The brief
The Tiguan came in for a comprehensive inspection, and it caught two jobs worth doing while it was in: the front brakes were worn, the pads down and the discs scored, and the battery was getting on, slow to crank and a breakdown risk. The owner had both sorted, which is the efficient way, one visit, two problems off the list. The front brakes do most of the work on any car, the pads are the wear item and the discs they clamp wear and score over their life, and once the pads run low the wear runs into the disc, so it's pads and discs together. And a tired battery doesn't get better, it gets worse, until the morning it doesn't start, and on a Tiguan the new one has to be registered to the car's energy management so the charging system manages it correctly. So it was a front brake axle set and a battery replacement, both done properly.
The diagnosis
The inspection went through everything and flagged the two: on the lift the front pads were worn near the end and the discs scored and below minimum thickness, the calipers and slides fine, the rears still with life; and the battery test had it down, failing the load test and unable to hold voltage, the alternator charging fine. So it was a front brake axle set, new pads and discs both sides, and a battery replacement, the correct type, fitted and registered.
The work
Both front discs and the worn pads were removed, the hubs cleaned, the calipers and slide pins cleaned and greased, and a new genuine VW-spec set of front discs and pads fitted and bedded in. The old battery was removed and a new battery of the correct type and rating fitted, the terminals cleaned and the clamp torqued, then registered to the car's energy management and the low-voltage faults cleared. A road test confirmed quiet, even, progressive front braking with a firm pedal, and a strong, clean crank with steady voltage.
The outcome
Sharp, quiet front braking on a new axle set, a strong start on a fresh battery registered to the car, and both jobs off the list in one visit. The Tiguan went home sorted. Worn brakes turn into scored discs and a tired battery into a no-start, so catching both on the inspection and doing them properly kept them from becoming roadside problems.
