Do you really know how to use the car jack?

Many people’s cars will come standard with many commonly used tools with the car, of which the jack is a relatively important tool. How to use the jack for the driver just driving, or some unfamiliar. Suppose the vehicle needs to change the tire in more traffic or on the highway, to open the double flashing lights and place a warning triangle.

No! There are different kinds of jacks.

For example, the jack used for cars can withstand about a ton to two tons of weight, while the jack for off-road vehicles can withstand about two to three tons. In order to be safe, we must choose the right jack range of application, do not use some small cars on the jack in a large vehicle. Otherwise, it is accessible to accidents, such as resistance to the weight of the car crushed down.

Before using the jack, the first step, park the car!

As you can imagine, if the vehicle is not completely fixed before the support, then the process of support is likely to slide because of the vehicle. The consequences are unimaginable. If it is a manual gearbox, pull up the handbrake while the gearbox is into 1st gear or reverse gear, the automatic gearbox is also pull up the handbrake while the gearbox to the P gear position.

Choose the right support point, otherwise damage the chassis.

The general support point of the family car is in the inner part of the side skirt, in the back of the front wheel about 20 cm.

Some owners support the jack on the chassis of the steel plate, think that the same can support, which is likely to cause unnecessary damage to the chassis, if the jack slipped the vehicle fell, the chassis and jack will be damaged.

Put a spare tire under the vehicle, just in case. If the jack unfortunately fell, the car will not directly smash down, which can improve the safety factor.

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