Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual: Front Sunroof Glass Panel Tilt Mechanism and Cable, Removing and Installing

Removing

• Remove the front glass panel.
• Remove the rear glass panel.
• Remove the assembly frame from the vehicle.
• Remove sunroof motor.
• Remove the rear lid from the assembly frame.

Push the tilt mechanism to the rear after removing the rear lid.

Proceed as follows:

Caution

Before removing the control cables, note their position to avoid making a mistake when re-installing.

The tilt mechanism may not be pulled or pushed on the guide rail.

• Press the glass sunroof panel tilting mechanism only on those guiding slot locations -arrow--2-, and not on the rails -3-.

The tilt mechanism opens when pushed.

• Slide the tilt mechanism -2- on the guide slots -arrow- to the rear using a suitable screwdriver and off the guide rails -1- .
• Unclip the cable -2- from the guide slots -1- in the direction of -arrow A- .
• Remove the tilt mechanism -1- in direction of -arrow B- out of the guide rails -3-.
• Remove the cable -2- in direction of -arrow B- out of the guide rails -3-.

Installing

Note

• Clean the guide rails only if they are very dirty.
• Use a Cleaner -D 009 401 04- for this.
• Then lubricate the sliding areas of the guide rails with Grease - G 060 751 A2-.
• Do not lubricate the cables.

• Slide the tilt mechanism -3- into guide rail -1-.
• Make sure the slider -2- points toward the rear when sliding the it into the guide rails -1- .

• Slide the cable -2- in direction of -arrow B- into the guide rails -3-.
• Insert the cable -2- in the direction of -arrow A- into the guide slots -1- .

Note

The tilt mechanism may not be pulled or pushed on the guide rail.

• Push the tilting mechanism on both sides all the way forward until it has completely lowered.
• Press the tilting mechanism only on those guiding slot locations -arrow--2-, and not on the rails -3-.
• Install the rear lid on the assembly frame.
• Install the sunroof motor.
• Install the assembly frame on to the vehicle.
• Install the rear glass sunroof panel.
• Install the front glass sunroof panel.
• Perform a panorama sunroof motor adaptation after completing all work.

Maintenance and Care

As a rule, regular maintenance is not required for the panorama sun roof.

If it is necessary to clean because of heavy contamination, only use the Cleaner -D 009 401 04-.

Then the sliding areas -3- in the guide rails -2- must be re-lubricated with Grease - G 060 751 A2-.

The inner seal -1- and the outer seal -4- have a lubricated coating and do not need to be lubricated.

Do not lubricate the cables and the motor support.