Get Off-road driving situations -> After driving off-road Guide for Volkswagen Tiguan 4 Door First Generation (2007-2016)

If the vehicle is stuck

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

It takes experience and a fine touch to “rock” a vehicle back and forth to get it going when it is stuck.

If you go about it the wrong way, you'll dig the vehicle in even deeper and need someone to tow you

free.

If the vehicle won't budge

ꢀ Carefully dig out all four wheels and make sure that no other parts of the vehicle are stuck in the

sand.

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Select Reverse (R) gear.

Carefully accelerate and try to back up in your own track.

If this doesn't help, try placing brushwood, floor mats, or burlap sackcloth directly in front of the tires to

improve grip and traction ⇒ꢀ

Rocking the vehicle free

Don't spin the wheels. It's unlikely to help you get going and all but certain to dig you in even deeper if

you do it too much ⇒ꢀ

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Switch off Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR)

Turn the steering wheel so that it points straight ahead.

Shift into Reverse (R) and accelerate just to the point where the wheels first start to spin.

Immediately engage first gear and accelerate again until the wheels just begin to spin.

Repeat this process to get the vehicle to rock back and forth and then hopefully develop enough

forward momentum to get going again.

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Once the vehicle is free, switch ASR back on

WARNING

Make sure there are no people or animals in front of or behind the vehicle, especially when it

is stuck and you are trying to rock it loose.

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Stones, brush, pieces of wood, and other objects under the wheels can be thrown at great

velocity when they spin. This can cause serious or even fatal injuries.

If the stuck vehicle suddenly regains traction, it will lurch forward and can run over

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anybody who is standing too close to it in the front or in the back.

After driving off-road

ꢀ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS

After an off-road drive, you always need to check the vehicle's underbody for damage and may need

to clean the radiator grille ⇒ꢀ

Checklist

Checklist: Perform after every off-road drive ⇒ꢀ

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Switch on ASR again

Clean the turn signal lights, the headlights and taillights, the license plate, and all windows.

If required, remove the towing eye(s) and snow chains.

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Check tires, suspension struts, and axles for damage and remove coarse dirt, stones, and foreign

objects from the tire tread.

Examine the vehicle underbody and remove objects such as twigs, leaves, or bits of wood that

have gotten stuck in the brake system, the wheels, the suspension, the exhaust system, of the

engine ⇒ꢀ

. If damage or leaks are detected, see an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an

authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

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Remove coarse dirt from the radiator grille and the vehicle underbody ⇒ꢀ Exterior care and

cleaning.

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Check the engine compartment to for dirt that interferes with engine operation ꢁ ⇒ꢀ Working in the

engine compartment.

After driving in sandy or dusty areas, have the air cleaner checked, and if necessary cleaned by an

authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility so that dust, sand, and

grit does not get drawn into the engine.

WARNING

Objects trapped under the vehicle floor can damage the brake system, fuel lines, gaskets,

and other underbody parts. Such objects can also ignite on contact with hot vehicle

components. You must check after each off-road outing to see whether any foreign objects

have gotten stuck in the vehicle underbody.

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Never drive the vehicle if any foreign objects are stuck in the brake system, the wheels,

the suspension, the exhaust system, or the engine or engine compartment.

Flammable materials such as dry leaves or twigs can catch fire from contact with hot

vehicle components. A fire can cause serious personal injuries.

Trapped objects can damage or block the fuel lines, the brake system, gaskets, and other

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parts of the suspension system. This can cause you to lose control of the vehicle and have

an accident.

NOTICE

Dust, sand, grit, and other material that has collected in the air filter after driving in certain

kinds of off-road terrain can be drawn into the engine and cause expensive damage. After

driving off-road where it is very dusty or sandy, be sure to have the air filter checked and, if

necessary, cleaned by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service

Facility.

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