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Trailer towing
Your vehicle is designed primarily as a passenger-and-load-carrying vehicle. Towing a trailer can have an adverse impact on handling, performance, braking, durability, and electricity consumption. For your safety and the safety of others, you must not overload your vehicle or trailer. You must also ensure that you are using appropriate towing equipment, that the towing equipment has been installed correctly and used properly, and that you employ the requisite driving habits.
Vehicle-trailer stability and braking performance are affected by trailer stability, brake performance and setting, trailer brakes, the hitch and hitch systems( if equipped).
To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care and drive the vehicle in accordance with your trailer’ s characteristics and operating conditions.
SUBARU warranties do not apply to damage or malfunction caused by towing a trailer for commercial purposes.
Contact your SUBARU retailer for further information about additional requirements such as a towing kit, etc.
nMatching trailer ball height to trailer coupler height
No matter which class of tow hitch applies, for a more safe trailer hookup, the trailer ball setup must be the proper height for the coupler on the trailer.
A
A Coupler
B Trailer ball n Before towing
Check that the following conditions are met:
lEnsure that your vehicle’ s tires are properly inflated.( �P. 649)
lTrailer tires are inflated according
to the trailer manufacturer’ s recommendation.
B
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Driving