2 70 Emergency situations
loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 217 Vehicle on flat bed tr uck
Front hook up
• Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carr ier ramp .
• Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye previously insta lled .
Rear hook up
• Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carr ier ramp.
• Attach the winch hook to the rea r towline
eye previously insta lled.
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up
is secure before moving the car up the flat·
bed truck ramp .
Lifting vehicle
lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be li~ed at the lifting
points illustrated.
Fig. 218 Front lifting point
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Fig. 219 Rear lifting point
• Read and heed WARNING ¢ &_.
• Locate lifting points r::!>fig . 218 and
¢ fig. 219 .
• Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or
floor jack to match vehicle lifting points .
• 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 leve l as the
jack mounting point
¢ fig. 218. 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 onboard
jack ¢
fig. 219 .
lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to r:!> page 2 5 7 .
A WARNING
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- To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
veh icle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe-
cial workshop hoist and floor jack lift
points illustrated
¢ fig. 218 and
¢ fig. 219.
- 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 ve-
hicle weight distribution and balance.
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