Contents: Places of ascent ↳ Lifting with a garage jack ↳ Supporting a car with jack stands ↳ Lifting points using a side jack ↳
During many maintenance and repair jobs, the vehicle must be jacked up or lifted high. At the service station, the vehicle is usually lifted using a platform lift, but it can also be lifted using a car or garage jack. The vehicle must be lifted only by the places shown in the picture, since otherwise dents cannot be ruled out on the lower part of the body.
Safety instructions: When working under a vehicle, it must, if it is not on a lift, stand on reliable support trestles. Under no circumstances should work be carried out under a vehicle if the supports are not secure enough or if the vehicle is supported only by a jack. Danger to life!
The vehicle should only be lifted when empty.
Wheels that remain standing on their butts when the vehicle is lifted should always be secured against rolling forward and backward using wedges.
Places of ascent
A: Lifting points using a side jack
B: Lifting places with a lifting platform or for trestle stands
C: places for lifting with a garage jack
Lifting with a garage jack
Note: It is essential to use suitable rubber or wooden pads to avoid deformation of the body when lifting the vehicle.
Front
The car is lifted from the front by the central part of the front axle beam.
Support the car with jack stands.
Rear end
The car is lifted from behind by the central part of the cross beam.
Support the car with jack stands.
Supporting a car with jack stands
Caution: Always support the vehicle with jack stands before working underneath it. Using suitable rubber or wooden pads will help prevent damage to the body when supporting it with jack stands.
Front
Support the car on both sides of the frame.
Rear end
Support the car on both sides of the frame.
Lifting points using a side jack
The guide pins for the side jack are located in the wheel wells.
Clean the guide pins from dirt.
Cars up to 1/92: fit the jack head "F" all the way onto the corresponding guide pin "D". Position the jack as shown in the figure, with the "E" belt on the channel aligning with the jack groove.
Cars with 2/92: position the jack so that its support surface "A", as shown in the figure, is positioned diagonally. Place the jack head on the corresponding guide pin as far as it will go. Position the crank and, rotating it, lift the car. In this case, the jack is straightened and its support surface comes into contact with the floor over its entire area.
Caution: Never lift the vehicle by the ends of the guide pins, as this may bend them and the vehicle may slip off the jack. Therefore, always ensure that the jack head is pushed onto the pin as far as it will go.
Wheels that remain on the floor when the vehicle is raised should be blocked from rolling forward and backward using wedges. Do not rely on the parking brake, which must be released for some repair work.
Raise the vehicle only on a level, solid surface.
Caution: If the vehicle is to be raised high on a soft surface, wide boards should be placed under the jack and support trestles to distribute the weight over a larger area.
Support the vehicle with jack stands so that one leg on the side faces outward if necessary.
Caution: Never lift or support the vehicle via the engine or gearbox. Never start the engine or engage a gear on a lifted vehicle while at least one drive wheel is in contact with the support surface.