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Vehicle Lift And Support Locations

  1. NOTICE ABOUT VEHICLE CONDITION WHEN JACKING UP 
    1. As a rule, vehicle must be unloaded and never jack up or lift up the vehicle with things of heavy weight.
    2. If removing any things of heavy weight like the engine and transmission, the center of gravity of the vehicle moves. Therefore, place a balance weight so as to keep it from rolling, or hold the jacking support location using the mission jack.
  2. NOTICE FOR USING 4 POST LIFT 
    1. Follow the instruction information for a safety operation.
    2. Do not damage tires or wheels with a free wheel beam.
    3. Using a wheel stopper, fix the vehicle.
  3. NOTICE FOR USING JACK AND RIGID RACK 
    1. Operate in the flat place using a wheel stopper all the time.
    2. Use a rigid rack with a rubber attachment, as shown in the illustration.
    3. Support the specified location of the jack and rigid rack accurately.
    4. When jacking up the front wheels, release the parking brake and place wheel stoppers only behind the rear wheels. When jacking up the rear wheels, place wheel stoppers only in front of the front wheels.
    5. Do not work or leave the vehicle supported only by jack. Be sure to support the vehicle together with a rigid rack.
    6. When jacking up only the front wheels or only the rear wheels, place wheel stoppers both in front of and behind the wheels that contact ground.
    7. When jacking down the vehicle which front wheels are jacked up, release the parking brake and place wheel stoppers only in front of the rear wheels. When jacking down vehicle which rear wheels are jacked up, place wheel stoppers only behind the front wheels.
    Fig 1: Identifying Rubber Attachment On Rigid Rack
    G03370170Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    Fig 2: Identifying Support And Jack Positions
    G03370171Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  4. NOTICE FOR USING PLATE TYPE LIFT 
    1. Follow the instruction information of the lift for a safe operation.
    2. Use a plate lift attachment.
    3. Be sure to drive in the vehicle to the specified position.
      LIFT POSITION

      Right and left set position
      • Place the vehicle over the center of the lift.
      Front and rear set position
      • Align the cushion gum ends of the plate with the attachment lower ends (A and C).
      • Align the attachment upper end (B) with the front jack supporting point (L).
    4. Lift the vehicle up until the tires float a bit, and shake the vehicle to make sure that the vehicle is stable.
    Fig 3: Using Plate Type Lift
    G03370172Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
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