No jack points for flat tire change?

There are side jack points for changing tyres where you'd expect. (According to the manual, not got under to have a look yet).

 

That actually looks like a reinforced zone, which is refreshing. Our 3rd gen designated places to use the scissor jack, ID’s the zones with small cut-outs at the ends of the zones, but as far as I can see provide no reinforcement of the proscribed zones, say an extra layer of plate, or a rolled-over edge.

 

They are definitely under there… having jacked the car up 2x already on quickjacks when i installed the catshield and did the first oil change. Just look under the car, you will see the reinforced sections of the rails.

 

Page 528 in the U.S. Owner's Manual.

 

The front/centre jacking point (per pic in post #1) is way back, per gen 4/2; that's one good thing about 3rd gen: that point is only about 15" in. The car does bow a bit as you lift there; I'll take it.

 

For a comical counterpart, this is what you get on gen 3, a knife-edge, no extra plate. I never put safety stands there, worked out more sensible points.

 

From the manual.

"The jack point guides are located under the rocker panel. They indicate the jack point positions."

Took me a couple of looks and feels to find them but here is a short 2 second movie of what the jack point guides look like on the bottom edge of the rocker panel (little triangle).