left rear door is identical.
- When closing, the rear door must latch completely without having to
press it and it must not have any play.
- The rear door must not be pushed up or down when adjusting the catch.
The catch can be used to adjust:
- If the rear door setting is not aligned with the rear side panel.
- Loosen the catch -1- by loosening the bolts
-2- on the C-pillar.
- Adjust the rear door with the catch -1- so
the rear door aligns with the rear side panel when it is closed (wind noise).
- Tighten the bolts -2- for the catch
-1-.
Tightening specifications for bolts -2-: 20 Nm.
Tools
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm -VAG1331-
Cylinder Head Bolt Socket -3410-
Roller -3356-
Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
Wiring Harness Repair Set - Hot A ...