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Jacking and towing
Poddomkrachivanie
 | Incoming standard car jack is only for the procedures change wheels. In carrying out any other repair or maintenance car should be lifted by a hydraulic (or a carriage) and the jack to be installed on special props, the institution under the terms of the bottom bearing. If the need for the removal of the wheels missing, the car can be driven on a viewing hole or overpass. |
For jacking the car should be parked on a level surface, if possible with a firm covering. If you have the slightest inclination to take care of the necessary precautions against the recoil: prop located diagonally from the subject to remove a wheel chock firmly cock a lay brake. Try not to stray too far from the poddomkrachennogo car, especially if there are children nearby.
Before poddomkrachivat car, remove the wheel trim and wheel wrench to loosen the nuts securing the wheel to be replaced. Prepare a spare tire.
| On some models, the cap is mounted on the disc wheel nuts, which at this stage should only loosen! |
 | Everything described in this guide vehicles equipped with compact scissor jack, the head of which should start in a specially designed reinforced this point at the front or back of the rapids. Ensure the reliability of the engagement of the head of the jack in the projection ribs threshold. Turn the jack handle, lift the car so that the wheel to be replaced off the ground. Throwing off the fixing nuts, remove the wheel and replace with the spare. Screw the wheel nuts, and then lower the car on the ground, remove the jack and hold on the wheel nuts in the diagonal order with demanded effort. Replace the cap. Fold and remove the tool. Do not forget to remove the chock. |
In carrying out more serious than a tire repair work under the vehicle, in addition to the jack, usually infest special props. Backups can be set under the proper jacking point thresholds with the laying of the same bar with a groove, or under any of the supporting elements of the bottom, as close as possible to the jack at the threshold.
| In no case do not put the jack under the other terms of thresholds, the oil pan, the floor panels or directly under the components of a steering drive or a suspension!
Do not make any repairs under the car, secured in the raised position by means of only one jack! Be sure to use a reliable backup! |
Towing
Strictly speaking, the emergency vehicle should be towed to land detached from the leading (front) Wheels (best general platform towing). If you have to produce the towing vehicle without leaving the front wheel, turn the ignition switch to OFF, to avoid damage to the lock steering lock.
Cars equipped with the AT may be drawn by a forward course on all four wheels at a speed not exceeding 55 km / h (35 miles / h) and at a distance of not more than 80 km (50 miles). Before you start towing, check the transmission fluid level (see chap. 1). If the ATF does not reach the level of the HOT mark on the blade of the probe, the necessary adjustments should be made, or to tow the vehicle with only detached from the ground the front wheels. Perform the following setup procedures:
a) Release the parking brake;
b) Start the engine;
c) Turn the selector lever in position D4, and then - to the neutral (N);
d) Stop the engine;
e) Turn the ignition key to OFF (in any case, do not leave it in position LOCK).
| Never tow a vehicle equipped with AT backwards without leaving the ground the front wheels! |
If you need to tow a vehicle equipped with Manual transmission or a continuously variable AT (CVT) without interrupting the wheels off the ground, do not forget to set the control lever into neutral and release the parking brake.
Use the emergency towing vehicle only specifically designed for this purpose, tow straps, which can be purchased inexpensively in almost any shop of automobile accessories. Sling must cling only bearing body elements - in any case not at the bumper.
Do not forget to turn the key in the ignition of the towed vehicle is ON, because otherwise there will inevitably lock the steering column. In addition, when the ignition is activated and the direction indicators and brake lights.
Remember that when the engine is switched off the braking performance of the car is markedly reduced due to the fact that it ceases to operate the brake servo. Thus it is necessary to squeeze the brake pedal with a somewhat higher than usual force. On models equipped with power steering, when the maneuvering greater effort will have to apply also to the steering wheel.
The driver of the towed vehicle must strive constantly to keep the tow sling under tension in order to avoid jerks and arrivals on it wheels.
Before driving, the drivers of both vehicles (towing and towed) should agree with each other route.
The movement should be carried out only with moderate speed, the shortest route and the observance of traffic rules. Avoid sudden braking, acceleration and maneuvering.
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