General Information
The maximum possible care, cleanliness and proper tools are essential to ensure satisfactory and successful steering gear repairs. The usual basic safety precautions also, naturally apply when carrying out vehicle repairs.A number of generally applicable instructions for individual repair operations, which are otherwise mentioned at various points in the workshop manual, are summarized here. They apply to this repair manual.
A description of design and function of the electro-mechanical steering can be found in Self Study Program 317 Electro-Mechanical Power Steering Design and Function.A description of the design and function of the steering "APA" can be found in Self Study Program 399 Electro-Mechanical Steering with Axis Parallel Drive.
Steering Gear
Seals and Gaskets
Bolts and Nuts
Electrical Components
Surely everyone has been shocked at one time or another when coming into contact with a metal object. The reason for this is the build-up of static electricity in the human body. This charge can lead to functional problems by touching the electrical components of steering gear.
Guided Fault Finding, OBD and Test Instruments
Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual > Wheel and Tire Guide General Information: Specifications for Retrofitting Wheel and Tire Combinations (Documents)
Legal Requirements
The manufacturer is granted general type approval for the whole vehicle
including all parts and for specific retrofitting (general type approval
according to 20 StVZO (Motor Vehicle Construction and Use Regulations or EU
type approval).
Retrofitting to wheels and tires can onl ...