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VW Tiguan Body Repairs Exterior ➜ Removing and installing front and rear door windows

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Door windows  
β‡’ β€œ5.1 Assembly overview - front door window”, page 328  
β‡’ β€œ5.2 Assembly overview - rear door window”, page 329  
β‡’ β€œ5.3 Removing and installing front door window”, page 329  
β‡’ β€œ5.4 Removing and installing rear door window”, page 333  
β‡’ β€œ5.5 Removing and installing fixed front door window”,  
page 337  
β‡’ β€œ5.6 Removing and installing fixed rear door window”,  
page 338  
5.1  
Assembly overview - front door window  
1 - Door window  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 329  
2 - Locking lug  
❑ Component part of fixed  
door window  
3 - Fixed door window  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 337  
4 - Bolt  
❑ Qty. 3  
❑ 3 Nm  
5 - Stickers  
❑ Diameter 28 mm  
❑ If necessary, manufac‐  
ture using commercially  
available textile adhe‐  
sive tape.  
❑ Stickers must cover the  
openings completely  
6 - Locking lug  
❑ Part of mounting for  
door window  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ For securing the door  
window on window reg‐  
ulator  
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5.2  
Assembly overview - rear door window  
1 - Rear door  
2 - Bolt  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ 6 Nm  
3 - Stickers  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ Diameter 28 mm  
4 - Window regulator  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 208  
5 - Spreader pin  
❑ Together with spreader  
plug for securing door  
window.  
6 - Spreader plug  
❑ Together with spreader  
pin for securing door  
window.  
7 - Window regulator motor  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 183  
8 - Bolt  
❑ Qty. 3  
❑ 3 Nm  
9 - Inner door cover  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 287  
10 - Door window  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 333  
11 - Locking lug  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ Component part of fixed door window  
12 - Fixed door window  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 338  
13 - Seal  
5.3  
Removing and installing front door win‐  
dow  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
5. Door windows  
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Note  
Removal and installation are described only for the right door  
window. The left side is similar.  
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– Remove front door trim β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
gr. 70 ; Front door trims; Removing and installing front door  
trim .  
– Remove inner window slot seal β‡’ page 155 .  
– Remove door inner cover -3- β‡’ page 126 .  
– Lever out cable feed.  
– Lower door window -2- until locking hooks -4- for door window  
are accessible.  
Note  
♦ If this part of the work cannot be done due to a fault in the window regulator motor, the window regulator  
motor can be removed -7-.  
♦ The window can then be pushed to required working position.  
– Carefully press locking hooks -4- through opening in window.  
Lift door window slightly to prevent it from falling back again in  
retaining hook.  
– Lift door window -1- upwards out of window regulator.  
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– Lift door window -1- from behind and swing forwards out of  
window channels -2- -arrow-.  
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– Insert door window -1- into window channels -2- -arrow-.  
Note  
Ensure that door window is properly located in window channel.  
– Guide door window without force into mounting for door win‐  
dow of window regulator.  
– Align door window with rear window frame.  
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– Press door window -2- into mounting for door window until re‐  
taining hooks -7- in door window engage.  
The remaining installation steps are carried out in the reverse se‐  
quence of removal.  
– Before the inner door cover, the cable feed and the door trim  
are installed, carry out a functional test.  
5.4  
Removing and installing rear door win‐  
dow  
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– Remove rear door trim β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
gr. 70 ; Rear door trims; Removing and installing rear door  
trim .  
– Remove inner door cover -9-.  
– Lower door window -10- until spreader pin -5- and spreader  
plug -6- in cut-out of window regulator -4- are accessible.  
Note  
If work is not possible due to a malfunction caused by the electric window regulator, the window regulator motor  
-8- is unbolted -7-. Window can then be pushed to required working position.  
– Screw 5 mm bolt (approx. 70 mm long) into spreader pin -5-  
and pull bolt together with spreader pin out of spreader plug  
-6-.  
– Screw 8 mm bolt (approx. 80 mm long) into spreader plug  
-6-.  
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Note  
When screwing bolt into spreader plug, do not apply excessive pressure on plug. It otherwise falls inwards into  
door.  
– Pull spreader plug -6- out of window regulator guide -4- and,  
in doing so, out of door window.  
– Remove trim -2- β‡’ page 364 .  
– Pull front part of window channel out of mounting.  
– Pull door window -1- initially in a straight line -arrow a- and  
then upwards at an angle -arrows b- towards vehicle exterior  
out of window slot.  
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Note  
♦ When installing door window, always renew spreader plug and  
spreader pin.  
♦ Before inserting spreader plug -2- and spreader pin -3-, check  
window glass -9- for damage.  
– Insert spreader plug -3- and align centrally with window glass  
-1- removed.  
– Press spreader pin -2- flush into spreader plug -3-.  
– Insert door window -9- into door -arrows-, and push it into win‐  
dow regulator guide.  
– Engage door window -9- in window regulator -1- by applying  
slight pressure from above.  
– Then perform remaining installation in reverse order of remov‐  
al.  
– Carry out functional test before fitting door trim.  
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5.5  
Removing and installing fixed front door  
window  
Removing  
– Remove front door trim β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
gr. 70 ; Front door trims; Removing and installing front door  
trim .  
– Remove outer window slot seal β‡’ page 153 .  
– Remove window channel β‡’ page 150 .  
– Pull off sticker -5-, and unscrew bolt -4-.  
– Pull inner seal off metal flange.  
– Guide release tool - T10236- one after the other under both  
clips -2-.  
– Push door window -1- outwards slightly when doing this  
-arrows a- until clips -2- are pressed out of door -3-.  
– Then, pull door window -1- with web upwards -arrow b- out of  
door -3-.  
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– Slide door window -1- into door -arrow a-.  
– Push door window -1- against door until clips -2- engage au‐  
dibly -arrow b-.  
– Door window seal must be seated firmly in door frame -3-.  
– Tighten bolts -5-, and attach sticker -4-.  
Specified torques  
♦ Fixed front door window β‡’ page 328  
5.6  
Removing and installing fixed rear door  
window  
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– Remove door trim panel β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
gr. 70 ; Rear door trim panels; Removing and installing rear  
door trim panel .  
– Remove outer window slot seal β‡’ page 211 .  
– Remove window channel β‡’ page 208 .  
– Lift out cover caps -6-.  
– Unscrew bolts -5-.  
– Pull seal -2- off metal flange.  
– Guide release tool - T10236- one after the other under both  
clips -3-.  
– When doing this, push door window -1- slightly outwards  
-arrow a- until clips -3- are pushed out of door -4-.  
– Then, pull door window -1- with web -7- upwards -arrow b- out  
of door -4-.  
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