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Acura MDX: How to Jack Up Your MDX

Jacking up your Acura MDX properly is critical to your safety. Read on to learn how to safely jack and secure your car.

By Bassem Girgis - April 27, 2016

This article applies to the Acura MDX (2000-Present).

Jacking up your Acura MDX is important and not just for DIY projects, but also for emergencies, such as a flat tire on the side of the freeway. If you decide to take the DIY route and start working under your car, it's critically important that you know how to raise it and secure it well. Any mistake in doing this procedure could be deadly. This guide will show you how to easily raise the car, safely secure it on jack stands, and how to bring it back to the ground properly. Read on to gather the proper knowledge so you and your car can be safe.

Acura MDX: How to Jack Up Your MDX

Materials Needed

  • Jack
  • Two jack stands

Step 1 – Raise the car

Make sure you're parked on flat ground, then use the front jack bracket to raise the front, or the rear jack bracket to raise the rear. On the front, you will find a little plate, so place your jack under it, then pump the jack until your car is at the desired height. On the rear, you will also find a plate in the center; do the same to raise it. Make sure to raise it high enough for the jack stands to fit under it.

  • Front jacking point location on Acura MDX
    Figure 1. Front jack point.
  • Rear jacking point location on Acura MDX
    Figure 2. Rear jack point.

Step 2 – Secure the car

With the car up in the air, place your jack stands on each side of the frame rail. If you have the front jacked up, place the jack stands behind the front wheels, and if you're jacking up the rear, place your jack stands in front of the rear wheels. Once your jacks are in place, very slowly lower your car until they rest on the jack stands.

Securing MDX with jack stands
Figure 3. Secure the car with jack stands.

Warning

Never go under a vehicle without securing it with jack stands first.

Step 3 – Lower the car

After you finish doing whatever it is you needed to do under your car, it's time to bring the car back to the ground. Use the same jack points in the center front or center rear, then raise the car off of the jack stands. Remove the jack stands from under the car, then lower it all the way to the ground.

Lowering car from jack stands
Figure 4. Lower the car.

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