Jacking Up Your MINI Cooper R50 - R53

Many tasks that you need to perform on your MINI require it to be raised off of the ground.
Simple enough for the experienced mechanic, the procedure of lifting a 3000-lb. car can be a bit unnerving for the amateur. In this chapter, I'll start out by showing you the best places to jack up your car and how to support it while you're working on it.
First, let's talk a bit about safety. Haphazard use of a floor jack can result in some pretty significant and expensive damage to you or your car. Before you begin raising the car, make sure that you have the wheels of the car blocked so that it can't roll. It's also wise to have your parking brake on as well, and the car placed in first gear (manual transmissions) or Park (automatic transmissions). You should always use jack stands in pairs to support the car: not simply the floor jack. Even if you are only lifting the car up for a few minutes, make sure that you place an emergency jack stand loosely underneath the frame rails or front and rear subframe, just in case the floor jack fails.
Before you attempt to begin jacking up the car, make sure that all four wheels are carefully chocked, and that the car is on a level surface. Keep in mind that if you raise up the rear of the car, the emergency brake no longer works (it works only on the two rear wheels of the car). If you place the car in park (automatic transmissions) or in gear (manual transmissions), it will only lock the front wheels. Place a few 2x4 pieces of wood in front of each of the wheels to make sure that the car will not roll anywhere when you lift it up off of the ground.
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So is it safe to use a jack lift where the green arrow is then put jack stands on the plastic corners where needed?

[@pelicanparts]

Yes. That is what is shown.