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Acura RDX: How to Jack Up Your Car

Jacking up the Acura RDX is an important skill every owner should posses. Read on to learn how to safely raise your car.

By Bassem Girgis - April 27, 2016

This article applies to the Acura RDX (2007-Present).

Knowing how to safely jack up your Acura RDX is an important skill to have. Whether you have a flat tire on the side of the freeway, or you want to change your own oil, knowing how to put your car up on a jack is critically important for your safety. It is crucially important that you secure your car with jack stands anytime you decide to go under it; failing to do so can result in, well you know. This guide will show you the proper jack points, jack stand points, and how to put them all together so you can feel safe under your Acura. Read on to learn how to jack up your Acura RDX.

Acura RDX: How to Jack Up Your Car

Materials Needed

  • Jack
  • Jack stands

Step 1 – Jack up car

The Acura RDX has made it easy for you to raise the car, as they have placed the front and rear jack points in the best spot possible. Locate the center plate on the front of the car, then place your jack under it and raise the car. If you're raising the rear, then find the center plate in the rear (you can't miss it), then jack up the car. Raise the front or the rear high enough for the jack stands to fit under it.

  • Acura RDX front jacking point
    Figure 1. Front jack point.
  • Acura RDX rear jacking point
    Figure 2. Rear jack point.

Step 2 – Secure with jack stands

Before going any further in your DIY project, you have to secure the car with a minimum of two jack stands. If you're jacking up the front, place your jack stands behind the front wheel, on both sides of the frame rails. If you're jacking up the rear, place your jack stands on both sides of the frame rail, in front of the rear wheels. Slowly lower the car until it sits securely on the jack stands.

Securing Acura on Jack Stands
Figure 3. Secure with jack stands.

Step 3 – Lower car

Use the same jack points on the center front or center rear, then raise the car off of the jack stands, remove the jack stands, then gently lower the car to the ground.

Lowering car from jack stands
Figure 4. Raise the car, remove jack stands, then lower the car.

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