2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN remove seats

fig. 41 Press the switch in the direction of the arrow:
(2) and (3) Raise or lower the seat cushion.
(2) or (3) Adjust seat cushion angle.
(B) Forward or
backward. Adjust backrest angle.


Press fig. 42 switch for each area:
(1) or (2) Adjust lumbar support.
(3) or (4) Adjust lumbar support height.

WARNING
Improper use of electrical seat controls can cause serious personal injuries.
x The front seats in your vehicle can be electrically adjusted even when the vehicle key has
been removed from the ignition or, on a vehicle with Keyless Access, even if there is no key
in the vehicle.
x Never leave children and persons who need help in the vehicle alone because the unsu-
pervised use of the electric seat adjustments can result in serious personal injury.
x Always make sure that no one is in the way while the front seats are being adjusted, or
while calling up the stored memory settings for the front seats. In an emergency, stop auto-
matic seat adjustment by pressing a seat adjustment switch.
NOTICE
To help prevent damage to electrical parts in the seat, do not kneel on the front seats or apply
concentrated pressure to a small area of the seat or backrest.
If the vehicle battery is too weak, the electrical seat adjustment controls may not work.
Starting the engine stops seat adjustment.
When entering and exiting the vehicle, be careful not to come into contact with any switches that
could change the seat adjustment.

7. Secure both seat rails of the rear seat in front and back with 2 hexagonal nuts each, tightening the
nuts by hand - do not tighten them with the lug wrench yet.
8. To align the seat rails, press the left rear seat all the way to the left in the vehicle.
9. To align the seat rails, press the right rear seat all the way to the right in the vehicle.
10. Tighten the hexagonal nuts in the luggage compartment (arrows) to 44 ft-lbs (60 Nm) using a
torque wrench. If no torque wrench is available, tighten the hexagonal nuts using the lug wrench
and have the torque checked at a qualified workshop as soon as possible.
11. Push the rear seats as far back as possible
12. Remove the hexagonal nuts in the rear of the footwell again, set the 3 plastic covers ⇒ fig. 97 on
the studs and screw on with the hexagonal nuts.
13. Tighten the hexagonal nuts (arrows) to 44 ft-lbs (60 Nm) using a torque wrench. If no torque
wrench is available, tighten the hexagonal nuts using the lug wrench and have the torque checked
at a qualified workshop as soon as possible.
14. Clip on the small covers (not pictured) on the hexagonal nuts (arrows).
15. Install the foam insert and spare wheel in the vehicle
16. Install the luggage compartment floor
17. Install the luggage compartment cover
18. Install all rear head restraints
WARNING
No one may ride in the back of the vehicle when the rear seat has been removed.
WARNING
An improperly installed rear seat can separate from its mountings during an accident.
x All securing bolts must be tightened to the specified torque after the rear seat has been
installed.
CAUTION
Sharp-edged parts are located on the underside of the rear seat.
x Protect your hands when you lift the rear seat in or out.
NOTICE
x Have at least one person help to lift the rear seat in or out. One person should be in the
vehicle and one outside.
x The lever ⇒ fig. 43 for the fore and aft adjustment of the rear seat must not be operated
while the seat is removed. If the position of the fore and aft adjustment is changed, the rear
seat can only be installed by a qualified workshop.

x To secure, push the retaining pin to the right.
x To close, push the retaining pin (1) to the left and guide the luggage compartment floor
downwards.
Extending the luggage compartment floor forward
x Remove the luggage compartment cover
x Remove the rear head restraints
x Push both sections of the rear seat forward
x Fold the rear backrests forward
x Fold the cover forward ⇒ fig. (1).
Extending the luggage compartment floor downward
x Remove the luggage compartment cover
x Raise the luggage compartment floor, pull from the side pins (2) and remove it from the vehicle to
the rear.
There may be a foam element with the spare wheel ⇒ fig. located beneath the variable luggage
compartment floor. If a spare wheel is present, remove it and remove the foam element from the
luggage compartment.
WARNING
During hard braking or an accident, loose objects can fly through the passenger
compartment and cause serious or even fatal injuries.
x Even if the luggage compartment floor panel is properly raised, it is still necessary to
secure all objects.
x Objects stowed between the rear seat bench and the luggage compartment floor panel
must never be more than 2/3 as high as the raised floor panel.
x Objects stowed between the rear seat bench and the raised luggage compartment floor
panel must never weigh more than about 16.5 lbs. (7.5 kg).
NOTICE
Do not let the luggage compartment floor fall freely when closing it. Always guide it down into
place. The trim or the luggage compartment floor could be damaged.
If you slide the rear seats forward, there is a gap between the luggage compartment floor and the
rear seats. Make certain there are no objects in this space before sliding the rear seats back again.