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LIFTING AND SUPPORTING THE VEHICLE

IMPERATIVE: Respect the safety and cleanliness requirements.

Lifting.

Front of the vehicle.

ATTENTION: Lifting the vehicle by the front can only be done one side at a time.

IMPERATIVE: Do not lift the vehicle by taking weight under the front subframe. Do not place blocks under

the front subframe.

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IMPERATIVE: Never take weight on the front panel support and the front part of the engine subframe.

IMPERATIVE: Place the jack under the centre pillar, inserting an elastomer shim at «a».

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LIFTING AND SUPPORTING THE VEHICLE

Rear of the vehicle.

IMPERATIVE: Do not lift under the spare wheel (risk of deformation of the floor). Do not lift under the rear

axle crossmember.

Use lateral lifting as for the front of the vehicle, or rear lifting (see diagrams).

IMPERATIVE: Do not place a block between the jack and the strengthener «b».

Place the jack under the strengthener «b».

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Lateral lifting.

IMPERATIVE: Do not place the jack outside the lifting points.

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LIFTING AND SUPPORTING THE VEHICLE

Lifting by vehicle jack.

NOTE: the vehicle jack, with the extension and handle, is to be found in the toolkit stowed in the spare wheel.

Front of the vehicle.

Correct position for the vehicle jack (1).

Rear of the vehicle.

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Correct position for the vehicle jack (1).

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LIFTING AND SUPPORTING THE VEHICLE

Supporting the vehicle.

Incorrect positioning of the axle stand.

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IMPERATIVE: Do not place the axle stands under the lugs of the jacking points.

Correct positioning of the axle stand.

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LIFTING AND SUPPORTING THE VEHICLE

Raising the vehicle on a lift, supported from the jacking points.

Equipment involved:

- Two-column lift.

- Auxiliary lift with blocks.

IMPERATIVE: Position the safety straps, if placing the vehicle on a lift supported from the jacking points

(risk of the vehicle overbalancing when a heavy component is removed).

Tooling required.

[1] Safety straps

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Using the safety straps.

WARNING: Check the condition of the safety straps before using them, do not use worn safety straps.

WARNING: Do not use straps that show any signs of oil or grease (risk of soiling the carpets and/or

seats).

Place protections on the front seats and on the fragile parts of the vehicle.

Example:

- Two-column lift.

- Place the safety straps [1] under the arm of the lift and criss-crossing the vehicle.

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