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Emergency
situations
Raising
the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lift ed at the lifting
poin ts illust rated.
Fig . . 192 Front lift ing point
Fig. 193 Rea r lifti ng point
.,. Read and heed WARNING¢
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.,. Locate lifti ng po ints ¢ fig . 192 and ¢ fig. 193 .
.,. Adjust lift ing arms of wo rkshop hoist or floor
jack to match veh icle lifting points.
.,. Inse rt a rubb er pad between t he floor jack/
wor kshop hoist a nd the lift ing poin t s.
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 lift ing po int is located on the floo r pan re in-
forcement about at the same leve l as the jack
mo unt ing po int ¢ fig . 192 . Do not lift the vehi-
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lift ing po int is located on the vertica l re in-
for cement of the lower sill fo r the on board j ack
¢fig. 193 .
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Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer t o
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page 231.
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WARNING
- To reduc e the ris k of serious injury and vehi -
cle dama ge .
- Always lift the vehicle o nly at the special
workshop hois t an d f loor jack lift points il-
lustrat ed
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fig. 192 and
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fig . 193.
- Failure to lift the vehi cle at these points
could cause the veh icle t o t ilt or fall from
a lift if t he re is a cha nge in ve hicle weight
dis tr ibu t ion an d ba lan ce . This might hap-
pen, for examp le, whe n he avy com po-
nen t s such as t he engine block o r tr ans-
mission are removed.
- W hen removing heavy com ponen ts like
these, an cho r veh icle to hoist or add corre -
spond ing weights to ma inta in the center of
gravity . Othe rwise, the vehicle mig ht t ilt o r
slip off t he hoist, causing serious pe rsonal
injur y.
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Note
- Be aware of the fo llowing points befo re lift -
ing the vehicle:
- 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 .
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in-
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points.
- 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 , en-
sure that there is sufficient clearance be-
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve-
hicle .
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