I'm sure it will be fine for what you need and after all the older systems didn't have any of the electronic wizardry and we all towed all sorts of stuff perfectly happily. I was just pointing out that most of us pay a premium to drive the Tiguan in the first place, one of the reasons for that (in my case anyway) is the added safety features that VW electronics provide and one of those very clever electronic safety aids is the towing module. The fact it turns the sensors off is neither here or there though it is nice to have, the main thing is the changes to the ABS and ESP settings so that the trailer can't jacknife, take over the rear of the car, cause instability cornering etc etc. In my case I believe it's worth every cent to have the real deal, same as I wouldn't put a cheap knock off stereo in my Tig or anything else for that matter. So, not trying to dis anybody, just my 2 cents worth and after all it is YOUR Tig.

Cheers