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Please note the following safety notes to avoid
malfunctions, damage or physical injury:
 Dispose of packaging material or store packaging out of reach of
children. There is danger of suffocation!
 Use the floor jack for the intended purpose, only to lift up
vehicles, and keep it out of reach of children. The floor jack is not
a toy. Do no allow unqualified persons to operate the floor jack.
 Before using the floor jack, prevent the vehicle against
inadvertent rolling. Engage handbrake, wedges etc. and switch
off the engine.
 Check if the floor jack is in good working condition. Especially
check, if the floor jack is leaking hydraulic oil, for right fitting of
the screws, vents and oil filling.
 Keep the Health and Safety at Work Acts and other general
accepted, safety-related, occupational medicine rules, as well as
the accident prevention regulations for power-operated tools.
 Never use the floor jack to transport or to load a vehicle. Never
lift up the whole vehicle.
 Do not use the floor jack on inclined surfaces. Use the floor jack
only on level and solid ground. Warning! The floor jack may
possibly sink in or trip down, if the jack is used on hot tar
macadam ground.
 Place the floor jack in a way to avoid handling under the vehicle.
 Always wear suitable sturdy shoes and protection gloves when
using the floor jack.
 Never go under a lifted vehicle, if you do not take additional
safety measures such as supporting by axle stands, blocking the
wheels etc., to avoid inadvertent rolling, slipping or tilting of the
vehicle.
 Please note that working under a vehicle is very dangerous even
if the vehicle is supported by the floor jack and secured by
Safety Notes
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