I'm going to be refurbishing my calipers on my 58 plate TDV8 in the near future, was just wondering if there's any issues with jacking the thing up with all 4 wheels clear of the ground? I was just going to select the offroad position and then continue to jack up with 3 tonne trolley jack until car is on stands and all 4 wheels can be removed - is this the correct method and will it cause any problems the height sensors etc

Any advice would be most appreciated

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I just thought this is normal procedure before jacking, remember reading something stating that you had to do this first

This is whay I ask, just not sure and don't want to screw anything up

Correct - off road first

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Correct - off road first

Cos if you don't you'll never get the wheels off the ground until you've raised the suspension to offroad height with the jack by which time it's unlikely the jack will have any lift left.

Lock it in off road height first and you haven't got the issue cos the suspension is already raised to near its max height. TDV6 - gone
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Have you read your vehicle manual?

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WARNINGS
1. Always find a safe place to stop, off of the highway and away from traffic.
2. Ensure that the vehicle is on firm level ground.
3. Disconnect any trailer/caravan from the vehicle.
4. Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
5. Ensure that all passengers and animals are out of the vehicle and in a safe place away from the highway.
6. Place a warning triangle at a suitable distance behind the vehicle, facing towards oncoming traffic.
7. Ensure that the suspension is set to off-road height.
8. Ensure that the front wheels are in the straight ahead position and engage the steering lock. Malaysia Boleh!
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You forgot

9. Call LR assist TDV6 - gone
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Shouldn't that be

1. Call LR assist

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Took mine into Kwik-Fit recently to have a slow puncture looked at and he asked me to lock it into access height???? Should I smack him in the head next time, and tell him not to be so stupid? I just assumed they knew what they were doing. Iknow, Iknow, Kwik-Fit knowing what there doing is an oxymoron.

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Josh wrote:

Cos if you don't you'll never get the wheels off the ground until you've raised the suspension to offroad height with the jack by which time it's unlikely the jack will have any lift left.

Lock it in off road height first and you haven't got the issue cos the suspension is already raised to near its max height.

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Correct but I think Josh means you'd know that without having to lift the vehicle full travel to find out - issue with some trolley jacks, obv the LR jack travels far enough but it is certainly easier to get to height without the load on...

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Actually, thinking about it, what Kwikfit said would seem to make more sense; with the car locked at access height surely you wouldn't have to jack the chassis as high before the wheels were clear of the ground (assuming they don't just "dangle"). You might have a jack that wouldn't be able to lift the car when the suspension was fully extended, but it should be able to if in access mode.

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No - i think locking is only an electronic and temporary overide - they would mechanically fall under gravity IIRC