Three generations, 2007–2024. Pick yours.
2016–2024
Driver's side footwell, beneath the dashboard to the lower left of the steering column, above the footrest area. Located below a small storage cubby/tray. The connector is a distinctive dark magenta/purple colour and is accessible without removing any panel — look up from under the dash toward the cubby to spot it.
No diagram for this one yet. Ask for one and we'll draw it. The more requests, the sooner.
Also on this Tiguan
2010–2016
Illustration — use it to know where to look.
RHD (UK): driver's footwell, clipped to the underside of the dash carrier alongside the driver's footwell lamp — the socket and the lamp share one plastic holder, so if you can see the footwell lamp you are within a hand's width of the plug. Look up from the driver's seat with a torch, roughly above the pedals and below the column shroud; the connector is the fuchsia/pink 16-pin one. It is not behind the end-of-dash fuse flap, and it is not behind the glovebox — the module behind the RHD glovebox is the CAN gateway, which is a different part and catches people out. LHD: mirrored to the driver's side, under the lower dash to the left of the steering column, above the footrest and immediately beside the bonnet release lever. Same position on every trim (S, SE, Match, Sport, Escape, R-Line) and unchanged across the 2011 facelift.
Also on this Tiguan
Driver's side footwell, lower-left of the dashboard, below the small storage cubby to the left of the steering column. The connector is accessible from underneath — look up from the footwell to find it. Identifiable by its purple/pink colouring. No cover panel to remove.
Questions
Step-by-step add-key and all-keys-lost procedures for every Tiguan, which of your tools will do it, and what catches people out.
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