Vehicle Lifting: Description and Operation

JACKING

WARNING: Never run the engine with one wheel off the ground, such as when changing a tire. The wheel still on the ground could cause the vehicle to move. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.

CAUTION:
- Do not allow the jack to contact the halfshafts or front wheel driveshaft and joints, steering linkage, suspension arms, stabilizer bar, or compress the stabilizer bar link insulators. Damage to suspension, exhaust and steering linkage components may occur if care is not exercised when positioning the jack to lift the vehicle.
- Under no circumstances should the vehicle ever be lifted by the front or rear control arms, halfshafts or front wheel driveshaft and joints. Severe damage to the vehicle could result.
- The service jack provided with the vehicle is only intended to be used in an emergency for changing a deflated tire. Never use the service jack to hoist the vehicle for any other service. Refer to the Owner Guide when using the jack supplied with the vehicle.
- Do not attempt to use jack pressure on either the front bumper or the rear bumper of any unitized vehicle. Damage to bumper covers will occur.

Refer to the procedure to lift the vehicle.

Jacking Points

WARNING: Jacking contact points are identified by a triangle stamped in the unibody sheet metal. Using other areas to lift the vehicle may cause damage to the vehicle. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.

Refer to Lifting for jacking contact points.

LIFTING

WARNING: All four hoist contact points must contact the designated vehicle lifting locations, identified by a triangle stamped in the unibody sheet metal. Using other areas to lift the vehicle may cause damage to the vehicle. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.

CAUTION:
- Do not allow the hoist adapters to contact the halfshafts or front wheel driveshaft and joints, steering linkage, suspension arms, stabilizer bar, or compress the stabilizer bar link insulators. Damage to suspension, exhaust and steering linkage components may occur if care is not exercised when positioning the hoist adapters of two-post hoists prior to lifting the vehicle.
- Under no circumstances should the vehicle ever be lifted by the front or rear control arms, halfshafts or front wheel driveshaft and joints. Severe damage to the vehicle could result.

NOTE: Adapters may be necessary to clear vehicle components to lift the vehicle safely. The adapters must be placed at the four designated contact points. Position the adapters so they are centered on the adapter contact area.

Refer to the applicable procedure to lift the vehicle.

Lifting Points - Drive-On Lift

CAUTION: To prevent possible damage to the underbody, do not drive the vehicle onto the drive-on lift without first checking for possible interference between the upright flanges of the hoist rails and the underbody. If there is interference, the lift flanges should be modified as necessary and the approach ramps built up to provide the necessary clearance.

Drive vehicle on lift.

Lifting Point - Frame Contact Lift, Drive-On Lift, Two Post Lift, Single Post Lift:

WARNING: All four hoist contact points must contact the designated vehicle lifting locations, identified by a triangle stamped in the unibody sheet metal. Using other areas to lift the vehicle may cause damage to the vehicle or personal injury. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.

NOTE: Adapters may be necessary to clear vehicle components to lift the vehicle safely. The adapters must be placed at the four designated contact points. Position the adapters so they are centered on the adapter contact area.

Lift the vehicle.