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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
points illus t rat ed.
Fig. 212 Front lif t ing point
Fig. 213 Rear lift ing point
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> &, .
.. Activate the veh icle ja ck mode* in t he MMI:
I CAR I funct ion button> (Car)* systems contro l
bu tton >
Servicing & checks> Air susp.: jack
mode > On.
.. Locat e lift ing points c::>fig . 212 and c::>fig . 21 3 .
.. Adjust lifting a rms of wo rkshop hoist or floo r
jack t o ma tch veh icle lift ing poin ts .
.. Inse rt a rubb er pad between the floor jack/
wor kshop ho ist a nd the lifting points .
The vehicle ja ck mode* mus t be act ivat ed so th at
the au t omatic adjustment of t he Ada ptive Air
Suspension * d oes no t make it more diff icult t o
raise the vehicle wit h the floor jac k.
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 lifting poin t is locate d on th e floor pa n rein -
forcement about at t he same level as t he j ack
mounting point
c::> fig . 212 . Do not lift the vehi-
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is locate d on th e vert ical rein-
forceme nt of th e lower sill for t he on-boar d jac k
c::>fig. 21 3 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c::> pag e 229 .
A WARNING
- To redu ce the risk of se rious inj ury an d veh i-
cle dama ge.
- Always lift the vehicle o nly at the specia l
wor kshop hoist a nd f loor jack lift points
il-
lustrated c::>fig. 212 and c::>fig. 213.
- Failure to lift t he ve hicle at these points
could cause t he veh icle to tilt or fall from
a lift if t here is a change in vehicle weight
dist ribution and balance . This might hap-
pen, fo r example, when heavy compo-
nent s such as the eng ine block o r trans-
missi on a re removed .
- Whe n remov ing heavy comp onents like
these, anchor veh icle t o hois t or add corre-
spon din g weig ht s t o maintai n the cent er of
g ravity. Ot herw ise, the vehicle mig ht t ilt or
slip off t he hoist, caus ing se rious pe rsonal
injury .
(D Note
- Be aware of t he fo llow ing points befor e lift-
ing th e 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 jack and the lift
points . .,.
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