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VW Tiguan Body Repairs Interior ➜ Front seats (Assembly overview)

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Front seats  
β‡’ β€œ2.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic com‐  
ponents”, page 258  
β‡’ β€œ2.2 Assembly overview - front seat”, page 261  
β‡’ β€œ2.3 Assembly overview - front backrest”, page 265  
β‡’ β€œ2.4 Assembly overview - seat pan”, page 267  
β‡’ β€œ2.5 Assembly overview - seat height adjustment”, page 271  
β‡’ β€œ2.6 Assembly overview - seat depth adjustment”, page 273  
β‡’ β€œ2.7 Assembly overview - folding tray table”, page 274  
β‡’ β€œ2.8 Assembly overview - fire extinguisher”, page 275  
β‡’ β€œ2.9 Removing and installing front seat”, page 275  
β‡’ β€œ2.10 Removing front seat if seat longitudinal adjustment motor  
V28 / V31 is defective”, page 279  
β‡’ β€œ2.11 Connecting and disconnecting airbag adapter”,  
page 283  
β‡’ β€œ2.12 Removing and installing handle for seat height adjust‐  
ment”, page 284  
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β‡’ β€œ2.13 Removing and installing seat trim on tunnel side”,  
page 285  
β‡’ β€œ2.14 Removing and installing seat trim on sill side”,  
page 286  
β‡’ β€œ2.15 Removing and installing bracket for seat trim”,  
page 291  
β‡’ β€œ2.16 Removing and installing lumbar support”, page 293  
β‡’ β€œ2.17 Removing and installing seat depth adjustment unit”,  
page 295  
β‡’ β€œ2.18 Removing and installing seat height adjustment unit”,  
page 298  
β‡’ β€œ2.19 Removing and installing lower seat pan frame with seat  
longitudinal adjustment motor V28 / V31 ”, page 300  
β‡’ β€œ2.20 Removing and installing seat rake adjustment unit”, page  
302  
β‡’ β€œ2.21 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment unit”,  
page 303  
β‡’ β€œ2.22 Removing and installing backrest adjustment unit”, page  
305  
β‡’ β€œ2.23 Removing and installing front backrest”, page 306  
β‡’ β€œ2.24 Removing and installing head restraint”, page 308  
β‡’ β€œ2.25 Removing and installing head restraint guide”,  
page 310  
β‡’ β€œ2.26 Removing and installing storage compartment”,  
page 310  
β‡’ β€œ2.27 Removing and installing fire extinguisher holder on seat  
frame”, page 311  
β‡’ β€œ2.28 Removing and installing fire extinguisher holder”,  
page 312  
β‡’ β€œ2.29 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment  
switch E176 / E177 ”, page 313  
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β‡’ β€œ2.30 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment motor  
V125 / V126 / V129 / V130 ”, page 313  
β‡’ β€œ2.31 Removing and installing seat adjustment operating unit  
E470 / E471 ”, page 314  
β‡’ β€œ2.32 Removing and installing massage control unit J740 ”,  
page 315  
β‡’ β€œ2.33 Removing and installing seat and steering column ad‐  
justment control unit with memory J136 ”, page 316  
2.1  
Overview of fitting locations - electrical  
and electronic components  
β‡’ β€œ2.1.2 Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic  
components, electrically adjustable seat”, page 259  
2.1.1  
Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic components, stand‐  
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ard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"  
1 - Massage control unit -  
J740-  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 315  
❑ Depending on equip‐  
ment  
2 - Seat heating element  
❑ Heated seat cushion for  
driver seat - Z6-  
❑ Heated seat cushion for  
front passenger seat -  
Z8-  
❑ Depending on equip‐  
ment  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 359  
3 - Backrest heating element  
❑ Heated backrest for  
driver seat - Z7-  
❑ Heated backrest for  
front passenger seat -  
Z9-  
❑ Depending on equip‐  
ment  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 360  
4 - Lumbar support  
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐  
port longitudinal adjust‐  
ment motor - V125-  
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐  
port height adjustment  
motor - V129-  
❑ Front passenger seat  
lumbar support longitudinal adjustment motor - V126-  
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support height adjustment motor - V130-  
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❑ Equipment version  
❑ Assembly overview β‡’ page 266  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 313  
5 - Massage function button  
❑ Driver seat massage function button - E670-  
❑ Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .  
