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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
WARNING
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Raising the vehicle with a jack could lead to an accident when carried out on
soft or inclined surfaces. Ensure that you always carry out this operation on flat,
solid surfaces.
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Always apply the parking brake fully and correctly chock the wheels before
jacking the vehicle. Applying only the parking brake is insufficient to prevent the
vehicle from moving; when a rear wheel is jacked up, the vehicle blocked only
by the parking brake could move, creating a very dangerous situation.
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Ensure that there are no people or objects present in the vehicle before it is
jacked up.
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In order to ensure safety, doors should never be opened and the engine should
never be started during a jack-up operation. In addition, you should never have
any part of your body below the vehicle at this time, nor allow anybody else to
do so. Failure to observe this precaution could lead to an accident if the jack
were to slip.
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If the underside of the vehicle is to be worked on after jacking up, jack stands
must be used to support the vehicle.
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The jack must only be used at one of the specified jacking points. In addition,
you must confirm that it makes good contact with the specified point.
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In order to provide extra safety should the jack slip, once a spare tyre has been
removed, it should be placed under the vehicle near the jack.
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Before starting a jacking operation, ensure that the jack and the jacking point
to be used are clear of dirt, oil and grease. Failure to observe this precaution
could lead to an accident should the dirt or oil cause the jack to slip.
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If your vehicle is equipped with a differential lock system or limited slip
differential (LSD), it might start moving when the engine power is transmitted
to the rear axle even when one of the wheels on the axle is raised clear of the
ground. Do not start the engine with any rear wheel in contact with the ground.
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The jack provided with your vehicle must be used only for changing tyres and
fitting or removing tyre chains. In order to ensure safety, furthermore, only one
wheel should be jacked up at a time.
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If using a two-stage, extension type jack and the stop mark (yellow) becomes
visible, stop raising the vehicle. Failure to observe this precaution can result in
jack breakage.
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Do not use more than one jack at any one time.
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The jack supplied with your vehicle is specifically for that vehicle. Do not use it
on another vehicle and never use another vehicle's jack.
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Turn the bleeder screw slowly. Turning it quickly will cause the vehicle to drop
and the jack may slip off.
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