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DRIVING TIPS
negate your insurance coverage and / or may violate the state road and traffic acts and regulations.
. It is recommended to only use the Genuine SUBARU Ball Mount developed for use with this trailer hitch available at your SUBARU dealership. Use the hitch only as a weight carrying hitch. Do not use with any type of weight distributing hitch.
. The standard bumper beam must be installed after you remove the trailer hitch. Consult a SUBARU dealer for purchase of a standard bumper beam if you do not have the original.
. Safety performance is decreased and there is increased risk of injury to passengers in the case of an accident if the SUBARU genuine trailer hitch or a standard bumper beam is not installed. One of them must always be installed on the vehicle.
. If a trailer hitch is installed, it is not possible to install the rear towing hook.
The maximum gross trailer weight and maximum gross tongue weight are indicated in the following table.
When towing a trailer with brakes
Maximum gross trailer weight
Maximum gross tongue weight
1,500 lbs( 680 kg) 150 lbs( 68 kg)
When towing a trailer without brakes
Maximum gross trailer weight
Maximum gross tongue weight
1,000 lbs( 453 kg) 100 lbs( 43 kg)
When towing a trailer, refer to“ Trailer Towing” FP446.
CONNECTING A SUBARU GENUINE TRAILER HITCH s08ak01
1. Insert the ball mount into the hitch receiver tube.
Ball mount Hitch pin Safety pin Hitch receiver tube
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2. Insert the hitch pin into the hole located on the hitch receiver tube so that the pin passes through the ball mount.
3. Insert the safety pin through the hole located on the hitch pin securely.
4. Check the ball mount assembly by pulling on it to make sure it does not come off the hitch receiver.
5. Attach a hitch ball. Use only a hitch ball that is appropriate for the ball mount and your trailer. The hitch ball must be securely installed on the ball mount.