jack points VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2006 Owners Manual

Never carry a cell phone th at i s s witc hed on
in the breast pocket directly over a pacemaker.
Lift points for the vehicle
Fig . 165 Fron t lift poi nt for workshop ho ist or floor
j ock.
fir s t rea d and note th e int rodu ctory
inf ormatio n and heed th e on page
Th e may only be rai sed at th e lift po int s
show n in fig. fig. is a t differen t point s. a nd serio us inj uri es may oc cur
hoi sts that us e cush ion s (receiv in g
platform s) must no t be used for liftin g th e
Ther e are many precaution s th at have to b e when a ja ck. Do no t t ry to work­
s h o p hoist o r ja ck unl ess yo u h ave the
t r a in in g. kn ow ledge and exp erience to be to do so sa fely.
a b o ut ja ck
333.
F ig . 166 Rear lift p o in ts fo r workshop hoist o r floor joc k.
lifting your jack to
Always read and heed th e o perating instruc­
tions from the
Never let anyone s tay in the ve hicl e when it is
b eing Lifted or when it is
Alway s lift your ve hicl e onl y at the desig­
n a ted points shown in th e illustrations 16 5 fig. 166. Not usin g the desig ­nated points can cause th e to fall off e n­
g in e or transmi ssion arc removed.
Always make sure that the ve hicle's
jack.
Neve r start the e ngin e w he n yo u have raised
th e vehicle on th e floor jack. T he e ngine vibra­
tion s and move ments co uld knock the jack.

Wheel bolt s and w heel hub threads must
use the
wit h th e jack
Fig . 184 lift point for th e jock .
first re a d and n o te the intro ducto ry infor mat io n and heed th e on page330.
T he jac k
must b e po sition ed at one o f the four lift points m arked on the ve hicl e bo d y ( tw o on each
Checkli st
Never grease or oil th e w heel bolts and the threads in the wheel hubs. The bo lt s can come
loos e w hile driving if greased or oiled, even if
tigh tened to the requi r e d torque.
Neve r loosen bolted connections on w heel
rims with bolted rim rin gs.
the w heel bolts are not tight en ed to the
p ro pe r torque, the wheel can come off the ve­
hi cle whe n it is moving. E.xcessive ly
The ve hicle may only be lifte d by a jack positio ned
a t o n e o f th e four jack lift po int s.
F o r yo
ur own safety and that o f your passengers. carry out the follo wing step s in the o rder
tow in g trailer: the tr aile r from the ve hicle and park the trail er properly.
4 . Loosen the whee l b o lts o f th e w heel to be c han ged=> page 332.
5 . Find the ja ck lift
point=> fig. 184 on the ve hicle fram e tha t is closes t to the w heel to be c han ge d.
6.
up th e jack so tha t it still just fits undern eath the lift po int.
Pr actical tip s 332 333

Checklis t (continued)
7. th e jack so that its ba se is directly underneath th e lift page 333, fig. 185, making
sure th at the e ntire base of the jack rests securely on th e gro und.
B. Align the ja ck and w ind up th e jack claw at th e sa me time, pa ge 333, fig. 185 (ar row).
9. c ra nking up the jack until th e whee l is ju st a littl e
Usc only jacks approve d by Volk swage n fo r the ve hicle. Other jacks might slip , eve n those
ap pro ved for oth er Volkswagen models, but not
for your ve hicl e.
Always set up t h e jack on firm and leve l
ground. The vehicle may slip off the jack if the jack is resting on soft or slop ing ground. If n eces­
sary place a sturdy board under the jack.
a hard, slip pery surfa ce (such
to prevent the jack from slipping.
Posit io n the jack only at the describ ed hide lift points. Befor e yo u rai se your vehicl e, al­make sure the jack claw properly grip s th e
ve rtical rib under t11e sill so that th e ja ck d oes
n ot slip off when yo u are raisi ng the ve hicle page 333, fig. 185.
Do it yourself
Neve r have an y part of your body (such as your arm or leg) under the v ehicl e when it is
su pported by the ja ck. Never le t o ther pe rso ns have any part of their body under th e ve hicle, ther!
floor jack, a lways make sure th at t11e ve hicl e is
sa fe ly supported on safety stand s intended for that purpose that are strong e nough to support the weight of th e vehi cle.
Neve r lift t11e ve hicle when it is to one side or the e ngine is running.
Do not s tart th e eng in e while th e ve hicle is
support e d b y jack. Engine vib ratio ns ca use the vehi cle to slip off the jack.
Disr egarding
the safety- rela te d ch eckl is t may
l ea d to acc idents and serio us injuri es.
Alway s rev ie w and follow the ch ec kli st. Follow accep te d sa fety pract ices and use
common se nse.