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VW Tiguan Body Repairs Exterior ➜ Rear lid

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Rear lid  
β‡’ β€œ2.1 Assembly overview - rear lid”, page 58  
β‡’ β€œ2.2 Removing and installing rear lid”, page 59  
β‡’ β€œ2.3 Adjusting rear lid”, page 61  
β‡’ β€œ2.4 Removing and installing bonnet lock”, page 68  
β‡’ β€œ2.5 Removing and installing operating mechanism”,  
page 80  
β‡’ β€œ2.6 Removing and installing hinges”, page 81  
β‡’ β€œ2.7 Removing and installing striker pin”, page 84  
β‡’ β€œ2.8 Removing and installing rear lid seal”, page 85  
β‡’ β€œ2.9 Removing and installing gas strut”, page 87  
β‡’ β€œ2.10 Releasing gas from gas strut”, page 89  
β‡’ β€œ2.11 Removing and installing drive unit for rear lid VX69 ”, page  
89  
2.1  
Assembly overview - rear lid  
1 - Rear lid  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 59  
❑ Adjusting β‡’ page 61  
2 - Power latching system  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 76  
3 - Operating mechanism  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 80  
4 - Lid lock  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 68  
5 - Hexagon nuts  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ 20 Nm  
6 - Adjusting buffer  
❑ Left and right  
❑ Adjusting β‡’ page 61  
7 - Mounting bracket for ball-  
head pin  
❑ Left and right  
❑ On rear lid  
8 - Bolts  
❑ Qty. 2 on each side  
❑ 10 Nm + 90Β°  
9 - Pinch protection  
❑ Left and right  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 91  
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10 - Drive for rear lid  
❑ Removing and installing drive for rear lid β‡’ page 89  
11 - Gas strut  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 87  
❑ Releasing gas β‡’ page 89  
12 - Mounting bracket for ball-head pin  
❑ Left and right  
❑ On side panel  
❑ 10 Nm + 45Β°  
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13 - Bolts  
❑ On side panel  
❑ Qty. 2 on each side  
❑ 10 Nm + 45Β°  
14 - Hexagon nut  
❑ Qty. 1 for each hinge  
❑ 20 Nm + 45Β°  
15 - Bolts  
❑ Qty. 2 for each hinge.  
❑ 10 Nm  
16 - Hinge  
❑ Left and right  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 81  
17 - Rubber grommet  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 59  
2.2  
Removing and installing rear lid  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
Removing  
2. Rear lid  
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– Remove upper rear lid trim β‡’ General body repairs, interior;  
Rep. gr. 70 ; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and in‐  
stalling rear lid trim .  
– Remove lower rear lid trim β‡’ General body repairs, interior;  
Rep. gr. 70 ; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and in‐  
stalling lower rear lid trim .  
– Remove high-level brake light β‡’ Electrical system; Rep. gr.  
94 ; High-level brake light; Removing and installing high-level  
brake light .  
– Disconnect connectors -2, 3, 4 and 5- of installed electrical  
components.  
– Thread wires together with rubber grommet out of rear lid.  
– Loosen bolts -8- of left and right hinges but do not remove  
completely yet.  
Further dismantling requires the assistance of a second mechan‐  
ic.  
– Remove gas struts -7- β‡’ page 87 .  
– Or remove drive β‡’ page 89 .  
– Now, and only now, remove bolts -8- completely and then re‐  
move rear lid -1-.  
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Installing  
– Install rear lid -1- with the aid of a 2nd mechanic.  
– Install gas struts -7- β‡’ page 87 .  
– Guide wires -2, 3, 4 and 5- into rear lid, and attach rubber  
grommet.  
– Connect connectors of all installed electrical components.  
The remaining installation steps are carried out in the reverse se‐  
quence of removal.  
– Before closing rear lid, check function of lid release compo‐  
nents.  
– Adjusting rear lid β‡’ page 61 .  
2.3  
Adjusting rear lid  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
2. Rear lid  
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♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
♦ Setting gauge - 3371-  
Note  
♦ Vehicle must be standing on its wheels to enable rear lid to be adjusted.  
♦ The rear lid lock -2- is bolted directly to the rear lid -1-. The rear lid lock cannot be adjusted.  
♦ The adjusting buffers -4- on the left and right are not a means of adjustment. They have the function of  
stabilising and damping the rear lid.  
♦ The rear lid is correctly adjusted when all shut lines are even when closed. it is not protruding too far inwards  
or outwards, and when the contours are flush with each other.  
♦ The rear lid must engage in the striker plate without excessive force being applied.  
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Use the setting gauge - 3371- β‡’ Body Repairs; Rep. gr. 00 ;  
Bodywork gaps/shut lines; Rear body to check or set the gap di‐  
mensions.  
– The rear lid lock -2- cannot be adjusted.  
– Loosen striker pin -4- and adjust after hinge and adjustment  
buffer have been adjusted β‡’ page 66 .  
– If bolts -6- are loosened on left and right, it is possible to adjust  
rear lid -1- in the oversized holes of hinge -5- -arrows a- and  
-arrows b-.  
– After completing adjustments, perform corrosion protection  
measures on hinge and bolts -6-.  
– Readjust adjusting buffer -3-.  
