Subaru Forester: Trailer hitch (dealer option) / Connecting a trailer

- Ball mount
- Hitch pin
- Safety pin
- Hitch receiver tube
- Insert the ball mount into the hitch
receiver tube.
- Insert the hitch pin into the hole located
on the hitch receiver tube so that the pin
passes through the ball mount.
- Insert the safety pin through the provided
hole on the hitch pin securely.
- 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
- 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.
- Connect your trailer to the hitch ball.
- Connect the trailer and the hitch with
safety chains that will hold the trailer’smaximum gross weight. The chains
should
cross under the trailer tongue to prevent
the tongue from dropping onto the ground
in case it 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
Do not connect safety chains to any
part of the vehicle other than the
safety chain hooks.

Hitch harness connector
- Connect the hitch electrical wire harness’s
black four-pin electrical wire connector
to the towing trailer’s wire harness.
- Confirm proper function of the hitch
electrical wire harness by individually and
combination activating the brake, stop and
turn signal lights on the trailer.
NOTE
Always disconnect the trailer electrical
wire harness before launching or retrieving
a watercraft.
If not towing a trailer
- Remove the ball mount from the hitch
receiver tube.
- Place the dust cap over the four-pin
connector of the hitch electrical wire
harness to protect against possible damage.
- Occasionally lubricate terminals of the
four-pin connector using terminal grease.
Your vehicle is designed and intended to
be used primarily as a passenger-carrying
vehicle. Towing a trailer puts additional
loads on your vehicle’s engine, drivetrain,
brakes, tires and suspension and has an
adverse effect on fuel economy...
Other information:
WARNING
Do not put any objects (including
straps or cords) over the steering
wheel pad, column cover, or
dashboard.
These objects could be entangled
with the steering
wheel, preventing the SRS
frontal airbag, etc. from operating
properly...
NOTE
For remote engine starter transceiver:
In the event that the vehicle’s battery is
replaced, discharged or disconnected,
it will be necessary to start the vehicle a
minimum of one time using the key
prior to activating the remote engine
start system...
Categories
The outside temperature is displayed on
the multi-function display (color LCD).
NOTE
The outside temperature indicator
shows the temperature around the
sensor. However, the temperature may
not be indicated correctly or the update
may be delayed in the following conditions.
While parking or driving at low
speeds
When the outside temperature
changes suddenly (example: when
going in and out of an underground
parking area or when passing
through a tunnel)
When starting the engine after
being parked for a certain period of
time
The temperature unit cannot be
changed.
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