Raising The Vehicle - Audi A3 Sedan 2015 Owner's Manual

Emergency s ituation s
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 194 Vehicle on flat bed tr uck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle w ith the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carr ier ramp .
.. Att ach 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 flatbed
truck ramp .
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrat ed.
Fig. 19 5 Front lifti ng point
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Fig. 19 6 Rear lift ing point
.. Read and heed WARNING
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.. Locate lifting poi nt s
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fig. 195
a nd ¢
fig. 196 .
.. Adjust lifting arms of wo rkshop hoist o r floor
jack to match vehicle lift ing points .
.. Insert a rubbe r pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lift ing po ints .
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose .
Front lifting point
The lifti ng point is located o n the floo r pan rein-
fo rcement about at t he same level as t he ja ck
moun t ing poin t ¢
fig. 195. Do not lift the vehi·
cle at the vertical s ill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lifti ng po int is located o n the vert ica l re in-
forcement of the lower sill for t he on -boa rd jack
¢ fig . 196.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢
page 243.
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WARNING
- To reduce the risk of serious injury and vehi-
cle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the specia l
wor kshop hoist and f loor jack lift points il-
lustrated ¢
fig. 195
and ¢
fig. 196.
- Failure to lift the veh icle at these points
could cause the vehicle to tilt or fall from
a lift if there is a cha nge in vehicle weight
distributi on and balance . This might hap-
pen, for example, when heavy components .,,_