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VW Tiguan Body Repairs Exterior ➜ Bonnet, rear lid

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Bonnet  
β‡’ β€œ1.1 Assembly overview - bonnet”, page 26  
β‡’ β€œ1.2 Assembly overview - Bowden cable”, page 28  
β‡’ β€œ1.3 Removing and installing bonnet”, page 28  
β‡’ β€œ1.4 Resetting hinge”, page 31  
β‡’ β€œ1.5 Adjusting bonnet”, page 34  
β‡’ β€œ1.6 Removing and installing bonnet lock”, page 40  
β‡’ β€œ1.7 Removing and installing bonnet release lever”, page 45  
β‡’ β€œ1.8 Removing and installing striker pin”, page 46  
β‡’ β€œ1.9 Removing and installing hinges”, page 48  
β‡’ β€œ1.10 Removing and installing insulation”, page 51  
β‡’ β€œ1.11 Removing and installing gas strut”, page 53  
β‡’ β€œ1.12 Releasing gas from gas strut”, page 54  
β‡’ β€œ1.13 Removing and installing Bowden cable”, page 54  
1.1  
Assembly overview - bonnet  
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1 - Bonnet  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 28  
❑ Adjusting β‡’ page 34  
2 - Seal on side  
❑ Left and right  
3 - Dampers  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 51  
4 - Adjusting buffer  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ Contact point for adjust‐  
ing buffer is always pro‐  
tected by protective film.  
5 - Seal in centre  
6 - Striker  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 46  
7 - Hexagon nut  
❑ Qty. 3  
❑ 12 Nm  
8 - Hexagon nut  
❑ For securing bonnet  
❑ Qty. 2 on each side  
❑ 22 Nm  
9 - Hinge  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 48  
10 - Bolt  
❑ For securing hinge  
❑ Qty. 2 on each side  
❑ 22 Nm  
11 - Bolt  
❑ Self-locking; must be renewed after each time it has been loosened  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ 12 Nm  
12 - Lid lock  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 40  
13 - Gas strut  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 53  
❑ Releasing gas β‡’ page 54  
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1.2  
Assembly overview - Bowden cable  
1 - Operating lever  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 45  
2 - Bolt  
❑ Qty. 1  
❑ 1.5 Nm  
3 - Mounting bracket  
4 - Expansion nut  
❑ Qty. 2  
5 - Bowden cable  
❑ From mounting bracket  
-3- to clutch -7-  
6 - Grommet  
7 - Clutch  
8 - Bowden cable  
❑ From clutch -7- to bon‐  
net lock -9-  
9 - Lid lock  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 40  
10 - Bolt  
❑ Self-locking; must be re‐  
newed after each time it  
has been loosened  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ 12 Nm  
1.3  
Removing and installing bonnet  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
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Removing  
Note  
♦ The bonnet with triggered active hinges can be reset in closed  
β‡’ page 31 and opened β‡’ page 32 condition.  
♦ When the bonnet is opened with triggered hinges, there won't  
be any damage to surrounding components.  
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Triggered active hinges have been reset to start position.  
– Remove spray jets -4- β‡’ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92 ; Win‐  
dow washer system; Removing and installing spray jets .  
– Pull line -2- out of opening in bonnet -1-.  
– Loosen hexagon nuts -5- on left and right of hinge -3- (do not  
unscrew completely).  
Further dismantling requires the assistance of a second mechan‐  
ic.  
– Remove gas strut β‡’ page 53 .  
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– Now, and only now, unscrew and remove hexagon nuts -5-  
and lift bonnet -1- out of hinges -3-.  
Installing  
Installation of bonnet -1- is carried out accordingly in reverse or‐  
der of removal.  
Note  
Install the line -2- in a curve. If line is installed twisted it will kink.  
– Adjusting bonnet -1- β‡’ page 34 .  
Specified torques  
♦ Hexagon nuts β‡’ β€œ1.1 Assembly overview - bonnet”, page 26  
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1.4  
Resetting hinge  
β‡’ β€œ1.4.1 Resetting closed bonnet with triggered active hinges for  
pedestrian protection system”, page 31  
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β‡’ β€œ1.4.2 Resetting opened bonnet with triggered active hinges  
for pedestrian protection system”, page 32  
1.4.1  
Resetting closed bonnet with triggered  
active hinges for pedestrian protection  
system  
Note  
♦ Triggered hinges -2- can be identified by the bonnet being  
raised at the rear. There is also a gap at the wings.  
♦ The following measures must always be performed at the  
same time on both sides.  
– Protect surrounding parts against damage.  
– Fit screwdriver -3- on left and right to locking pawl -arrow a-.  
