8-20
Driving tips/Trailer hitch (Outback — if equipped)
the hitch receiver, the trailer
could get loose and create a
traffic safety hazard.
. Use only the ball mount supplied
with this hitch. Use the hitch only
as a weight carrying hitch. Do not
use with any type of weight
distributing hitch.
& Connecting a trailer
1. Remove the receiver cover from the
hitch receiver tube. Then insert the ball
mount into the hitch receiver tube.
The maximum gross trailer weight and
maximum gross tongue weight are indicated in the following table.
Maximum
gross trailer
weight
Outback
2,700 lbs
(1,224 kg)
Maximum
gross tongue
weight
200 lbs
(90 kg)
When towing a trailer, refer to “Trailer
towing (Outback)” F8-22.
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
provided hole 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.