1995 Mercedes s420 (w140) Jacking points?

Question

I bought a 95 S420 a few months back and I finally have time to work on it and do its usual maintenance because it hasn’t been worked on for YEARS. Anyways, I had trouble finding out where I should place the floor jack to jack up the car. Does anyone know where to place it? I know where the jacking points (the rubber pads) are, but i need to place jack stands and I can’t do that if I’m jacking up the car at that point which I wouldn’t in the first place. I read some threads saying the cross member, but I’m not sure. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You can place stands under the suspension strut mounting points are these are rated to support the weight of the vehicle

Answer 2

The crossmember is a good place for jackstands.

Answer 3

READ the owner's manual that came with the car. It will tell you the proper places to apply a jack to raise the car to change a tire. If you want to lift the car to do more than just change a tire, take the car to a REAL mechanic who has the proper equipment to raise the car SAFELY. DO NOT attempt to work underneath a car that is suspended just by a floor jack.

Answer 4

Find an owner's manual or a service manual for your vehicle.