6 - Lumbar support adjustment switch  
❑ Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-  
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 313  
❑ Removing and installing lumbar support β‡’ page 313 .  
2.1.2  
Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic components, electri‐  
cally adjustable seat  
1 - Lumbar support  
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐  
port longitudinal adjust‐  
ment motor - V125-  
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐  
port height adjustment  
motor - V129-  
❑ Front passenger seat  
lumbar support longitu‐  
dinal adjustment motor -  
V126-  
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❑ Front passenger seat  
lumbar support height  
adjustment motor -  
V130-  
❑ Assembly overview  
β‡’ page 266  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 313  
2 - Seat height adjuster  
❑ Driver seat height ad‐  
justment motor - V138-  
❑ Front passenger seat  
height adjustment motor  
- V246-  
❑ Assembly overview  
β‡’ page 272  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 299  
3 - Seat adjustment operating  
unit  
❑ Driver seat adjustment  
operating unit - E470-  
❑ Front passenger seat  
adjustment operating  
unit - E471-  
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❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 314  
4 - Massage function button  
❑ Driver seat massage function button - E670-  
❑ Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .  
5 - Lumbar support adjustment switch  
❑ Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-  
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 313  
6 - Seat rake adjustment  
❑ Driver seat rake adjustment motor - V243-  
❑ Front passenger seat rake adjustment motor - V244-  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 302  
7 - Control unit  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ Massage control unit - J740-  
❑ Seat and steering column adjustment control unit with memory - J136-  
❑ Removing and installing massage control unit - J740- β‡’ page 315  
❑ Removing and installing seat and steering column adjustment control unit with memory - J136-  
β‡’ page 316  
8 - Seat longitudinal adjuster  
❑ Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V28-  
❑ Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V31-  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 300  
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9 - Seat heating element  
❑ Heated seat cushion for driver seat - Z6-  
❑ Heated seat cushion for front passenger seat - Z8-  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 359  
10 - Backrest adjuster  
❑ Driver seat backrest adjustment motor - V45-  
❑ Front passenger seat backrest adjustment motor - V46-  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 306  
11 - Backrest heating element  
❑ Heated backrest for driver seat - Z7-  
❑ Heated backrest for front passenger seat - Z9-  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 360  
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2.2  
Assembly overview - front seat  
β‡’ β€œ2.2.2 Assembly overview - front seat, electrically adjustable  
seat”, page 263  
2.2.1  
Assembly overview - front seat, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"  
Note  
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat. The front passenger seat is similar (mirror image of driver seat).  
♦ The illustration shows the front seat for LHD vehicles. The front seat for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image  
of front seat for LHD vehicles).  
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1 - Backrest  
❑ Assembly overview  
β‡’ page 265  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 306  
2 - Head restraint  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 308  
3 - Handwheel  
❑ For manual backrest ad‐  
justment  
❑ On vehicles with front  
passenger seat with  
through-loading func‐  
tion, the adjustment and  
release lever is fitted in‐  
stead of the adjustment  
knob.  
❑ Depending on equip‐  
ment  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 305  
4 - Bolt  
❑ Qty. 4  
❑ 40 Nm  
5 - Seat height adjuster  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 298  
❑ Removing and installing  
handle for seat height  
adjustment  
β‡’ page 284 .  
6 - Seat trim on sill side  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 286  
7 - Lumbar support adjustment switch  
❑ Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-  
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 313  
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❑ Removing and installing lumbar support β‡’ page 313 .  
8 - Massage function button  
❑ Driver seat massage function button - E670-  
❑ Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .  
9 - Cover  
❑ For seat rail on sill side.  
❑ Installed at front and rear.  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without  
breaking them off  
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.  
10 - Seat rake adjustment  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ 2 bolts  
❑ 8 Nm  
11 - Storage compartment  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 310  
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12 - Seat longitudinal adjustment handle  
❑ Pull off by hand or separate from handle mounting using rubber-headed or plastic hammer.  
❑ Drive onto handle mounting as far as stop using a rubber hammer, taking care not to damage surface  
13 - Cover  
❑ For seat rail on tunnel side.  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ Installed at front and rear.  
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without  
breaking them off  
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.  
