ground clearance VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2005 Owners Manual

3.2 Tips and Advice
To prevent the underbody of the hicle when liftin g the vehicle. rubber pads must be u sed.
Befor e dri v
ing onto floor jack, you must check
to make sure that there is enough clearance tween low parts of the ve hicle and the floor jack.
liftin g your vehicl e with a floor
jack can cause the vehi cle to fall off the floor jack and cause serious personal injury:
Always lift your vehicl e only a t the nated lift points shown in the illustrations.
Never allow a n yo ne to stay in the ve hicle when it is bein g lift ed or w he n it is orr the ground.
No t using the desig na ted lift poin ts can cause t h e ve hicl e to fall orr the floor jack when heavy parts su ch as the engin e o r sion removed.
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on a floor jack, always make sure that the ve hicl e
i s s afe ly supported on s afety stands intended for that purpose that arc strong enoug h to support the weight of the vehi cle.
Always make sur e that the weight of the
hicle is not heavier than the lifting capacity of the floor jack and safety stands being used.
Neve r start th e engin e w hen you have raised the vehicle on the floor jack. The en gine
vibrations and vehicle move ments could knock the vehi cle orr the floor jack.
Note
Lifting your vehicle any points other than the designated lifting points can cause serious
driving your vehicle on to a hoist,
make sure there is s uffi cient clearance between the hoi st and b ottom of the ve hicle.
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have a loo k at:
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and print out the web form and fax it
mail it to:
Department of T ran sp o rtation
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