Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 277 Vehicle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye previously installed .
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline
eye previously installed.
(D} 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. 278 Front lifting point
Emergency situations 311
Fig. 279 Rear lifting point
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> .&,.
.,. Locate lifting points c::> fig. 2 78 and
¢ fig. 279 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or
floor jack to match veh icle lifting points.
.. Insert a rubber pad bet ween the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lift ing 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 lifti ng point is locat ed on the floo r pan re-
info rcemen t about at the same level as the
jack mounting point
c::>fig. 278. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located on the vert ica l rein-
forcement of th e lower sill for the on board
jack
c::> fig. 2 79 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c:;, page 299 .
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
vehicle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe-
cia l workshop hoist and floor jack lift
points illustrated
c:;, fig. 278 and
¢ fig. 279.
- Failure to lift the veh icle at these
-
points could cause the vehicle to tilt or ..,.
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