jack points VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2008 Owners Manual

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
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Jacking up the
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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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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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Frida y
have a loo k at:
http://www-odi. nhtsa.dot. gov/ ivo q/
and print out the web form and fax it
mail it to:
Department of T ran sp o rtation
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