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00..... Raising vehicle with trolley jack

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IMPORTANT: 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 With Rubber Plate Contact Points
    G06889786Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
IMPORTANT: All-wheel drive vehicles may only be raised with the stiffening plate mounted on the front axle (1)!
Raising directly on the front axle support without stiffening 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 axle final drive
    Fig 2: Identifying Jacking Points
    G06889787Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Risk of damage: It is not permitted to raise the vehicle at the rear differential cover!

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 Jacking Point
G09892435Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.