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00..... Raising vehicle with trolley jack

IMPORTANT: Observe the following trolley-jack-related instructions: 
  1. Only BMW-distributed/approved trolley jacks which have a rubber plate on their mounting are to be used.
  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
G09844058Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
WARNING: The vehicle may be raised with a trolley jack only  at the following mounting point.
  1. Front strut at front axle support
  2. Side car jacking points
  3. Rear axle differential (only all-wheel drive vehicle)
Fig 2: Identifying Rear Axle Final Drive And Vehicle Jacking Points
G11006606Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Risk of damage. 

Align the rubber plate on the trolley jack to the jacking points in such a way so there is no contact to adjacent components are and they are therefore not damaged.

Fig 3: Identifying Vehicle Jacking Points
G11006607Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.