DRIVING TIPS 425
CONNECTING A SUBARU GENUINE TRAILER HITCH s08ak01
1. Remove the receiver cover from the hitch receiver tube. Then insert the ball mount into the hitch 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.
5. 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.
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3. Insert the safety pin through the provided hole on the hitch pin securely.
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4. Check the ball mount assembly by pulling on it to make sure it does not come off the hitch receiver.
Hitch ball installation point Hooks for safety chains
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6. Connect your trailer to the hitch ball.
7. Connect the trailer and the hitch with safety chains that will hold the trailer’ s maximum gross weight. In case the trailer hitch connector or hitch ball should break or become disconnected, the trailer could get loose and create a traffic safety hazard. 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 case 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.
WARNING
. For safety, always connect the towing vehicle and trailer with safety chains.
. Do not connect safety chains to any part of the vehicle other than
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