Tow Bar for the Tiguan

[Seth]

Hi all, a few months later and I’ve just had the Westfalia bar installed on our R-Line. Went with the advice provided my markusgmt. Unfortunately Auto Fidelity don’t have an installer in Adelaide anymore so we made a weekend of it to Melbourne, based on reviews from this forum and elsewhere.

Completely invisible when the hitch is out. I also didn’t expect the plug to rotate away out of sight when not needed (a pleasant surprise).

I’m only going to have a bicycle rack and small trailer on it, so I can see how some may want to consider something more robust. For our needs, this was the perfect solution.

A few quick images from last night.

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Looks great, thinking about this option. Where in Melbourne did you get it fitted and did the fitter supply the bar or did you order it separately?
Thanks

[oxblood8]

Hi all

Just wondering, does the Allspace and regular Tiguan share the same towbar part number or are they different?

[Guest001]

Hi all

Just wondering, does the Allspace and regular Tiguan share the same towbar part number or are they different?

Same bumper and rear end AFAIK Tow capacities can be different though

[doc_777]

An indication might be drawn from Hayman Reese, who only do one bar for Tiguan - no specific design for the different wheelbases.

[oxblood8]

So those of you with the Hayman Reese towbars, I've had a quick read through a few posts and saw some comments about the rear sensors not working correctly. Is that still the case?

[orangegoblin]

For those of you with factory tow bars fitted, do you also have Trailer Assist activated from the factory?

I have a VW tow bar fitted at the factory by the previous owner, but it appears that the TA hasn't been turned on.

[wiredless]

For those of you with factory tow bars fitted, do you also have Trailer Assist activated from the factory?

I have a VW tow bar fitted at the factory by the previous owner, but it appears that the TA hasn't been turned on.

No this feature wasn’t activated for me.



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[Simonr23]

Mine was activated.

[orangegoblin]

Interested to know your settings mate. Do you have an OBD11?

[orangegoblin]

Mine was activated.

Interested to know your settings mate. Do you have an OBD11?

[Simonr23]

Just in case I’ve said the wrong thing, Is trailer assist where you use the side mirror controller to change how to auto reverse the trailer?

[orangegoblin]

Just in case I’ve said the wrong thing, Is trailer assist where you use the side mirror controller to change how to auto reverse the trailer?

Yep, that's it exactly mate!

[Simonr23]

I wonder why my dealer did it all correctly and other people haven’t had this done? Thanks have the square, 50mm hitch type towbar- not the swing away variety.

My dealer haven’t been good at most things I’ve used them for, so a surprise.

Here’s the obd11 way.

Select ‘park assist module’- 76
Goto coding
Byte 0, tick bit 3

Select ‘instruments module’
Goto coding
Byte 12, tick bit 5

Select ‘reversing camera module’
Goto coding
Byte 10, tick bit 3

[marcuskmt]

Are the Westfalia towbars still the best towbars for the Tiguan?

I have a new MY20 Highline with R-Line package.

Who installs them in Adelaide?

[Guest001]

Are the Westfalia towbars still the best towbars for the Tiguan?

I have a new MY20 Highline with R-Line package.

Who installs them in Adelaide?

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