Ra ise th e ve hicle only o n th e app ropr iate jack points fo r vehic le jack.
Fig. 26 The jock points for the
page 84.
Jacking up the
fig . 26
closest to the w heel th at h as to be c h anged.
4. Ra i
se the jack under th e jac k p oin t until
it
fit s under the ve hicl e.
5. Make s
ure th at the sta nd o f th e jack is in
full contact wi th th e ground.
6. Adj
ust th e jack and continue crankin g
up th e han d le until i t is in positio n around
t h e ve
rtical r ib unde rneath th e ve hicle
fig.
fo r t he jack p age 85.
Fig. 27 Jock of left rear
fig. 26. A lways use the jack closest to the whee l you are worki ng on.
WARNING
Impro pe r u se of your vehi cle jack can cause the ve hicl e to fa ll off th e jack leadi n g to serious personal in jury. To reduce th e risk o f injury cause d b y the ve hicle fa llin g ofT the ja ck :
A lways set up t he jack on firm , level
g round. Soft g round unde r the ja c k m ay cause the v ehi cle to slip jack. If n ecessary large , s tro ng b oard or similar s upport. a
hard , slip pe ry surface (such as tiles) use a
rubb er m at or so mething similar to p rev en t ja ck from slippi ng.
Alwa ys position the jac k only th e jack
points fo r t he veh icle page 85 , fig . 26 .
Befor e yo u r aise your ve hicle, a lways make
sure th e ja ck claw properl y grasp s th e vertica l
rib und er the sill so that th e jack do es no t sli p
off whe n yo u are ra isi ng th e page fig. 27.
trailer, unhit c h it from
your v ehicl e befo re ra is in g th e
Alwa ys keep passen ge rs, es peci ally dren at a safe dis ta nce w hile using th e veh icl e
j ack and als o make sure there arc no pers o ns under th e v ehicl e. C hild ren at play c ould
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