Get Transporting -> Luggage compartment cover Guide for Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door 2023

Carrying systems ﬁxed to the rear spoiler may damage the vehicle.

Do not attach a luggage rack or any other kind of carrying system, e.g. bicycle rack, to the vehicle's rear spoiler.

Luggage compartment cover

Opening and closing the luggage compartment cover

Fig. 168 In the luggage compartment: open the luggage compartment cover (general example).

Recessed grip in the luggage compartment cover.

Opening the luggage compartment cover

Depending on vehicle equipment, there may be a luggage compartment cover located behind the second row of seats.

1. Pull the luggage compartment cover out by the handle ﬁg. 168

and pull it upward out of the side retainers (arrows).

2. Guide the luggage compartment cover forward by hand. The luggage compartment cover will roll up by itself.

Closing the luggage compartment cover

1. Pull the luggage compartment cover back by the handle ﬁg. 168

and attach it to the anchorage (arrow).

WARNING

Objects or animals on the luggage compartment cover can damage the luggage compartment cover and cause serious injury or death in the event of sudden

driving and braking maneuvers or an accident.

Never transport objects on the luggage compartment cover.

Never allow animals to ride on the luggage compartment cover.

NOTICE

If the luggage compartment cover is not held, it can spring forward unbraked. This may cause damage in the luggage compartment and to the luggage

compartment cover.

Always guide the luggage compartment cover forward by hand.

Installing and removing the luggage compartment cover

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Fig. 169 In the luggage compartment: removing the luggage compartment cover.

Side panel on the luggage compartment cover.

Removing the luggage compartment cover

1. Open the luggage compartment cover if necessary.

2. Press the side panel on the luggage compartment cover ﬁg. 169 in the direction of the arrow and hold it in place.

3. Remove the luggage compartment cover upwards.

4. Release the side panel on the luggage compartment cover ﬁg. 169.

5. Vehicles with seven seats: Fit the caps into the mounts for the luggage compartment cover

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Installing the luggage compartment cover

1. Insert one side of the luggage compartment cover into the mount on the side trim panel.

2. Press on the side panel on the other side of the luggage compartment cover and hold it in place.

3. Guide the side panel ﬁg. 169 into the mount on the side trim panel.

4. Release the side panel on the luggage compartment cover.

5. Check if the luggage compartment cover is securely engaged.

WARNING

If a cover has been installed in front of a rear seat, it can cause serious or fatal injuries during braking maneuvers or an accident.

Never install the luggage compartment cover in front of the third row of seats if anyone is sitting in the third row seats.

WARNING

Driving with the caps not inserted in the mounts for the luggage compartment cover can cause serious or fatal injuries in the case of sudden driving and braking

maneuvers.

Vehicles with seven seats: Always ﬁt caps onto the mounting recesses when the luggage compartment cover is not ﬁtted.

Storing the luggage compartment cover

Depending on the vehicle equipment, it may be possible to store the removed luggage compartment cover under the luggage compartment ﬂoor.

Luggage compartment ﬂoor

Opening and closing the luggage compartment ﬂoor

Variant 1: 5-seater

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Fig. 170 In the luggage compartment: Lifting up the luggage compartment floor.

Opening the luggage compartment ﬂoor

1. Slide your ﬁngers into the recessed grip ﬁg. 170 and lift the luggage compartment ﬂoor in the direction of the arrow.

Closing the luggage compartment ﬂoor

1. Gently lower the luggage compartment ﬂoor.

To increase the amount of available storage space, depending on the vehicle equipment, it may be possible to adjust the height of the luggage compartment ﬂoor.

Variant 2: 7-seater

Fig. 171 In the luggage compartment: Lifting up the luggage compartment floor.

Opening the luggage compartment ﬂoor

1. Pull the luggage compartment ﬂoor upwards by the tab ﬁg. 171 in the direction of the arrow and remove it.

Closing the luggage compartment ﬂoor

1. Insert the luggage compartment ﬂoor into the bracket and carefully move it downwards.

2. Press the luggage compartment ﬂoor downwards by the load sill until the luggage compartment ﬂoor engages.

The luggage compartment ﬂoor can also be installed with the recess downwards to increase the available storage space.

NOTICE

Improper use may damage the luggage compartment ﬂoor or the luggage compartment trim.

When closing the luggage compartment ﬂoor, always carefully guide it downward, and do not drop it.

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