Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual: Front and Rear Glass Panel Height, Adjusting

Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual / Body exterior / Sunroof / Front and Rear Glass Panel Height, Adjusting

Note

Adjust the front glass sunroof panel only on the front edge and the rear glass sunroof panel on the rear edge.
To achieve the best possible exterior optical characteristics, make sure that the adjustment on left and right sides is performed as evenly (symmetrically) as possible.

Height Adjustment, Checking

Use a depth gauge to check the adjustment of the front glass panel -1- and the rear glass panel -2-.

Volswagen Tiguan. Height Adjustment, Checking

Dimension -a- : 1.5 mm +- 1 mm
Dimension -b- : 1 +- 1 mm
Dimension -c- : 1 +- 1 mm

If the measured values deviate from the specified values, then the glass sunroof panel must be adjusted accordingly.

Front glass panel, adjusting.
Rear glass panel, adjusting.

Front Glass Panel, Adjusting

Note

The glass panel height adjustment is to be performed after the glass panel has been closed out of sliding position.

Remove the trim.

Volswagen Tiguan. Front Glass Panel, Adjusting

Only loosen both front left and right screws -2- for the glass panel -1-.
Close the glass panel.
Adjust the glass panel -1- according to the illustration.

Volswagen Tiguan. Front Glass Panel, Adjusting

Dimension -a- : 1.5 mm +- 1 mm
Dimension -b- : 1 +- 1 mm
Dimension -c- : 1 +- 1 mm

Tighten the left and right screws to 5 Nm.

Install the trim.

Rear Glass Panel, Adjusting

Volswagen Tiguan. Rear Glass Panel, Adjusting

Gently pull the inner seal -3- toward the inside on the marked locations -arrow- and loosen the screws -2- for the rear glass panel -1-.

Volswagen Tiguan. Rear Glass Panel, Adjusting

Adjust the rear glass panel -2- according to the illustration.

Dimension -a- : 1.5 mm +- 1 mm
Dimension -b- : 1 +- 1 mm
Dimension -c- : 1 +- 1 mm

Tighten the screws to 5 Nm.

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