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Lifting
the vehicle
Important
safety
precautions
Be aware of the following hazards before lifting the vehicle with a
workshop hoist or
floor
jack:
• The vehicle
should
never be
lifted
or jacked up from underneath
the engine oil pan, the transmission housing, the front or rear
axle
or the body side members. This
could
lead to
serious
damage.
• Use lifting equipment with padded contact surfaces to avoid
damage to the underbody or
chassis
frame.
• Alternatively, cover the contact surfaces on workshop hoist or
floor jack with rubber pads before lifting.
•
Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check
that the vehicle
weight does not exceed the permissible lifting capacity of the hoist.
•
Before driving over a workshop hoist, ensure that there is
suffi-
cient clearance between the hoist and low parts of the vehicle.
&
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious
injury
and vehicle damage:
• Always lift the vehicle only at the
special
workshop hoist and
floor jack lift points illustrated
~
fig. 203 and
=>
fig. 204.
• Failure to lift the vehicle at these points could cause the vehicle
to tilt or fall from a lift if there is a change in vehicle weight distri-
bution and balance. This might happen, for example, when heavy
components such as the engine block or transmission are
removed.
• When removing such heavy components, anchor vehicle to
hoist or add corresponding weights to maintain the center of
gravity. Otherwise, the vehicle might tilt or slip off the hoist,
causing serious personal
injury.•
Lifting
with
workshop
hoist
and with
floor
jack
The
vehicle may only
be
lifted at the lifting points illus-
trated.
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Fig.
203
Front lifting
point
Fig.
204
Rear lifting
point
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Read and heed
WARNING=>
&
in "Important
safety
precautions".
- Locate
lifting points=> fig.
203
=>
fig
.
204
.
-
Adjust
lifting
arms of workshop hoist or floor jack to
match vehicle
lifting
points.
- Insert a rubber
pad
between the floor
jac
k/workshop
hoist
and the lifting points.
-.,,
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