Luggage compartment -> Luggage compartment pass-through for Your Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

Things on the luggage compartment cover can damage it.  
The defroster heating wires or antenna in the rear window can be damaged by objects that  
rub against them.  
Do not cover the ventilation slots in the side consoles. Otherwise, stale air cannot escape from  
the vehicle.  
Luggage compartment pass-through  
Fig. 103 In the rear backrest: Opening the luggage compartment pass-through.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
There is a pass-through for transporting things like skis in the rear seat backrest behind the center  
armrest.  
To help prevent soiling the vehicle interior, cover dirty items before sliding them into the pass-through.  
If the center armrest is folded down, no one can sit on the middle seat of the rear bench.  
Opening the pass-through  
Open the rear hatch.  
Push the head restraint for the center seat all the way down ⇒ꢀ Adjusting the seating position.  
Pull the loop in the direction of the arrow ⇒ꢀfig. 103 and fold down center armrest.  
Remove the cushion  
Slide long objects from the luggage compartment through the pass-through.  
Secure objects with the safety belt.  
Close the rear hatch.  
Closing the pass-through  
Open the rear hatch.  
Unfasten the items secured with the safety belt.  
Remove items from the luggage compartment through the pass-through.  
Fold the center armrest back until it engages securely.  
Reinstall the cushion  
Close the rear hatch.  
The pass-through can also be opened from the luggage compartment. Push down the release  
button (arrow) and push the center section of the rear seat backrest (pass-through) all the way  
forward.  
Tie-downs  
Fig. 104 In the luggage compartment: Tie-downs.  
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS  
There are 4 tie-downs in the front and rear of the luggage compartment, which you can use to secure  
luggage or other items ⇒ꢀfig. 104.  
Pull-down tie-downs (close-up)  
Rigid tie-downs (arrows)  
Elastic straps can snap back towards you if they are not properly attached.  
If you use elastic straps to secure items in the luggage compartment, be sure to fist securely attach  
them to the tie-downs just behind the rear seat backrest first and then to the and then to the tie-downs  
at the loading edge of the luggage compartment.  
Remove the hooks from the tie-downs in the reverse order described above, first from the tie-downs at  
the loading edge and then from the tie-downs behind the rear seat backrest so that if the hooks come  
loose suddenly, they will move away from you.