Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle (Standard Service): Notes
To avoid any vehicle damage, serious personal injury or death:
- When major components are removed from the vehicle and the vehicle is supported by a hoist, support the vehicle with jack stands at the opposite end from which the components are being removed and strap the vehicle to the hoist.
- When performing work underhood or under the vehicle, ensure that the hood is fully open, or opened to its secondary latch. When the hood is opened to the secondary latch, the vehicle will disable the remote start features from the key fob and OnStar mobile app. Failure to open the hood, or open the hood to the secondary latch while doing a repair underhood or under the vehicle can result in inadvertent vehicle starting which could result in personal injury or damage to a vehicle.
When one or more wheels are raised off the ground the vehicle must be in Service Mode or Off Mode.
The vehicle control system may:
- Allow wheels to rotate unexpectedly on their own in either direction regardless of gear selection
- Allow wheels to rotate in reaction to attempts to rotate the tire(s) by hand
- Resist attempts to rotate the wheels by hand
- Set diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs)
Personal injury may result from unexpected wheel motion and direction.
Prior to servicing the vehicle using a lift hoist, the vehicle power assist steps must be "Disabled" to prevent accidental activation and contacting the lift hoist arms. Also, lift pads/spacers MUST be used, to provide proper clearance between the lift hoist arms and the vehicle's fixed or power assist steps. Lifting the vehicle without using the proper lift pads/spacers for clearance may result in the lift hoist arms contacting and damaging the vehicle's fixed or power assist steps and components. After servicing the vehicle, the vehicle power assist steps must be "Enabled".
Perform the following steps before beginning any vehicle lifting or jacking procedure:
- Remove or secure all of the vehicle contents in order to avoid any shifting or any movement that may occur during the vehicle lifting or jacking procedure.
- The lifting equipment or the jacking equipment weight rating must meet or exceed the weight of the vehicle and any vehicle contents.
- The lifting equipment or the jacking equipment must meet the operational standards of the lifting equipment or jacking equipment manufacturer.
- Perform the vehicle lifting or jacking procedure on a clean, hard, dry, level surface.
- Perform the vehicle lifting or jacking procedure only at the identified lift points. DO NOT allow the lifting equipment or jacking equipment to contact any other vehicle components.
Failure to perform the previous steps could result in damage to the lifting equipment or the jacking equipment, the vehicle, and/or the vehicle contents.