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For safety, always connect the towing vehicle and trailer with trailer safety chains. Two chains should be used in total, one to the right side and the other to the left side trailer tongue. Pass the chains crossing each other under the trailer tongue to prevent the trailer from dropping onto the ground in the event the trailer tongue should disconnect from the hitch ball. Allow sufficient slack in the chains taking tight turn situations into account; however, be careful not to let them drag on the ground.
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Connection of trailer lights to your vehicle’ s electrical system requires modifications to the vehicle’ s lighting circuit to increase its capacity and accommodate wiring changes. To ensure the trailer lights are connected properly, please consult your SUBARU dealer. Check for proper operation of the turn signals and the brake lights each time you connect a trailer to your vehicle.
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WARNING
Never tow a trailer when the temporary spare tire is used. The temporary spare tire is not designed to sustain the towing load. Use of the temporary spare tire when towing can result in failure of the spare tire and / or less stability of the vehicle.
Make sure that all the tires on your vehicle are properly inflated. Refer to“ Tires” FP535.
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After hitching a trailer to your vehicle, check that the standard outside mirrors provide a good rearward field of view without significant blind spots. If significant blind spots occur with the vehicle’ s standard outside mirrors, use towing mirrors that conform with Federal, state / province and / or other applicable regulations.
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CAUTION
Direct splicing or other improper connection of trailer lights may damage your vehicle’ s electrical system and cause a malfunction of your vehicle’ s lighting system.
Trailer tire condition, size, load rating and proper inflation pressure should be in accordance with the trailer manufacturer’ s specifications. Also check federal, state, province and / or other applicable regulations.
In the event your vehicle gets a flat tire when towing a trailer, ask a commercial road service representative or professional to repair the flat tire.
If you carry a regular size spare tire in your vehicle or trailer as a precaution against getting a flat tire, be sure that the spare tire is firmly secured.
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CAUTION
. For models equipped with the BSD( Blind Spot Detection) and RCTA( Rear Cross Traffic Alert) driving