Specified torques  
♦ Bolts β‡’ β€œ2.1 Assembly overview - rear lid”, page 58  
Adjusting adjusting buffer  
Note  
If necessary, renew adjusting buffer β‡’ page 65 .  
2. Rear lid  
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– Loosen clamping bolt -4- until it is visible in rubber buffer.  
– Pull detent slide -3- out of adjusting buffer -1-.  
– Adjust detent slide to dimension -a- = 12.5 mm.  
– Close rear lid in preliminary detent position with slight pressure  
in the middle.  
– Open rear lid again.  
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– Screw in clamping screw -1- of adjustment buffer -2- to a depth  
of -a- = 20 mm.  
– Check the adjustment.  
Renew adjustment buffer.  
2. Rear lid  
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Removing  
– To remove bump stop, turn entire adjusting buffer -1- by 90Β°  
-arrow a-.  
– Remove buffer stop from rear lid -2-.  
Installing  
– Carefully check that stop -3- is correctly seated in side panel  
-4-.  
– To install, insert entire bump stop -1- at right-angle into rear lid  
-2- -arrow c-.  
– Turn bump stop -1- through 90Β° -arrow b-.  
– Adjust buffers -1- β‡’ page 63 .  
Adjusting striker pin  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
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♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
Note  
♦ If hexagon nuts are loosened -2-, it is possible to adjust striker pin -1- in the oversized holes of hinge  
-arrow a- and -arrow b-.  
♦ Adjust striker pin -1- so that the recess of the rear lid lock with rotary latch is centred relative to the striker  
pin -1- when it engages.  
2. Rear lid  
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– Remove trim for rear lid lock β‡’ General body repairs, interior;  
Rep. gr. 70 ; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and in‐  
stalling trim for rear lid lock .  
– Loosen hexagon nuts -2-.  
– Move striker pin -1- into upper position and tighten hexagon  
nuts -2-.  
– Close rear lid and make sure adjustment has been carried out  
correctly.  
Specified torques  
♦ Hexagon nut β‡’ β€œ2.1 Assembly overview - rear lid”, page 58  
2.4  
Removing and installing bonnet lock  
β‡’ β€œ2.4.1 Removing and installing bonnet lock”, page 68  
β‡’ β€œ2.4.2 Removing and installing lid lock with power latching sys‐  
tem”, page 70  
β‡’ β€œ2.4.3 Installing new lid lock with power latching system”, page  
75  
β‡’ β€œ2.4.4 Removing and installing power latching system”,  
page 76  
β‡’ β€œ2.4.5 Installing new power latching system”, page 79  
2.4.1  
Removing and installing bonnet lock  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-  
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Removing  
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Note  
If the rear lid does not open, it can be opened in an emergency by reaching through the rear lid trim and actuating  
the emergency release -3- by hand β‡’ Operating Manual .  
– Remove rear lid trim β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
gr. 70 ; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and installing  
lower rear lid trim .  
– Pull off bonnet lock cover -5-.  
– Separate electrical connector -4- from lid lock -1-.  
– Unscrew hexagon nuts -2- and pull off lid lock -1- from stud.  
– This causes hooks -6- to be released from rear lid.  
Installing  
2. Rear lid  
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– Push lid lock -1- onto studs until hooks -6- engage in rear lid  
-arrow c-.  
– Tighten hexagon nuts -2-.  
– Fit electrical connector -4- on lid lock -1-.  
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Before closing rear lid, check function of lid release compo‐  
nents.  
Specified torques  
♦ Hexagon nuts β‡’ β€œ2.1 Assembly overview - rear lid”, page 58  
2.4.2  
Removing and installing lid lock with  
power latching system  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
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Removing  
Note  
If the rear lid does not open, it can be opened in an emergency by reaching through the rear lid trim and actuating  
the emergency release -3- by hand β‡’ Operating Manual .  
2. Rear lid  
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– Remove rear lid trim β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
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lower rear lid trim .  
– Pull off rear lid lock cover -5-.  
– Separate electrical connector -4- from lid lock -1-.  
– Unscrew hexagon nuts -2- and pull off lid lock -1- from stud.  
– This causes hooks -6- to be released from rear lid.  
– Lock latch -7- of lid lock -4-.  
– Using a screwdriver -5-, push lever -6- to stop in  
-direction of arrow c-, and hold it in this position.  
– Detach Bowden cable -1- from retainer by turning it  
-arrow b-.  
– Guide Bowden cable -1- out of lever -2- -arrow c-.  
Installing  
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– Using a screwdriver -5-, push lever -6- to stop in  
-direction of arrow c-, and hold it in this position.  
– Guide Bowden cable -1- into lever -2- -arrow a-.  
– Attach Bowden cable -3- to retainer by turning it -arrow b-.  
– Release lever -6-, and operate release mechanism -7-  
-arrow d-.  
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– Push lid lock -1- onto studs until hooks -6- engage in rear lid  
-arrow c-.  
– Tighten hexagon nuts -2-.  
– Fit electrical connector -4- on lid lock -1-.  
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Before closing rear lid, check function of lid release compo‐  
nents.  
Specified torques  
♦ Hexagon nuts β‡’ β€œ2.1 Assembly overview - rear lid”, page 58  
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