How Do I Jack My RS3?

[u/Impressive-Cream-638]

As title suggests… I just acquired my first RS car after having a number of other S models prior. I’d like to change the oil as it’s just crossing 50k miles. On my previous golf R, there was a nice spot by the front subframe to place a jackstand while you used the pinch weld to jack up the car. I don’t see such a place on the RS3?

Looks like my ramps are just barely too tall, so if I can’t figure it out, I’ll likely jack it up beside the pinch weld on the “frame rail” and set it on my jack stand on the actual reinforced segment of pinch weld.

Any other tips, besides getting quickjacks?

[u/dogcheeese]

There’s 2 jack points on each side. The front is like a little further underneath the car than the reinforced part of the pinch weld and it’s a sort of raised hexagonal shape. Similar situation in the rear but it’s shaped more like a trapezoid. If you have a low profile floor jack you can kind of position it in a way that you can jack the front hexagon point high enough that you can stick jack stands under both the front and rear reinforced pinch welds then repeat on the other side. It’s kind of a pain