14 - Seat pan  
❑ Depending on vehicle equipment with seat depth adjustment  
❑ Assembly overview β‡’ page 267  
15 - Belt buckle  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 92  
16 - Seat trim on tunnel side  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 285  
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2.2.2  
Assembly overview - front seat, electrically adjustable seat  
Note  
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat. The front passenger seat is similar (mirror image of driver seat).  
♦ The illustration shows the front seat for LHD vehicles. The front seat for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image  
of front seat for LHD vehicles).  
1 - Backrest  
❑ Assembly overview  
β‡’ page 265  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 306  
2 - Head restraint  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 308  
3 - Seat trim on sill side  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 289  
4 - Bolt  
❑ Qty. 4  
❑ 40 Nm  
5 - Seat adjustment operating  
unit  
❑ Driver seat adjustment  
operating unit - E470-  
❑ Front passenger seat  
adjustment operating  
unit - E471-  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 314  
6 - Lumbar support adjustment  
switch  
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐  
port adjustment switch -  
E176-  
❑ Front passenger seat  
lumbar support adjust‐  
ment switch - E177-  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 313  
❑ Removing and installing lumbar support β‡’ page 313 .  
7 - Cover  
❑ For seat rail on sill side.  
❑ Installed at front and rear.  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without  
breaking them off  
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.  
8 - Cover  
❑ For seat rail on tunnel side.  
❑ Qty. 2  
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❑ Installed at front and rear.  
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without  
breaking them off  
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.  
9 - Seat pan  
❑ Assembly overview β‡’ page 267  
10 - Belt buckle  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 92  
11 - Seat trim on tunnel side  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 285  
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2.3  
Assembly overview - front backrest  
β‡’ β€œ2.3.2 Assembly overview - front backrest, electrically adjusta‐  
ble lumbar support”, page 266  
2.3.1  
Assembly overview - front backrest  
Note  
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat backrest. The frloknt passenger seat backrest is similar (mirror image  
of driver seat backrest).  
♦ The illustration shows the front seat backrest for LHD vehicles. The front seat backrest for RHD vehicles is  
similar (mirror image of front seat backrest for LHD vehicles).  
1 - Head restraint guide  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 310  
2 - Lever  
❑ Only for vehicles with  
manual adjustment of  
lumbar support  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 303  
3 - Handwheel  
❑ Only for vehicles with  
manual backrest adjust‐  
ment  
❑ On vehicles with a load-  
through hatch, an ad‐  
justment and release  
lever is fitted instead of  
the handwheel  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 305  
4 - Bolts  
❑ Self-locking  
❑ Renew after removal  
❑ Clean threaded holes  
for bolts with, for exam‐  
ple, a thread tap  
❑ Observe specified tor‐  
que and tightening se‐  
quence β‡’ page 308  
5 - Bolts  
❑ For head restraint guide  
❑ 2 Nm  
6 - Seat pan  
❑ Assembly overview β‡’ page 267  
7 - Backrest  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 306  
❑ Removing and installing backrest cover and padding β‡’ page 348 .  
❑ Separating backrest cover from backrest padding β‡’ page 355 .  
❑ Depending on vehicle equipment, with electric lumbar support adjustment β‡’ page 266 .  
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8 - Head restraint  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 308  
❑ Must be properly engaged in head restraint guides.  
2.3.2  
Assembly overview - front backrest, electrically adjustable lumbar support  
1 - No replacement part  
❑ Washer cast in lumbar  
support  
2 - Lumbar support  
❑ Driver side: driver seat  
lumbar support longitu‐  
dinal adjustment motor -  
V125- / driver seat lum‐  
bar support height ad‐  
justment motor - V129-  
❑ Front passenger side:  
front passenger seat  
lumbar support longitu‐  
dinal adjustment motor -  
V126- / front passenger  
seat lumbar support  
height adjustment motor  
- V130-  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 313  
3 - Backrest frame  
4 - Rivet  
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2.4  
Assembly overview - seat pan  
β‡’ β€œ2.4.2 Assembly overview - seat pan, electrically adjustable  
seat”, page 269  
β‡’ β€œ2.4.3 Assembly overview - seat pan, torsion rod”, page 270  
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2.4.1  
Assembly overview - seat pan, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"  
Note  
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver  
seat pan).  
