Subaru Impreza II 2 GD owners manual page 244

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A1900BE-A.book Page 17 Friday, June 17, 2005 5:40 PM Driving tips 8-17 6) Front arrow label Trailer hitch (if equipped) y Trailer brakes are required when a: 0 inch (0 mm) the towing load exceeds 1,000 lbs Install the rear crossbar in the same man-The trailer hitch is designed to tow a Class(453 kg). Be sure your trailer has ner as the front crossbar. 1 rated load. A maximum of 2,000 lbs safety chains and that each chain NOTE (906 kg) gross trailer weight and a maxi-will hold the trailer’s maximum mum of 200 lbs (90 k grog)ss tongue gross weight. Towing trailers The rear crossbar should be posi- weight are permissible for the trailer hitch.without safety chains could create tioned just in front of the rear seam When you tow a trailer, follow the instruc-a traffic safety hazard if the trailer (joint) between the rear roof rail sup-tions in the section “Trailer towing” in thisseparates from the hitch due to port and the roof rail. chapter. coupling damage or hitch ball damage. y Be sure to check the hitch pin and Do not carry cargo on the roof when safety pin for positive locking y Never exceed the maximum the crossbars are removed. Lug- placement before towing a trailer. weight specified for the trailer gage on the roof will be thrown for- hitch. Exceeding the maximum If the ball mot comes off theun ward or backward in sudden stops weight could cause an accident hitch receiver, the trailer could get or rapid accelerations, resulting in aresulting in serious personal inju-loose and create a traffic safety 8 dangerous road hazard. ries. Permissible trailer weight hazard. NOTE changes depending on the situa- y Use only the ball mount supplied tion. Refer to the section “Trailerwith this hitch. Use the hitch only Before each use of the roof crossbar, as a weight carrying hitch. Do not towing” in this chapter for possi- make sure the four T-30 crossbar use with any type of weight dis- clamp screws have been checked, and ble recommendations and limita- tributing hitch. retightened if necessary to 35 lbf·in (4.0tions. N·m, 0.41 kgf·m), as outlined in Step #5 Connecting a trailer above. 1. Remove the receiver cover from the hitch receiver tube. Then insert the ball mount into the hitch receiver tube. – CONTINUED –

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