Subaru Forester: Loading your vehicle / Vehicle capacity weight


Vehicle placard
The load capacity of your vehicle is
determined by weight, not by available
cargo space. The maximum load you can
carry in your vehicle is shown on the
vehicle placard attached to the driver’s
side door pillar. It includes the total weight
of the driver and all passengers and their
belongings, any optional equipment such
as a trailer hitch, roof rack or bike carrier,
etc., and the tongue load of a trailer.
Certification label
The certification label attached to the
bottom of driver’s side door pillar shows
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) and
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)...
Other information:
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...
Lift the floor board panel inside the rear luggage compartment to access the dedicated emergency tool storage tray containing the following service items:
Scissor jack
Hoist drive socket
Jack extension handle
Wheel lug nut wrench
Wheel cover remover tool
All emergency lifting equipment and service hand tools are securely organized within the foam tray beneath the Kia Telluride luggage compartment floor...