Emergency situations
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lift ed at the lifting
poin ts illust rated.
Fig .. 223 Front lift ing point
Fig. 224 Rear lifti ng point
.,. Read and heed WARNING¢ A -
.,. Locate lifti ng po ints ¢ fig . 223 and ¢ fig. 224 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match veh icle lifting points.
.,. Inse rt a rubb er pad between t he floor jack/
wor kshop hoist a nd the lift ing poin t s.
The vehicle jack mode * must be activated so that
the au t omatic adju stment of the Adaptive Air
Suspens ion * does no t mak e it more difficult to
raise the ve hicle with t he floo r ja ck.
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 lift ing po int is located on the floor pan re in-
forcement about at the same leve l as the jack
mo unt ing po int ¢
fig . 223 . Do not lift the vehi-
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
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Rear lifting point
The lifti ng point is locate d on th e vert ical rein -
forcement of t he lower sill for t he on -boar d ja ck
¢ fig. 224 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢ page 2 82.
Ln., WARNING
- To reduc e t he risk of serious injury and vehi-
cle dam ag e.
- Always lift the vehicle on ly at the special
wor ksh op hoist an d f loor jack lift points il-
lustrated
¢ f ig. 223 and ¢ fig . 224.
- Failur e to lift t he ve hicle at these points
could cause th e veh icle to t ilt o r fall from
a lift if t he re is a cha nge in vehi cle we ight
dist ribution and balanc e . This mig ht hap-
pen, fo r example , whe n he avy com po-
nents such as t he engi ne block or tr ans-
mis sion are removed .
- Wh en removing heavy com ponent s like
t hese, anchor veh icle t o hoist or add corre-
spond ing weights t o maint ain the center of
gravi ty. Ot he rwise, the vehicle mig ht til t or
slip off t he hoist, causi ng serious pe rsona l
injur y .
(D Note
- Be aware of th e fo llow ing poin ts bef or e lift-
ing t he 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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