VW Tiguan 2018 Factory Fitted Towbar
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Lutz replied on 23/02/2019 09:21
Posted on 23/02/2019 09:21
Car manufacturers are well aware of the clearance necessary for an AlKo hitch. It would be a serious oversight if VW didn't take it into account in the design, which I cannot imagine. The easiest thing to put your mind at ease is to find such a car at a dealer and measure the clearance to the bumper which should be 75mm to the centre of the ball.
The clearance issue with respect to the Tiguan was raised due to concerns in service and AlKo did carry out tests which revealed that it was adequate under all conditions. In fact, there is even a test report covering the subject issue. However, it's in German:
https://www.motor-talk.de/forum/aktion/Attachment.html?attachmentId=706288
ajwgoodi replied on 23/02/2019 10:25
Wildwood replied on 23/02/2019 12:10
lagerorwine replied on 23/02/2019 19:34
Posted on 23/02/2019 19:34
I have a 2017 Mk2 Tiguan with factory towbar, and tow a 2013 Swift. Yes it is closer to the bumper than my previous car, but I have had no issues, and the rear camera is a benefit (although I always use my mover for both hitching and unhitching for greater control which is especially useful if the hitch has compressed)
The operation is so easy, and I can confirm that ALL the pins necessary for the caravan are fully wired as delivered,
It also integrates with the car alarm - if the caravan is unhitched whilst parked, the car alarm will go off.
The Satnav also recognises the caravan is hitched, and modifies the speed limits to those required for towing.
Its a brilliant piece of kit, and has100kg noseweight limit
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lagerorwine replied on 23/02/2019 20:26
ajwgoodi replied on 24/02/2019 08:52
xtrailman replied on 28/02/2019 08:21
Posted on 23/02/2019 19:34 by lagerorwineI have a 2017 Mk2 Tiguan with factory towbar, and tow a 2013 Swift. Yes it is closer to the bumper than my previous car, but I have had no issues, and the rear camera is a benefit (although I always use my mover for both hitching and unhitching for greater control which is especially useful if the hitch has compressed)
The operation is so easy, and I can confirm that ALL the pins necessary for the caravan are fully wired as delivered,
It also integrates with the car alarm - if the caravan is unhitched whilst parked, the car alarm will go off.
The Satnav also recognises the caravan is hitched, and modifies the speed limits to those required for towing.
Its a brilliant piece of kit, and has100kg noseweight limit
xtrailman replied on 28/02/2019 08:24
lornalou1 replied on 28/02/2019 11:04
Posted on 28/02/2019 08:24 by xtrailmanI've only towed once with mine and its fine using a mover, only thing to watch is that you don't unhitch with a compressed hitch as the damper will touch the bumper, on my SEL.
lagerorwine replied on 28/02/2019 20:57
Posted on 28/02/2019 20:57
xtrailman - glad you warned me, mines an SEL with LED lights, but I haven't tested if the alarm works, but next time its hitched I'll double check.
I have noticed that the ATC takes slightly longer to activate on hitching up, than it did with my previous Mondeo, but it always does after 2-3 seconds.
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