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00...... Raising vehicle with trolley jack

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Observe the following trolley-jack-related instructions: 

  1. Use only BMW-distributed/approved trolley jacks which have rubber plate contact points.
  2. Trolley jacks must be regularly serviced and always checked for functional reliability before they are used!
  3. Check the rubber plate on the trolley jack prior to each use, replacing if necessary.
Fig 1: Identifying Trolley Jack
G04725307Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
IMPORTANT:

All-wheel drive vehicles may only be raised with the reinforcement plate fitted on the front axle!

Raising directly on the front axle support without reinforcement plate is not permissible!

WARNING: The vehicle may be raised with a trolley jack only  at the following jacking points!
  1. Car jacking point
  2. Side car jacking points
  3. Rear differential
    NOTE: It is not permitted to raise the vehicle at the rear differential cover!
Fig 2: Identifying Car Jacking Points
G04792682Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
WARNING: Risk of damage! 

Jacking point (1) must be present!

Align the rubber plate on the trolley jack to the jacking point (1) in such a way that there is no contact to adjacent components and that they are therefore not damaged.

Fig 3: Identifying Vehicle Jacking Point
G08527775Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.