Driving tips/Trailer hitch (Crosstrek models — dealer option)
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 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.
& Connecting a trailer
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receiver tube.
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.
The maximum gross trailer weight and
maximum gross tongue weight are indicated in the following table.
Maximum
Maximum
gross trailer gross tonweight
gue weight
Crosstrek models
1,500 lbs
(680 kg)
200 lbs
(90 kg)
1)
2)
When towing a trailer, refer to “Trailer
towing (Crosstrek models)” F8-18.
1)
2)
3)
A)
Ball mount
Hitch pin
Safety pin
Hitch receiver tube
1. Insert the ball mount into the hitch
Hitch ball installation point
Hooks for safety chains
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.
6. Connect your trailer to the hitch ball.
7. Connect the trailer and the hitch with
safety chains that will hold the trailer’s
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