I personally have lifted the car at the locations recommended by the owner's manual, while placing the jack stands under the bolt that connects the lower control arm to the subframe of the car. I have heard some good ideas and some decent ideas that lack any proof and I have heard some downright stupid ideas, so lets try to discuss our methods and certify where we are coming from with logic and discussion. Be specific to be helpful.Īnyway, I just wanted to provide some background for why I was starting a new thread and this is where we should begin. Yes, except the manual does not say where the place the jack if you are saving the pinch welds for the jack stands. it'll show you a spot near the sides of the car that has two bumps/notches that mark the area that the stands should be placed

Okay, jacking it up one side at a time is certainly a possibility, but said user failed to discuss where the jack stands should be placed once the car is lifted.ĭefine 'frame' on a protege5 since there is no true frame? The pinch weld, for those who are not aware, are the reinforced notches a few inches long about a foot behind the front tire along the rail and a foot in front of the rear tire on the same rail. On todays cars your best bet is to jack it up one side at a time then set it on jackstands. If we all had access to a floor lift, threads such as this would not be necessary. I hardly ever lifted it with a jack, it's so much easier with a lift. For instance, lifting the car at the driver's side front jack point leaves you no room to place a jack stand along the frame rail because the only strengthened point along the rail is already in use by the jack.īelow are some snippets from past threads and my interpretation of each:

This is fine for jacking up one corner at a time, but it does nothing to divuldge where the jack stands should be placed. The owner's manual is of little help, as it only points out the locations of the 4 lift points along the frame rails. Jacking in the wrong place can cause local damage to the vehicle and in a bad scenario, tweaking of the subframes of the car which would cause it to be underivable, not to mention unsafe. Maybe even a sticky in the proper forum.įirst of all, the Protege/Protege5 is a unibody car, so you can't just jack it up wherever you feel like it and throw jackstands under the big solid frame because there is none. Searching this topic is lengthy and difficult, so I was hoping this thread could turn into a sort of forum reference on the subject. There is also some debate regarding where to place jack stands as well. Using Centerpoint:ĪudioPilot and Centerpoint are registered trademarks of Bose Corporation.Everyone seems to have their preferred method and everyone thinks they know whats what, but after searching the countless threads on the subject, it has become clear to me that there is no consensus regarding how to properly jack a Protege5. Centerpoint's enhanced algorithm simultaneously creates a wider, more spacious sound field. Specifically engineered to meet the unique demands of surround sound within a vehicle, Centerpoint converts stereo signals to multiple channels, allowing greater precision in reproducing sound. Using AudioPilot:Įnjoy a Bose surround sound experience from existing CDs, MP3s and satellite radio. AudioPilot reacts only to sustained noise sources, not intermittent ones. The enhanced DSP algorithm allows faster, more effective compensation for unusual situations, such as driving on very rough roads or at high speeds. Select Auto Level Control (standard audio) for automatic volume adjustment at 7 levels slide to Off to turn off.ĪudioPilot (Bose sound system) is noise compensation technology that continuously adjusts audio settings to compensate for background noise and vehicle speed.When the vehicle slows down, volume decreases. When the vehicle goes faster, volume increases. Select Beep to turn audio operation sound on or off.Īutomatic Level Control automatically adjusts audio volume and sound quality according to the speed of the vehicle.Select AudioPilot (Bose sound system) to turn on or off.Select Centerpoint (Bose sound system) to turn automatic surround level adjust on or off.Select Auto Level Control (standard audio) for automatic volume adjustment at 7 levels.Select Balance, slide to adjust left/right speaker volume balance.Select Fade, slide to adjust front/back speaker volume balance.Select Treble, slide to enhance or reduce.Select Bass (low pitch sound), slide to enhance or reduce.Select SETTINGS from the Home screen or Entertainment screen.For an optimal listening experience, you can customize the sound in your vehicle.

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