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Vehicle Lifting: Service and Repair


WM 4X00IN Lifting the vehicle

Preliminary work

Lifting the vehicle

WARNING

Inappropriate raising of the vehicle or inaccuracy driving onto the platform.

- Risk of damage to property, e.g. damage to door sills and side member panels.

-> Lift vehicle only at the take-up points shown.
-> Make sure the screw connections for the diagonal braces are accessible.
-> When driving onto a lifting platform, ensure that there is sufficient distance between the lifting platform and the vehicle.
-> In order to avoid damage to the side members and side member panels, the mounting plates of the platform lift must be raised.
-> Under no circumstances should the vehicle be lifted by the engine, transmission or axles.

Align the platform of the platform lift so that it lines up with the illustrated jacking point -arrow-. Repeat procedure on the other side.





Mounting point front

Align the platform of the platform lift so that it lines up with the illustrated jacking point -arrow-. Repeat procedure on the other side.





Jacking point rear