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

1. Door
   • Removing and installing
   • Door, adjusting.
2. Door Handle with Backing Plate
   • Door Handle with Backing Plate
3. Cap
   • Removing and installing.
4. Subframe with Door Lock
   • The door lock can only be removed with the subframe.
   • Remove the subframe.
   • Door Lock, Removing and installing.
5. Bolt
   • Tightening specification: 30 Nm
6. Door Hinge
   • The hinge has two sections.
7. Bolt
   • Tightening specification: 32 Nm
   • Always replace bolts after removing them.
8. Bolt
   • Tightening specification: 30 Nm
9. Door Strap
10. Bolt
    • Tightening specification: 9 Nm
11. Bolt
    • Tightening specification: 32 Nm
    • Always replace bolts after removing them.
12. Door Hinge
    • The hinge has two sections
13. 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.

1. Door
   • Removing and installing
   • Adjusting
2. Door Hinge
   • A bolt -4- attaches the upper section to the lower section.
   • The hinge has two sections.
   • Lubricate if the hinge is replaced.
3. Bolt
   • Tightening specification: 32 Nm
   • Always replace bolts after removing them.
4. Bolt
   • Tightening specification: 30 Nm
   • This bolt must be removed in order to remove the door from the hinge
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Bolt
   • Tightening specification: 32 Nm
   • After replacing the B-pillar, other tightening specifications are to be observed.
   • Always replace bolts after removing them.
8. Bolt
   • Tightening specification: 32 Nm
9. Door Strap
10. Bolt
    • Tightening specification: 9 Nm
    • Quantity: 2
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Bolt
    • Tightening specification: 30 Nm
    • This bolt must be removed in order to remove the door from the hinge
14. Door Hinge
    • A bolt -13- attaches the upper section to the lower section.
    • The hinge has two sections.
    • Lubricate if the hinge is replaced.
15. Bolt
    • Tightening specification: 32 Nm
    • Always replace bolts after removing them.
16. 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.