Use; Raising The Vehicle; Lowering The Vehicle - OWIM HG02971 Bedienungs- Und Sicherheitshinweise

Use

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Raising the vehicle

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CAUTION! RISK TO LIFE! Check that the
vehicle jack and axle stands are in an undam-
aged condition before you use them. Ensure that
the hydraulic vehicle jack is used only in combi-
nation with axle stands. Have your axle stands
to hand before raising the vehicle. If you do not
use axle stands, the vehicle may tip over and
cause a risk to life.
Follow these steps:
Ensure that the support plate
lowered and the extension screw
pletely screwed in before you put away the
vehicle jack.
Place the hydraulic vehicle jack in the desired
position. In choosing the position, observe
the provisions of the owner's manual for
your vehicle.
If necessary screw out the extending screw
until it comes into contact with the un-
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derside of the vehicle (Fig. B).
Connect the rod
7
to extend the lifting handle.
CAUTION! RISK OF SHEAR-
ING AND CRUSHING IN-
JURY! Keep your fingers away
from the area of the lifting handle socket
while pumping. Failure to observe this advice
may result in shearing and crushing injury.
Guide the end of the lifting handle
the lifting handle socket
vehicle up to the desired height (Fig. D).
Note: Pay attention on the slot on the
handle socket . Make sure the lifting
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handle locked into the slot correctly.
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Place the axle stands under the designated
jacking points under the vehicle.
Relieve the load from the vehicle jack by
placing the rod
7
on to the release valve
rod slightly anticlockwise before turning
7
it back immediately. The support plate
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is fully
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is com-
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to the lifting handle
6
3
into
6
and pump the
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with the oval opening
, then turning the
5
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drops slightly and the vehicle is held on the
axle stands.

Lowering the vehicle

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DANGER TO LIFE! Check that no person
or object is under the vehicle before you
lower it.
CAUTION! Lower the vehicle slowly, other-
wise there is the danger of injury and damage
to the product or to the vehicle.
First raise the vehicle slightly in order to be
able to remove the axle stands. Proceed as
described in the section on „Raising the
vehicle".
Remove the axle stands.
Place the rod with oval opening on to the
7
release valve and turn the rod slowly
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anticlockwise (Fig. C). The vehicle is lowered
slowly.
Note: The more quickly the rod
turned anticlockwise, the faster the vehicle
is lowered. Therefore you should proceed
very cautiously at first in order to get a feel-
ing for the correct speed.
Lower the support plate
longer loaded. Then pull the vehicle jack
out from under the vehicle. Press down on
the support plate
Close the release valve
rod on the release valve
7
Take the rod off the release valve
7
If it is extended, screw the extension screw
back down into the jack body.
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If the jack can no longer be lowered as de-
sired, secure the vehicle at all costs using
safety stands to prevent it unintentionally
being lowered. Procure another jack to
hoist the vehicle as far up as possible for
you to be able to safely remove the defec-
tive jack. Seek professional help if you are
uncertain.
is
7
until it is no
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until it is fully lowered.
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by turning the
5
clockwise.
5
.
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