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– Release locking pawl -4- on hinge -2- -arrow b-.  
– Carefully press down bonnet -1- -arrows a- so that locking  
pawl -4- can no longer engage.  
– Only then release locking pawl, and pull out screwdriver.  
– Carefully push down bonnet further -arrows a- until arrester  
engages on shoulder.  
Once the hinges have been returned to the default position on a  
vehicle with triggered pedestrian protection system, the following  
components must be replaced:  
♦ Trigger 1 for pedestrian protection - G598-  
♦ Trigger 2 for pedestrian protection - G599-  
– For additional information and work instructions for the pe‐  
destrian protection system, refer to β‡’ General body repairs,  
interior; Rep. gr. 69 ; Pedestrian protection system .  
1.4.2  
Resetting opened bonnet with triggered  
active hinges for pedestrian protection  
system  
Note  
♦ Triggered hinges -2- can be identified by the bonnet being  
raised at the rear. There is also a gap at the wings.  
♦ When the bonnet is opened with triggered hinges, there won't  
be any damage to surrounding components.  
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♦ The following measures must always be performed at the  
same time on both sides.  
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– Protect surrounding parts against damage.  
– Fit screwdriver -3- on left and right to locking pawl -arrow a-.  
– Release locking pawl -4- on hinge -2- -arrow b-.  
– Carefully press down bonnet -1- -arrows a- so that locking  
pawl -4- can no longer engage.  
– Only then release locking pawl, and pull out screwdriver.  
– Carefully push down bonnet further -arrows a- until arrester  
engages on shoulder.  
Once the hinges have been returned to the default position on a  
vehicle with triggered pedestrian protection system, the following  
components must be replaced:  
♦ Trigger 1 for pedestrian protection - G598-  
♦ Trigger 2 for pedestrian protection - G599-  
– For additional information and work instructions for the pe‐  
destrian protection system, refer to β‡’ General body repairs,  
interior; Rep. gr. 69 ; Pedestrian protection system; Resetting  
triggered pedestrian protection system .  
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Adjusting bonnet  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
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Note  
♦ Vehicle must be standing on its wheels to enable bonnet to be adjusted.  
♦ The adjusting buffers -2- on the left and right are not a means of adjustment. They have the function of  
stabilising and damping the bonnet.  
♦ The bonnet is correctly adjusted when all shut lines are even when closed. The bonnet must not protrude  
too far inwards or outwards. The contours must also be flush with each other.  
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♦ The bonnet must engage into the lid lock without excessive force.  
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– Remove striker pin -1- β‡’ page 46 .  
– Adjustment buffers -2- can be used to adjust height of front  
part of bonnet relative to wings β‡’ page 36 .  
– The gaps/shut lines are adjusted via the hinges β‡’ page 35 .  
– After bonnet has been adjusted, the striker pin -1- can be re-  
installed and adjusted β‡’ page 37 .  
Specified torques  
♦ Lid lock β‡’ β€œ1.2 Assembly overview - Bowden cable”, page 28  
Adjusting hinges  
Note  
♦ Do not unscrew bolts -2- and hexagon nuts -4- completely, just loosen them.  
♦ Trigger for pedestrian protection -3- is not removed.  
♦ Trigger for pedestrian protection -3- is only pulled off in diagram for reasons of clarity so that hinge -1- can  
be seen.  
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– Removing plenum chamber cover β‡’ page 20 .  
– By loosening hexagon nuts -4- on left and right bonnet hinges  
-1-, the bonnet can be centred laterally -arrow c- and in longi‐  
tudinal direction -arrow b- between wings.  
– By loosening bolts -2- on left and right bonnet hinges -1-, bon‐  
net can be centred longitudinally -arrow b- and in height  
-arrow a- between wings.  
– Ensure that gaps are uniform: β‡’ Body Repairs; Rep. gr. 00 ;  
Body panel gaps/shut lines; Body - front .  
– After adjusting, carry out corrosion protection measures on  
bonnet hinges -1-, hexagon nuts -5- and bolts -2-.  
– If necessary, readjust adjustment buffers.  
Specified torques  
♦ Hinges β‡’ β€œ1.1 Assembly overview - bonnet”, page 26  
Adjusting adjusting buffer  
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– Turn adjustment buffers -1- to adjust -arrows-.  
– After bonnet -2- has been adjusted, the striker pin can be re‐  
installed and adjusted β‡’ page 37 .  
Adjusting striker pin  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
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– Loosen bolts -2- (qty. 3).  
– Striker pin -1- can now be adjusted on bonnet -2- in lateral  
elongated holes.  
