jack points VOLKSWAGEN E GOLF 2015 5G / 7.G Owners Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN, Model Year: 2015, Model line: E GOLF, Model: VOLKSWAGEN E GOLF 2015 5G / 7.GPages: 394, PDF Size: 5.6 MB
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Side view
Fig. 1 Vehicle side overview.
Key to fig. 1:
(1) Roof antenna
(2) Battery charge port cover
(3) Outside door handles
(4) Outside mirror:
– Additional turn signal light
(5) Area for e-Golf emblem
(6) Lift points for the jack
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Lift points for the vehicle
Fig. 158 A: Lifting point at the front. B: Lifting point at rear for lifting the vehicle using a workshop hoist or floor jack.
The vehicle may only be raised at the lift points shown in the illustration ⇒ fig. 158. If the vehicle is
lifted at different points, vehicle damage ⇒ and serious injuries may occur ⇒ .
Workshop hoists that use fluid cushions (receiving platforms) must not be used for lifting the vehicle.
There are many precautions that have to be followed when lifting a vehicle on a workshop hoist or floor jack. Do not try to lift a vehicle on a workshop hoist or floor jack unless you have the training, knowledge, and experience to be able to do so safely.
Information about lifting the vehicle with the vehicle jack ⇒ Lifting the vehicle with the vehicle jack.
WARNING
Improperly lifting your vehicle with a workshop hoist or a floor jack can cause the vehicle to fall off and cause serious personal injury.
x Always read and heed the operating instructions from the floor jack manufacturer and legal regulations if necessary before using the floor jack to lift the vehicle.
x Never let anyone stay in the vehicle when it is being lifted or when it is off the ground.
x Always lift your vehicle only at the designated lift points shown in the illustration
⇒ fig. 158. Not using the designated lift points can cause the vehicle to fall off the floor jack when heavy parts such as the electric motor or transmission are removed.
x Always make sure that the vehicle's lift points lie as flat as possible and centered on the carrier plates of the floor jack.
x Never start the electric motor when you have raised the vehicle on the floor jack. The elec-tric motor vibrations and vehicle movements could knock the vehicle off the floor jack.
x If you must work under a vehicle raised on a floor jack, always make sure that the vehicle is safely supported on safety stands intended for that purpose that are strong enough to support the weight of the vehicle.
x Never use the floor jack as a ladder or step ladder.
x Always make sure that the weight of the vehicle is not heavier than the lifting capacity of the floor jack and safety stands being used.
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Wheel bolt tightening torque
Correctly tightened bolts for steel and alloy wheel rims should have a torque of 88 ft-lbs (120 Nm). After changing a wheel, have the wheel bolt tightening torque checked right away with an accurate torque wrench.
Before you check the tightening torque, replace corroded and difficult-to-turn wheel bolts and clean the threads in the wheel hub.
Never grease or oil the wheel bolts and the threads in the wheel hubs. The bolts can come loose while driving if greased or oiled, even if tightened to the required torque.
WARNING
Improperly tightened wheel bolts can come loose while driving and cause you to lose control over the vehicle, resulting in accidents and serious injuries.
x Only use wheel bolts that belong your vehicle and to the wheel being installed.
x Never use different wheel bolts.
x Wheel bolts and wheel hub threads must always be clean, easy-to-turn and free of oil and grease.
x Only use the lug wrench that is supplied with the vehicle to loosen the wheel bolts.
x Loosen the wheel bolts only about 1 turn before lifting the vehicle with the jack.
x Never grease or oil the wheel bolts and the threads in the wheel hubs. The bolts can come loose while driving if greased or oiled, even if tightened to the required torque.
x Never loosen bolted connections on wheel rims with bolted rim rings.
x If the wheel bolts are not tightened to the proper torque, the wheel can come off the vehi-cle when it is moving. Extremely high torque can damage the wheel bolts and/or their threads.
Lifting the vehicle with the vehicle jack
Fig. 174 Lift points for the jack.