Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual: Underbody Protection

Underbody Protection Protected Areas, Body Overview with Different Coating Densities

Note

• The underbody protection (stone impact protection) is to be repaired according to its original conditions in appearance and layer thickness.
• Water drain holes must remain free.
• All threaded pins, weld nuts with M-threads, and all other pins and contact surfaces for the assembly must be functional after applying the underbody protection.

Underbody Protection Overview

1. Underbody Protection
   • Layer Thickness 0.5 mm
2. Underbody Protection
   • Layer thickness 0.8 mm
3. Underbody Protection
   • Layer Thickness 1.2 mm

Underbody Protection Protected Areas

Note

• The underbody protection (stone impact protection) is to be repaired according to its original conditions in appearance and layer thickness.
• Water drain holes must remain free.
• All threaded pins, weld nuts with M-threads, and all other pins and contact surfaces for the assembly must be functional after applying the underbody protection.

Side Sill Underbody Protection

Left side shown, right side is a mirror image

1. Underbody Protection
   • Layer Thickness 0.5 mm
2. Underbody Protection
   • Layer Thickness 1.2 mm

• Dimension -x-
  • 10 mm
  • Runout of underbody protection with 1.2 mm to 0.5mm layer thickness

1. Outer Side Sill
2. Inner Side Sill

Note

• The underbody protection (stone impact protection) is to be repaired according to its original conditions in appearance and layer thickness.
• Water drain holes must remain free.
• All threaded pins, weld nuts with M-threads, and all other pins and contact surfaces for the assembly must be functional after applying the underbody protection.

Side Sill Underbody Protection on Underbody

Left side shown, right side is a mirror image

3. Underbody Protection
   • Layer Thickness 1.2 mm

Note

• The underbody protection (stone impact protection) is to be repaired according to its original conditions in appearance and layer thickness.
• Water drain holes must remain free.
• All threaded pins, weld nuts with M-threads, and all other pins and contact surfaces for the assembly must be functional after applying the underbody protection.

Center Underbody Protection

1. Underbody Protection
   • Layer Thickness 0.5 mm

Note

• The underbody protection (stone impact protection) is to be repaired according to its original conditions in appearance and layer thickness.
• Water drain holes must remain free.
• All threaded pins, weld nuts with M-threads, and all other pins and contact surfaces for the assembly must be functional after applying the underbody protection.

Rear Underbody Protection

1. Underbody Protection
   • Layer Thickness 0.5 mm
2. Underbody Protection
   • Layer thickness 0.8 mm