Use tire chocks and apply your e brake.
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Locate the part of the rear frame that runs in front of the rear differential and lift up the rear of the car.
All bmws have front and rear jack points on both sides of the car where the spare tire jack would lift the car for an emergency tire change.
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Do not lift the rear from the differential.
Insert the two jack stands under the rear jack pads closeup of jack stand placement.
Be mindful of heat jack stands can sink into the ground while working when surface area is heated.
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Bmw e46 models have 4 solid rubber jacking pads slightly behind front wheels and slightly in front of rear wheels green arrows.
The jack stand method requires one end of the bmw to be raised in the air and then jack stands to be positioned under the front or rear side jack points of the vehicle.
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While not everyone can afford their own 2 post or 4 post lift a proper hydraulic jack and jack stands works just fine.
Lift the rear of the car and place the two rear jackstands 3.
Professional labour costs for raising bmw on jack stands n a private or n a bmw per hour x 1.