diff --git a/doc/handbook/tutorial-decoupled.tex b/doc/handbook/tutorial-decoupled.tex
index 4a315e0f1..6820d9a6b 100644
--- a/doc/handbook/tutorial-decoupled.tex
+++ b/doc/handbook/tutorial-decoupled.tex
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ sequential model is strictly bound by a CFL-criterion, the first time-step
 size is initialized with the simulation time.
 
 After this, a grid is created on line \ref{tutorial-decoupled:create-grid} 
-and the problem is instantiated with information about the grid
+and the time manager controlling the simulation run is instantiated 
+with the start parameters in line \ref{tutorial-decoupled:initTimeManager}.
+The problem is instantiated with the time manager and information about the grid
 (via its leaf grid view) on line \ref{tutorial-decoupled:instantiate-problem}.
 If demanded, on line \ref{tutorial-decoupled:mainRestart} a state written to
 disk by a previous simulation run is restored on request by the user.
-Finally, the time manager controlling the simulation run is instantiated 
-with the start parameters in line \ref{tutorial-decoupled:initTimeManager}
-and the simulation proceedure is started by the time manager at line
+Finally, the simulation proceedure is started by the time manager at line
 \ref{tutorial-decoupled:execute}.
 
 
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_decoupled.cc b/examples/tutorial_decoupled.cc
index 7f5d4e1bd..68eab2cd9 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_decoupled.cc
+++ b/examples/tutorial_decoupled.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         typedef GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(Scalar)) Scalar;    /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:retrieve-types-begin}@*/
         typedef GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(Grid)) Grid;
         typedef GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(Problem)) Problem;
+        typedef GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(TimeManager)) TimeManager;
         typedef Dune::FieldVector<Scalar, Grid::dimensionworld> GlobalPosition; /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:retrieve-types-end}@*/
 
         // initialize MPI, finalize is done automatically on exit
@@ -90,21 +91,23 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         // create the grid
         Grid *gridPtr = GET_PROP(TypeTag, PTAG(Grid))::create(); /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:create-grid}@*/
 
+        // create time manager responsible for global simulation control
+        TimeManager timeManager;
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // instantiate and run the concrete problem
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        Problem problem(timeManager, gridPtr->leafView()); /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:instantiate-problem}@*/
 
-        Problem problem(gridPtr->leafView()); /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:instantiate-problem}@*/
+        // define simulation parameters
+        timeManager.init(problem, 0, dt, tEnd, !restart); /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:initTimeManager}@*/
 
         // load restart file if necessary
         if (restart)    /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:mainRestart}@*/
             problem.deserialize(restartTime);
 
-        // define simulation parameters
-        problem.timeManager().init(problem, 0, dt, tEnd, !restart); /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:initTimeManager}@*/
         // run the simulation
-        problem.timeManager().run();    /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:execute}@*/
+        timeManager.run();    /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:execute}@*/
         return 0;
     }
     catch (Dune::Exception &e) {
diff --git a/examples/tutorialproblem_decoupled.hh b/examples/tutorialproblem_decoupled.hh
index e564baef4..576649ded 100644
--- a/examples/tutorialproblem_decoupled.hh
+++ b/examples/tutorialproblem_decoupled.hh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class TutorialProblemDecoupled: public IMPESProblem2P<TypeTag, TutorialProblemDe
     typedef TutorialProblemDecoupled<TypeTag> ThisType;
     typedef IMPESProblem2P<TypeTag, ThisType> ParentType;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(GridView)) GridView;
-
+    typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(TimeManager)) TimeManager;
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(TwoPIndices)) Indices;
 
     typedef typename GET_PROP_TYPE(TypeTag, PTAG(FluidSystem)) FluidSystem;
@@ -165,9 +165,10 @@ class TutorialProblemDecoupled: public IMPESProblem2P<TypeTag, TutorialProblemDe
     typedef Dune::FieldVector<Scalar, dim> LocalPosition;
 
 public:
-    TutorialProblemDecoupled(const GridView &gridView,
+    TutorialProblemDecoupled(TimeManager &timeManager, const GridView &gridView,
             const GlobalPosition lowerLeft = GlobalPosition(0.),
-            const GlobalPosition upperRight = GlobalPosition(0.)) : ParentType(gridView) /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:constructor-problem}@*/
+            const GlobalPosition upperRight = GlobalPosition(0.))
+        : ParentType(timeManager, gridView) /*@\label{tutorial-decoupled:constructor-problem}@*/
     {    }
 
     //! The problem name.