Certificate of Conformity confusion

Lutz - after reading this thread and your last posting, I decided to ask VW for the Certificate of Conformity for my 2017 Tiguan SEL190 DSG 4motion. Its all in German, but from the thread, I found that -

Item 13 - Mass in Service is quoted as 1723kg

Item 13.2 - Actual Mass is quoted as 1870kg

Assuming that the drivers weight used within the 1870kg figure is 75kg, this suggests that with the factory fitted extras (including towbar), my car actually weighs 1795kg as delivered?

My car does not have any weight figures displayed on a sticker or plate attached to the vehicle, but the V5 shows 1723Kg as Mass in Service, so if I came across a DVSA check whilst towing, which figures would the authorities use for the car, or are these irrelevent, as they would check the front and rear axle loads?

If the DVLA were checking the car, it is the Maximum Laden Weight they would be checking as the lower figures are irrelevant to them. It is illegal to exceed this figure. There will also be an axle weight limit that should not be exceeded.

The towing guide suggests 65 kg be added to the actual mass to get the kerb weight, but it is probably more sensible to simply use your own weight if this is significantly different.

Yes, the DVSA would not be interested in Mass in Service nor in Actual Mass. They would only check the plated weights, in other words, axle loads, GVW and gross train weight..