Emergency situations
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Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to matc h veh icle lifting points .
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Inse rt a rubber pad between t he 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 liftin g point is locat ed on t he floor pan rein-
forcement abou t at t he same level as t he jac k
mount ing point ~
fig . 30 6 . Do not lift the vehi-
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The liftin g point is locat ed on the vert ical re in-
forcemen t of t he lower sill for th e on-bo ard jack
q fig . 3 07.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to Q page 366 .
.&_ WARNING
- To reduce th e risk of ser ious inj ury an d vehi-
cle dama ge.
- Always lift t he vehicle only at t he special
worksho p hoist and floo r jack lift points il-
lust rated q fig. 3 0 6 and q fig. 307.
- Failure to lift the vehicle at these points
could cause the vehicle t o ti lt or fall from
a lift if th er e is a chang e in vehicle weight
distr ibuti on and balance . This might hap -
pen , for exam ple, when heavy compo-
nents such as th e engi ne block or tr ans-
mission are removed.
- When removing heavy com ponents like
th ese, anchor vehicle to hoist or ad d corre-
sponding weight s t o mainta in the cent er of
gravity . Otherwise, th e vehicle might ti lt or
slip off the hoist , causing ser ious perso nal
injury.
(LlJ) Note
- Be aware of th e following points before lift-
ing t he vehicle:
- The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
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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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