I'm gonna beat Dave (what's his name) to it... it's in your manual about page 169. :lol:

 

Careful telling Mito owners to look in the Owner's Manual, sometimes you get verbal abuse for doing so

As some don't think you should ever have to look at it & that the info isn't in there anyway :NUTTER: :HEADBANG:

:lol:

the manual doesn't tell you much.
I've had to jack my car up a few months back due to a flat tyre.
There is no obvious jacking point like other cars it seems. But rather a long rail type thing that runs right across the bottom of the car. the supplied jack fits perfectly on any where on the rail.
That's to my knowledge anyway.

The jacking points are highlighted using the arrows/triangles on the sills as already mentioned above

What else do you need to know that isn't explained/shown in the manual
TBH I don't see how the diagrams could be much clearer unless they included colour pics or vid clips maybe :lol:

 

That ain't in my manual I even looked in the index, which directed me to a page saying 'take it to your dealer'. Hmmm.

Thanks very much Chris :thumbs:

 

That ain't in my manual I even looked in the index, which directed me to a page saying 'take it to your dealer'. Hmmm.

It is in the two Mito manuals I'd looked at, which were February 2010 and May 2010 editions.
Page 169 of both.

Just checked the May 2008 edition and it is on page 165.
Always in the "In An Emergency" section.

What date is your manual?

 

I've had my Car for well over 3 Years now, and I go NO idea where the jacking points are on it either !!!!!........:lol:

 

I`ve never had a car with such a comrehensive manual, its almost bedtime reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wheel changing Page 165 on and on !!

 

Just look for the triangles imprinted into the sill, they mark the jacking points



The first fifty odd pages only tell you want the warning lights mean and what could happen if things go wrong, no need to read them. :lol:

 

Thanks for the replies people.

In my defence if any of you go to in the index and look up 'jacking the car' then it'll direct you to a page that doesn't show the diagram above. In my book it doesn't anyway. As I said above, all it says is "take the car to the dealer".

 

In my defence if any of you go to in the index and look up 'jacking the car' then it'll direct you to a page that doesn't show the diagram above. In my book it doesn't anyway. As I said above, all it says is "take the car to the dealer".

That is true, and may be confusing if you don't look any further.
But directly below "Jacking the car" in the index is "Jack" which takes you to page 167.
On p167 it tells you where the jack is, then on p168 it shows you how to loosen the wheel bolts, then on p169 it shows you where to put the jack and how to use it.

 

Just call the AA if you're having difficulties! :thumbs:

 

The phone numbers probably not in the manual either !!!!!.......:lol:

 

the manual doesn't tell you much.
I've had to jack my car up a few months back due to a flat tyre.
There is no obvious jacking point like other cars it seems. But rather a long rail type thing that runs right across the bottom of the car. the supplied jack fits perfectly on any where on the rail.
That's to my knowledge anyway.

 

I must say, looking at the diagram above, the book doesn't seem to be very explicit in its detail.

I guess that I'll have a better idea once the car is out of the garage and I'm on my hands and knees in the sodding cold.

 

Alfa should do what the US Army do for
complex weapons systems: Comicbook format manuals.

 

:lol: :lol: :lol: :thumbs:

That's why I leave it to you nowadays!

I enjoy being helpful

 

Seriously, if you can't understand the illustration and explanation in the manual and also can't see the location arrows on the sill, maybe you should just call the AA/RAC and leave it to them.

 

theres actually little arrows pointing to the points. they are slightly raised up on the body panel towards the very bottom of the car where you'd expect them

you then slot the jack onto the rail-like part of the body underneath at these points.

 

Jacked up mine today, no problems. Now fitted with the gorgeous 18 inch diamond cut cloverleaf type wheels. Pics to follow.

 

Where do you use a trolley jack on the Mito

 

At the front I use the subframe .. never lifted the rear but definitely NOT the cross member.

I think the correct way is to make blocks that have slots to fit the sill jacking areas and are wide enough to extend in a bit to spread the load where there are not obvious car-lift points. Definitely not directly on the sills!

 

I bought a round rubber things for a couple of quid - it sits on your trolley jack and has a slot in it that locates on the seam between the floor and the cill. It worked fine on my Mito and also on my Focus. I used to use a large block of wood which worked equally well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rubber-Pa...ad-Adapter-Trolley-Jack-UK-/232355123673?hash=item361971d1d9:g:MbQAAOSwrhBZLplb

 

I improvised with a couple of blocks of wood, but slotted pad looks like the thing.

 

Well,I Jacked my MiTo up with the Jack you get with the car, to get a bit of extra room in the wheelach while removing the wheelach trim, I put it at the correct part of arch and jacked it up, next thing I know my sill dented a bit.,.., great lol