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Emergency
s
ituation
s
Raising
the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated.
Fig.
204
Front
lift ing point
Fig. 20
5 Rear lift ing point
...
Read and heed WARNING
c>
&_.
...
Locate lifting points
c>
fig. 204
and
c>
fig
.
205.
...
Adjust lift ing arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match veh icle lifting points.
...
Inse rt a rubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points
.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be
s
ure
the
vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose.
Front lifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan rein-
forcement about at the same leve
l
as the jack
mount ing po int
c>
fig
.
204
.
Do not lift the vehi-
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement
.
Rear lift ing point
The lifting point is located on the vertical rein
-
forcement of the lower sill fo
r
the on board jack
c>fig. 205
.
244
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer
t
o
c::>
page 233.
A
WARNING
- To reduce t he risk of serious injury and vehi-
cle damage
.
-
Always lift the vehicle only at the specia
l
workshop hoist and f loor jack lift points il-
lustrat ed
c::>
fig
.
204
and
c>
fig. 205.
- Failure to lift the veh icle
at
these points
could cause the veh icle to
t
ilt
or
fall from
a lift if
t
here is a cha nge in vehi cle we ight
dis
tr
ibu
t
ion and balance. This m ight hap-
pen,
for exa
mple, whe
n
he avy compone nts
s uch as the en
g
ine block or tran smission
are removed
.
-
When removing he avy componen
t
s like
these, anchor vehicle to hoist or ad
d
corre
-
spond ing weights to ma intain the center of
grav
ity.
Otherwise, the vehicle might ti lt o
r
slip off the ho ist
,
causing se rious persona
l
inj ury.
(D
Note
-
Be aware of the following points before
lift-
ing the vehicle:
- The veh icle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmis sion housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage
.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chass
is 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 doe
s
not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
-
Before driving over a workshop hoist
,
en-
sure that the re is sufficient clearance be-
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve-
hicle.
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