♦ The illustration shows the seat pan for LHD vehicles. The seat pan for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image  
of seat pan for LHD vehicles).  
1 - Seat padding  
❑ Removing and installing  
cover and padding on  
seat pan β‡’ page 345  
❑ Separating seat pan  
cover from seat pan  
padding β‡’ page 352  
2 - Seat pan  
3 - Bracket  
❑ For seat trim on sill side  
❑ Configuration depends  
on vehicle equipment.  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 291  
4 - Bolt  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ 8 Nm  
5 - Handwheel  
❑ On vehicles with a load-  
through hatch, an ad‐  
justment and release  
lever is fitted instead of  
the handwheel  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 305  
6 - Spreader rivet  
7 - Handle  
❑ For seat height adjust‐  
ment  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 284  
8 - Bolt  
❑ Depending on equipment  
❑ 2 Nm  
9 - Seat trim  
❑ Sill side  
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❑ Configuration depends on vehicle equipment.  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 286  
10 - Seat trim  
❑ Tunnel side  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 285  
11 - Bolt  
❑ For belt buckle  
❑ Renew each time loosened  
❑ Specified torque β‡’ page 82  
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12 - Belt buckle  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 92  
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2.4.2  
Assembly overview - seat pan, electrically adjustable seat  
Note  
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver  
seat pan).  
♦ The illustration shows the seat pan for LHD vehicles. The seat pan for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image  
of seat pan for LHD vehicles).  
1 - Seat padding  
❑ Removing and installing  
cover and padding on  
seat pan β‡’ page 345  
❑ Separating seat pan  
cover from seat pan  
padding β‡’ page 352  
2 - Seat pan  
3 - Bolts  
❑ For seat pan  
❑ Self-locking  
❑ Renew after removal  
❑ Clean threaded holes  
for bolts with, for exam‐  
ple, a thread tap  
❑ 22 Nm  
4 - Bracket  
❑ For seat trim on sill side  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 292  
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5 - Bolts  
❑ For bracket  
❑ 8 Nm  
6 - Spreader rivet  
7 - Seat trim  
❑ Sill side  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 289  
8 - Bolt  
❑ 2 Nm  
9 - Lower frame of seat pan  
❑ Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V28-  
❑ Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V31-  
❑ Cannot be disassembled  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 300  
❑ When renewing, fit belt buckle in new lower frame  
10 - Bush  
❑ Inserted in all bearing points  
❑ Cannot be renewed using workshop equipment  
❑ If bush is damaged, renew lower seat pan frame  
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11 - Seat trim  
❑ Tunnel side  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 285  
12 - Bolt  
❑ For belt buckle  
❑ Renew each time loosened  
❑ Specified torque β‡’ page 82  
13 - Belt buckle  
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❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 92  
2.4.3  
Assembly overview - seat pan, torsion rod  
1 - Seat pan  
2 - Mounting  
❑ For torsion bar  
❑ Fitted into guide  
3 - Torsion rod  
❑ Greased; Grease β‡’  
Electronic parts cata‐  
logue .  
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2.5  
Assembly overview - seat height adjust‐  
ment  
β‡’ β€œ2.5.2 Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, electrically  
adjustable seat”, page 272  
2.5.1  
Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, standard seat, seat of type  
"ergo Aktiv"  
1 - Bolts  
❑ Qty. 3  
❑ 10 Nm  
2 - Securing clip  
❑ Renew after removal  
3 - Seat height adjuster  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 298  
4 - Bolts  
❑ Qty. 2  
❑ 8 Nm  
5 - Lever for seat height adjust‐  
ment  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 298  
6 - Retaining clip  
❑ Ensure firm seating  
7 - Handle for seat height ad‐  
justment  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 284  
8 - Seat pan  
❑ Assembly overview  
β‡’ page 267  
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2.5.2  
Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, electrically adjustable seat  
1 - Bolts  
❑ Qty. 3  
❑ 10 Nm  
2 - Seat height adjustment mo‐  
tor  
❑ Driver seat height ad‐  
justment motor - V138-  
❑ Front passenger seat  
height adjustment motor  
- V246-  
❑ Removing and installing  
β‡’ page 299  
3 - Seat pan  
❑ Assembly overview  
β‡’ page 269  
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