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Honduras
Mexico
Syria
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Hong Kong
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Bahrain
India
Mozambique
Tanzania
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Myanmar (Burma)
Thailand
Belize
Iraq
Namibia
Togo
Benin (Dahomey)
Iran
Nepal (Indian subconti‐
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Chad
Bhutan
Israel
Nicaragua
Tunisia
Bolivia
Yemen
Niger
Turkey
Botswana
Jordan
Nigeria
Turkmenistan
Brazil
Cambodia
North Korea
Uganda
Brunei
Cameroon
Oman
Uruguay
Burkina Faso (Upper Vol‐
ta)
Cape Verde
Pakistan
Ukraine
Chile
Kazakhstan
Palestine
China
Qatar
Panama
Uzbekistan
Costa Rica
Kenya
Papua New Guinea
Venezuela
Democratic Republic of
the Congo
Kyrgyz Republic
Paraguay
United Arab Emirates
Djibouti
Columbia
Peru
Vietnam
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Belarus
Dubai
Kuwait
Rwanda
West Sahara
Ecuador
Laos
Russian Federation
Central African Republic
El Salvador
Lesotho
Zambia
Ivory Coast
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Eritrea
Liberia
Senegal
French Guyana
Libya
Sierra Leone
Fiji
Zimbabwe
3.12
Identification plate
Note
Vehicles for certain export countries have no type plate.
Type plate -arrow- is visible in lower area of B-pillar when front
left door is opened.
The type plate includes the following vehicle data:
A - Vehicle identification number
B - Variable indications e.g. axle loads, gross vehicle weight rat‐
ing, gross combination weight
C - Model identification number
D - Engine code
Tiguan 2016 ➤ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 08.2017
3. General information
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