Specified torques  
♦ Hinges β‡’ β€œ1.1 Assembly overview - bonnet”, page 26  
Adjusting lid lock  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Setting gauge - 3371-  
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Note  
Use new bolts when adjusting the lid lock.  
– Loosen bolts -2- to adjust lid lock -1- relative to bonnet laterally  
-arrow a- and vertically -arrows b- β‡’ Body Repairs; Rep. gr.  
00 ; Body panel gaps/shut lines; Body - front .  
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Specified torques  
♦ Lid lock β‡’ β€œ1.2 Assembly overview - Bowden cable”, page 28  
1.6  
Removing and inlsktalling bonnet lock  
β‡’ β€œ1.6.1 Removing and installing lid lock, LHD vehicle”,  
page 40  
β‡’ β€œ1.6.2 Removing and installing lid lock, RHD vehicle”,  
page 42  
1.6.1  
Removing and installing lid lock, LHD  
vehicle  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
Removing  
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– Open bonnet.  
– Remove Bowden cable on mounting bracket β‡’ page 54 .  
– Disconnect connector for bonnet contact switch.  
Note  
♦ The connector is secured next to the right headlight.  
♦ Bolt -3- is self-locking and must be renewed after each time it has been loosened.  
– Remove bolts -3- from lock carrier and remove lid lock -1- up‐  
wards -arrow a-.  
– Unclip retainer -5- from bonnet lock.  
– Slightly remove retainer -5- from bonnet lock -1- -arrow b- and  
unhook cable -4- -arrow c-.  
– Remove microswitch -6- from bonnet lock.  
Installing  
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– Hook in cable -4- -arrow a- and clip retainer -5- into lid lock  
-1- -arrow b-.  
– Install microswitch -6- in lid lock.  
– Insert lid lock -1- into lock carrier -arrow c-.  
– Screw in new bolts -3-.  
– Connect connector for bonnet contact switch -6-.  
– Install Bowden cable on mounting bracket β‡’ page 45 .  
– Adjust lid lock β‡’ page 34 .  
– Before closing bonnet, check function of release lever and ca‐  
ble.  
Specified torques  
♦ Lid lock β‡’ β€œ1.2 Assembly overview - Bowden cable”, page 28  
1.6.2  
Removing and installing lid lock, RHD  
vehicle  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
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– Open bonnet.  
– Remove Bowden cable on mounting bracket β‡’ page 54 .  
– Disconnect connector for bonnet contact switch.  
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Note  
♦ The connector is secured next to the right headlight.  
♦ Bolt -3- is self-locking and must be renewed after each time it has been loosened.  
– Remove bolts -3- from lock carrier and remove lid lock -1- up‐  
wards -arrow a-.  
– Unclip retainer -5- from bonnet lock.  
– Slightly remove retainer -5- from bonnet lock -1- -arrow b- and  
unhook cable -4- -arrow c-.  
– Remove microswitch -6- from bonnet lock.  
Installing  
– Hook in cable -5- -arrow a- and clip retainer -4- into bonnet  
lock -1- -arrow b-.  
– Install microswitch -6- in lid lock -arrow c-.  
– Insert lid lock -1- into lock carrier -arrow d-.  
– Screw in new bolts -3-.  
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– Connect connector for bonnet contact switch -6-.  
– Install Bowden cable on mounting bracket β‡’ page 45 .  
– Adjust lid lock β‡’ page 34 .  
– Before closing bonnet, check function of release lever and ca‐  
ble.  
Specified torques  
♦ Lid lock β‡’ β€œ1.2 Assembly overview - Bowden cable”, page 28  
1.7  
Removing and installing bonnet release  
lever  
Removing  
– Tighten release lever -1- and unlock bonnet.  
– Insert -arrow a- a small screwdriver in gap between release  
lever -1- and retaining clip -2-.  
– Lever retaining clip -2- out of release lever -1- -arrow b- and  
pull release lever off mounting bracket -3- -arrow c-.  
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For further work on mounting bracket -4- , remove lower A-pillar  
trim -3- β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70 ; Trims,  
interior; Removing and installing A-pillar trim .  
Installing  
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Lower A-pillar trim -3- is installed.  
– Push retaining clip -2- into release lever -1-.  
– Press release lever -1- onto mounting bracket -4-.  
– Before closing bonnet, check function of release lever and ca‐  
ble.  
1.8  
Removing and installing striker pin  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
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Removing  
– Open bonnet.  
– Unscrew bolts -3-.  
– Pull off striker pin -1- from stud on bonnet -2-.  
Installing  
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Installation of the striker pin -1- is carried out in the reverse order  
of removal.  
– Adjusting striker pin β‡’ page 34 .  
