Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual: Sun Shade Motor, Removing and Installing

Removing

• Remove the headliner.
• Disconnect the electrical connector -1- on the sun shade motor -2-.
• Remove the bolts -arrow- from the sun shade motor -2-.
• Remove the sun shade motor -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

• Prior to installing the motor, make sure the sun shade is parallel by measuring -dimension a- between the shade arch -1- and the shade cartridge -2- .

Tightening Specification

Bolts 3.5 Nm

• After completing all the work, perform a sun shade motor adaptation.

Sun Shade, Removing and Installing

Removing

• Move the sun shade all the way into the open position.

Note

Using a commercially available hex socket head wrench, rotate shade motor into open direction to removal position if the electrical system malfunctions.

• Remove the headliner.
• Remove the rear glass panel.

• Remove the screws -3- from the cap -2- (2 Nm).
• Unclip the cap retainer in direction of -arrow--2- from the rear lid using a screw driver -4- and fold the cap -2- up.

Do not remove the inner seal -1- .

• Carefully lift the shade arch -2- together with the sun shade slide -1- .

Note

Be sure not to damage the shade material -3-

• Pull the sun shade slide -1- to the side in the direction of the -arrow- out of the sun shade arch -2- .

• Remove the screws for the shade cartridge -2- (3.5 Nm).

The following steps are to be performed with a second technician.

• Pull the sun shade cartridge -2- evenly in the direction of the arrow slightly downward so that it can get past the sun shade motor -3-.

Note

Be sure not to damage the shade material -3- .

• Remove the sun shade cartridge -2- and the sun shade steel band -4- parallel in the direction of the -arrow- from the sun shade rail -1- .

Remove the Sun Shade to Replace the Sun Shade Arch.

• Carefully remove the sun shade arch -1- in the direction of the -arrow- from the weather strip -3- of the sun shade material -2- .
• Press the new sun shade arch -1- carefully on the weather strip -3-.

Note

Be sure not to damage the shade material -2-

Installing

Note

• The replacement part is delivered in the sun shade cartridge.
• Do not lubricate the sun shade slide and cables.
• The following steps are to be performed with a second technician.

• Push the sun shade cartridge -2- and the sun shade steel band -4- parallel in the direction of the -arrow- into the sun shade rail -1- .

Slide the sun shade cartridge tab -2- under the sun shade rail -1-.

Note

• Be sure not to damage the shade material -3- .
• Tightening Specifications
• Sun shade cartridge screw -5-: 3.5 Nm

• Press the sun shade slide -1- in the direction of the -arrow- into sun shade arch -2-.

Note

The following steps are performed on one side first and then held together. Then a second technician assembles the other side.

• The opening -arrow a- in the sun shade glide -1- is aligned with the guide -arrow a- on the cable -4-.
• The steel band -2- is positioned so that the openings -b arrows- align with the guides -b arrows- in the sun shade glide -1-.

Tightening Specifications

Screw cap 2 Nm

Note

• Check the sun shade for ease of movement after installing. Using a commercially available hex wrench, manually move the sun shade drive on the motor and make sure there are not creases or folds in the sun shade material.
• Guide the sun shade all the way back by hand. The adaptation procedure begins at the rear position.

Installation is performed in reverse order of the removal.

• Install the headliner.
• Install the rear glass sunroof panel.
• After completing all the work, perform a sun shade motor adaptation.

Overview - Frame

1. Sun Shade Rail
   • cannot be changed individually
2. Guide Rail
   • cannot be changed individually
   • connected with the front part
3. Bolt
   • 2 Nm
4. Rear Lid Part
   • Removing and installing.
5. Rear Motor Support
   • Removing and installing.
6. Front Motor Support
   • Removing and installing.
7. Front Section
   • Cannot be changed individually
   • Connected to the guide rail
8. Inner Seal
   • Replacing.