- 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, en-
sure that there is sufficient clearance be-
tween the hoist and low parts of the vehi-
cle.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury and ve-
hicle damage:
- Always lift the vehicle only at the special
workshop hoist and floor jack lift points
illustrated
c:;>page 25 3, fig. 199 and
c:;>page25 3, fig. 20 0.
- 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
distribution and balance . This might hap-
pen, for example, when heavy compo-
nents such as the engine block or trans-
mission are removed.
- When removing such heavy components,
anchor vehicle to hoist or add corre-
sponding weights to maintain the center
of gravity. Otherwise, the vehicle might
tilt or slip off the hoist, causing serious
personal injury.
Emergency situations 253
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the li~ing
point s illustrated.
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Fig. 199 Front lift ing point
Fig. 200 Rear lifting point
.,. Read and heed WARNING c:;> &. in Impor -
tant safety precautions on page 253 .
.,. Locate lifting points c:;> fig . 199 c:;> fig. 200 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or
floor jack to matc h vehicle lifting points.
I
.,. Insert 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 sure the vehicle is
safely supported on stands intended for this
purpose.
Front lifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan re-
inforcement about at the same level as the
jack mounti ng point
c:;> fig. 199. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located on the vert ical rein-
forcement of the lower sill for the on board
jack
c:;> fig. 200. ..,.
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