Left Engine Compartment E-Box

Left Engine Compartment E-Box

• Currently only E-Box version "Low" is installed in the Tiguan. The following illustrations depict the "High" version. Removing and installing the "Low" version is performed in the same way.


Follow the procedure in the repair information when disconnecting and connecting the battery. Refer to => [ Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting ] Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting.

Removing

- Disconnect the battery. Refer to => [ Battery, Disconnecting ] Battery, Disconnecting.

- Slide securing bracket - 1 - in - direction of arrow - and remove cover of E-box - 2 - upward.






- Remove hex nuts - 1 -.






- Open - arrows - covers - 2 - for wire guides at E-box.

- Remove wires from connecting pins.

- Unclip wires from wire guides.

- Remove central mounting bolt - arrow - for E-box - 1 -.






• Removing the central mounting bolt - arrow - presses off the E-box - 1 - upward from E-box bracket.

- Remove E-box - 1 - upward from E-box bracket.

In order to be able to remove the flat terminal housing - 1 -, the battery and battery carrier must be removed if necessary.






- Remove battery. Refer to => [ Battery ] Battery.

- Remove the mounting bolts - arrows - of battery carrier - 1 -.






- Remove battery carrier - 1 - from the vehicle.

- Press straps on E-box bracket apart from each other - arrows B - and slide flat terminal housing - 1 - sideways - arrow A - out of E-box bracket.






- Remove the nuts - arrows - of E-box bracket - 1 -.






• It depends on vehicle equipment whether an auxiliary relay carrier is installed.

- Pull E-box bracket - 1 - as far as the cable lengths of the auxiliary relay carrier permit upward from the stud bolts.






- Unclip the relay carrier - 1 - sideways out of E-box bracket - 2 -.

- Remove E-box bracket - 2 - from vehicle.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Reconnect wires - 1 - to E-box in allocation marked during removal.






- Tighten all threaded connections to the tightening specifications:

• M5 nuts - 1 - M5 (8 mm open-end wrench): 4.5 Nm

• M6 nuts - 1 - (10 mm open-end wrench): 6 Nm

• E-Box center screw: 9 Nm

- Place cover - 2 - onto E-box and slide securing bracket - 1 - in - direction of arrow - until cover - 2 - is engaged.






• Then check whether cover - 2 - of E-box is correctly engaged.