Body exterior

Front and Rear Glass Panel Height, Adjusting

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0102030405054N·mlb·ft
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Note

  • Adjust the front glass sunroof panel only on the front edge and the rear glass sunroof panel on the rear edge.
  • To achieve the best possible exterior optical characteristics, make sure that the adjustment on left and right sides is performed as evenly (symmetrically) as possible.

Height Adjustment, Checking

Use a depth gauge to check the adjustment of the front glass panel -1- and the rear glass panel -2-.

Volswagen Tiguan. Height Adjustment, Checking
  • Dimension -a- : 1.5 mm +- 1 mm
  • Dimension -b- : 1 +- 1 mm
  • Dimension -c- : 1 +- 1 mm

If the measured values deviate from the specified values, then the glass sunroof panel must be adjusted accordingly.

  • Front glass panel, adjusting.
  • Rear glass panel, adjusting.

Front Glass Panel, Adjusting

Note

The glass panel height adjustment is to be performed after the glass panel has been closed out of sliding position.

  • Remove the trim.
Volswagen Tiguan. Front Glass Panel, Adjusting
  • Only loosen both front left and right screws -2- for the glass panel -1-.
  • Close the glass panel.
  • Adjust the glass panel -1- according to the illustration.
Volswagen Tiguan. Front Glass Panel, Adjusting
  • Dimension -a- : 1.5 mm +- 1 mm
  • Dimension -b- : 1 +- 1 mm
  • Dimension -c- : 1 +- 1 mm

Tighten the left and right screws to 5 N·m.

Install the trim.

Rear Glass Panel, Adjusting

Volswagen Tiguan. Rear Glass Panel, Adjusting
  • Gently pull the inner seal -3- toward the inside on the marked locations -arrow- and loosen the screws -2- for the rear glass panel -1-.
Volswagen Tiguan. Rear Glass Panel, Adjusting

Adjust the rear glass panel -2- according to the illustration.

  • Dimension -a- : 1.5 mm +- 1 mm
  • Dimension -b- : 1 +- 1 mm
  • Dimension -c- : 1 +- 1 mm

Tighten the screws to 5 N·m.

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