Mg5 Trophy no jacking point?

[davehhh1]

Hi all,

Had a bit of a nightmare with my wife's new char. It's 4 days old and we haven't been able to use it as it had a puncture on delivery. Anyway we need to replace the tyre.

The car has no jack in the boot and the manual states use the jack between the sill. There is no sill on the rear underside, no little arrows. We are due to go to a tyre place at lunchtime and realise there is in all likelihood no way to change the tyre without being sure we aren't damaging the car.

Where is the best place to jack the rear up to change the tyre?

Thanks.

Ok I found the arrow and the point. I just don't have a block with a groove in it. I'll see if they do at the tyre place. Not holding my breath. Thanks all

 

[Paulie68]

Ok I found the arrow and the point. I just don't have a block with a groove in it. I'll see if they do at the tyre place. Not holding my breath. Thanks all

You don't need a groove, any rubber topped jack will be just fine, as long as it's used alongside the arrowed section. Just don't let them jack it with one of those God awful old metal topped jacks unless it has a rubber block on top of it, as they chew up the edge and take off the paint.

 

[Jomarkh]

Hi all,

Had a bit of a nightmare with my wife's new char. It's 4 days old and we haven't been able to use it as it had a puncture on delivery. Anyway we need to replace the tyre.

The car has no jack in the boot and the manual states use the jack between the sill. There is no sill on the rear underside, no little arrows. We are due to go to a tyre place at lunchtime and realise there is in all likelihood no way to change the tyre without being sure we aren't damaging the car.

Where is the best place to jack the rear up to change the tyre?

Thanks.

Hi and welcome to the forum,
The first thing I did when I got my 5 was to buy a spare wheel and jack kit.
Not used the spare but I did use the jack to swap the front to rears to get a but more life out of them before I bought 4 Michelin cross climate 2's

 

[Alb]

Here's the general idea:

 

[davehhh1]

Thanks all. Much appreciate

 

[Paulie68]

Here's the general idea:

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I don't think the underside of my car was that clean when it left the showroom!