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VW Tiguan Body Repairs Exterior ➜ Rear lid

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General body repairs, exterior - Edition 06.2017  
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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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