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Check carefu lly to make sure the hoo k-up is
secure befo re moving t he car up the f latbe d
truck ramp.
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be li~ed at the lifting
point s illus tra ted .
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Fig. 294 Front lift ing point
Fig. 295 Rear lift ing point
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> &_.
.,. Locate lift ing po ints c:>fig . 294 and c:>fig. 295 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of wo rkshop ho ist or floo r
jac k t o matc h ve hicle lifting points .
.,. Inse rt a rubber pa d between t he floor jack/
wor kshop hois t a nd the lift ing poin t s.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath , be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for thi s purpose .
Front lifting point
The lift ing po int is located on the floor pan re in-
forcement about at the same level as the jack
Emergency situations
mounting point c::> fig . 2 94 . Do not lift the vehi-
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting poi nt is locate d on th e vert ical rein-
forceme nt of the lowe r sill for t he on board jack
c:> fig. 295 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c::> page 360.
_&, WARNING
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- To reduc e th e ris k of se rious injury and veh i-
cle da ma ge.
- Always lift the vehicle on ly at the special
workshop hoist and f loor jack lift points il-
lustrated
c::> fig . 294 and c::> fig. 295.
- Failure to lift the ve hicle at these points
could cause the veh icle to t ilt or fall from
a lift if t he re is a cha nge in vehicle we ight
dist ribution and balance . This might hap -
pen, for exampl e, when heavy compo-
nen t s such as the en g ine block or t rans-
mission a re removed .
- Wh en remov ing heavy components like
t he se, ancho r vehicle to hoist or add corre-
spon din g weig hts to maint ain t he cent er of
g ravity. Othe rwise, t he vehicle mig ht ti lt or
slip off the hoist, ca using se rious pe rson al
injur y.
Ci) Note
- Be aware of t he fo llow ing point s 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 .
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist. ..,.
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