Specified torques  
♦ Striker pin β‡’ β€œ1.1 Assembly overview - bonnet”, page 26  
1.9  
Removing and installing hinges  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
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♦ Supplement tool set - T10395/8-/10-  
Note  
♦ The trigger for pedestrian protection -4- that was not actuated  
must also be renewed if the hinge -1- is damaged.  
♦ Actuation of the trigger for pedestrian protection -4- may not  
necessary cause damage to the hinge -1-.  
♦ When removing an undamaged hinge -1-, it is not necessary  
to remove the trigger for pedestrian protection -4-.  
♦ Removing and installing trigger for pedestrian protection -  
G589- β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 69 ; Pedes‐  
trian protection; Assembly overview - pedestrian protection .  
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Removing  
– Remove bonnet -2- β‡’ page 28 .  
– Removing plenum chamber cover β‡’ page 20 .  
– If necessary, trigger 1 / 2 for pedestrian protection - G598/  
G598- -4- must be removed β‡’ General body repairs, interior;  
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trigger for pedestrian protection G598/G598 .  
– Unscrew bolts -3-.  
– Pull off hinge -1-.  
Installing  
Note  
Removing and installing trigger for pedestrian protection β‡’ Gen‐  
eral body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 69 ; Pedestrian protection;  
Assembly overview - pedestrian protection .  
Installation of the hinge -1- is carried out in the reverse order of  
removal.  
– Install bonnet β‡’ page 28 .  
Specified torques  
♦ Hinges β‡’ β€œ1.1 Assembly overview - bonnet”, page 26  
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1.10  
Removing and installing insulation  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Release lever - 80-200-  
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Removing  
– Using removal lever - 80-200- , lever retaining clips -3- out of  
bonnet -1-.  
– Pull insulation -2- out of elongated holes -arrows-.  
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When installing insulation -2-, ensure that retaining clips -3-  
are fitted with wider side outwards.  
– Slide insulation -2- with fitting lugs -arrows- in longitudinal  
holes.  
– Insert all retaining clips -3- into bonnet -1-.  
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1.11  
Removing and installing gas strut  
Removing  
– Open and support bonnet.  
NOTICE  
Risk of damage to spring clip caused by levering it out too far.  
The spring clip may break.  
– Never lever spring clip completely out of ball socket.  
– Position a small screwdriver -3- beneath spring clip -4-.  
– Raise spring clip -4- in such a way that it can be moved over  
ball socket -arrow a-.  
– Pull off gas strut -1- from ball-head pin -2- -arrow b-.  
After removing gas strut -1-, slide spring clip -4- back immediately.  
– When the gas strut is disposed, gas needs to be released from  
gas strut β‡’ page 54 .  
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– Press gas strut -1- onto ball-head pins -2-.  
Component  
Specified tor‐  
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Ball-head pin  
20 Nm  
1.12  
Releasing gas from gas strut  
– Clamp gas strut in vice in area x = 50 mm.  
CAUTION  
Risk of eye injury caused by flying swarf.  
Eye irritation and injury possible.  
– Wear protective goggles.  
– Cover area of saw cut with a cloth.  
– Saw through cylinder of gas strut within first third of cylinder's  
overall length using piston rod end of cylinder as reference  
point.  
– Feed oil and cleaning clothes into existing method of disposal.  
1.13  
Removing and installing Bowden cable  
Removing  
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– Open bonnet.  
– Remove release lever β‡’ page 45 .  
– Remove Bowden cable -3- from mounting bracket -5-  
-arrow a-.  
– Pull Bowden cable coupling -2- off carrier -7- -arrow e-.  
– Slightly pull off Bowden cable -1- -arrow a-.  
– Open cap of Bowden cable coupling -arrow b-.  
– Release Bowden cable -1- -arrow c- and remove from Bowden  
cable coupling -2-.  
Note  
In order to be able to remove or install the Bowden cable -3-, remove the support arm -7- β‡’ page 2 .  
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Note  
♦ If the Bowden cable -3- is not removed from mounting bracket, the Bowden cable -1- unhooks again and  
again when installing the Bowden cable coupling -2-.  
♦ The bonnet cannot be opened in this case.  
– Hook in Bowden cable -1- into Bowden cable coupling -2-  
-arrow a-.  
– Slightly pull Bowden cable off Bowden cable coupling  
-arrow b-.  
– Close Bowden cable coupling -arrow c-.  
– Push Bowden cable -1- into Bowden cable coupling  
-arrow d-.  
– Attach Bowden cable coupling -2- to lock carrier -4-  
-arrow e-.  
– Install Bowden cable -3- on mounting bracket -5- -arrow a-.  
– Install release lever β‡’ page 45 .  
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– Before closing bonnet, check function of release lever and  
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