Lifting Vehicle - Audi A3 Sedan 2015 Owner's Manual

Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 184 Vehicle on fla t bed t ruck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carr ier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye previously installed .
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline
eye previously installed.
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Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook- up
is secure before moving the car up the flat-
bed truck ramp .
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 185 Front lifting point
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Fig. 186 Rear liftin g point
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.,. Locate lifting points
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fig. 185 and
¢ fig. 186 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of wo rkshop ho ist or
floor jack t o ma tch veh icle lifting points.
.. Insert a rubbe r pad bet ween the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lift ing points.
If you must lift your vehicle with a fl oor jack
to work underneath, be sure the vehicle is
safely supported on stands intended for thi s
purpose .
Front lifting point
The lifti ng point is loca t ed o n the floo r pan re-
inforcemen t abo ut at the same level as the
jack mounting point c::> fig. 185. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located on the vert ica l rein-
fo rcement of t he lower sill for t he on-board
jack
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fig. 186 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢ page 251 .
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WARNING
- To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
veh icle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe-
cia l workshop hoist and floor jack lift
points illustrated
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fig. 185 and
¢ fig. 186.
- Failure to lift the veh icle at these
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po ints could cause the vehicle to tilt or ..,.