Raising The Vehicle - Audi A7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual

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Raising the vehicle
lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lift ed at the lifting
poin ts illustra ted.
Fig. 222 Front lift ing point
Fig. 223 Rear lift ing point
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢
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.,. Activate the vehicle jack mode* in the MMI:
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funct ion button> (Car)* systems control
button > Servicing & checks> Air susp.: jack
mode > On.
.. Locate lifting points¢ fig. 222 and¢ fig. 223 .
.. Adjust lift ing a rms of wor ksh o p hoist or floor
jack t o ma tc h vehicle lift ing poi nts.
.. Inse rt a rub ber pa d between t he floor jac k/
workshop hoist and the lifting points.
The vehicle jac k mode* mus t be act ivat ed so th at
the au t omatic adju st ment of t he Adaptive Air
Suspension * does not make it more difficult to
raise the veh icle with the floor jack.
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.
Emergency situations
Front lifting point
The lift ing po int is loca t ed on t he floo r pan rein-
forcement a bout at t he same level as t he ja ck
mounting point ¢ fig . 222 . Do not lift the vehi-
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lifti ng po int is locat ed on t he vert ica l rei n-
forcement of th e lower sill for t he on- boar d ja ck
¢ fig. 22 3 .
lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢ page 257 .
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WARNING
- To reduce t he risk of ser ious injury and vehi-
cle d amag e.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the specia l
workshop hoist a nd f loor jack lift poi nts il-
lustrat ed¢ fig. 222 and ¢ fig. 223.
- Failure to lift the ve hicle at these points
could cause the veh icle to tilt or fall from
a lift if there is a cha nge in veh icle weight
distr ibuti on and balance . This might hap -
pen, fo r example, wh e n hea vy compone nts
s uch as t he engine blo ck or t rans missi on
are removed.
- Wh en removing heavy comp on e nts like
t he se, an chor veh icle to hoist or add corre-
spon ding we ights t o main t ai n the cent er of
g ravity . Otherwise, the vehicle might tilt or
slip off the hoist , causing ser ious persona l
inju ry .
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Note
- Be aw are of t he following poi nts befo re lift -
ing t he 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 ja ck and the lift
point s.
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