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      06-15-2019, 03:12 PM   #9
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Drives: '15 M235xi
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Originally Posted by TheHaze View Post
You're supposed to lower the lift until the locking bars are locked into one of the two heights and supporting the entire weight of the car, that's their purpose. When they're locked into one of their positions and supporting the full car weight, the hydraulic system has no pressure. At this point, you can unhook all the hydraulic lines if you want.
Can you have the hydraulics running so that you have both:
  1. hydraulics
  2. safety latch?

If hydraulics are turned OFF, we're back to relying on a single-point of failure with no backup.
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