How Do You Jack Up A Car Safely?
• Step 1 Park the car on level ground and pull up the parking brake. Leave manual transmission cars in first gear or reverse and put automatics in park. • Step 2 Place a chock or a brick behind or in front of (depending on the road’s incline) the wheel diagonally opposite one being jacked up. • Step 3 Place the jack under the car’s frame nearest the wheel to be jacked up. There’s a thin lip that runs along the side of your car, this is where the jack should go. Your owner’s manual will have a picture of the safest place to put the jack. Bumper jacks will attach to slots in the front or rear bumper (on older cars). • Step 4 When the jack is in place, insert the handle according to the directions on the jack, and turn or ratchet the handle to make the jack rise. If it lowers or cannot turn, rotate the handle the other way, or flip the switch marked ‘R’ and ‘L’ (for ‘raise’ and ‘lower’). • Step 5 Raise the jack high enough to either replace a flat tire or place the car on a jack stand (a
