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owners manual Subaru Forester
owners manual Subaru Forester - year of production: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 - Subaru Forester I 1 owners manual EN
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8-22 Driving tips
Connecting a trailer Trailer safety chains Side mirrors
Trailer brakes
Always use safety chains between
Adequate size trailer brakes are your vehicle and the trailer. Towing
required when the trailer and its a trailer without safety chains could
cargo exceed 1,000 lbs (453 kg) create a traffic safety hazard if the
total weight. trailer separates from the hitch due
to coupling damage or hitch ball
Do not directly connect your trail- damage.
ers hydraulic brake system to the In case the trailer hitch connector or hitch
hydraulic brake system in your ball should break or become disconnect-
vehicle. Direct connection would ed, the trailer could get loose and create a 800007
cause the vehicles brake perfor- traffic safety hazard. After hitching a trailer to your vehicle,
mance to deteriorate and could For safety, always connect the towing ve-check that the standard side mirrors pro-
lead to an accident. hicle and trailer with trailer safety chains.vide a good rearward field of view without
If your trailers total weight (trailer weightPass the chains crossing each other un-significant blind spots. If significant blind
plus its cargo weight) exceeds 1,000 lbsder the trailer tongue to prevent the trailerspots occur with the vehicles standard
(453 kg), the trailer is required to befrom dropping onto the ground in case theside mirrors, use towing mirrors that con-
equipped with its own brake system. Elec-trailer tongue should disconnect from theform with Federal, state/province and/or
tric brakes or surge brakes are recom-hitch ball. Allow sufficient slack in theother applicable regulations.
mended, and must be installed properly. chains taking tight-turn situations into ac-Trailer lights
Check that your trailers brakes conformcount; however, be careful not to let them
with Federal, state/province and/or otherdrag on the ground.
applicable regulations. Your SUBARUsFor more information about the safety
brake system is not designed to be tappedchain connection, refer to the instructionsDirect splicing or other improper
into the trailers hydraulic brake system.for your hitch and trailer. connection of trailer lights may
Please ask your SUBARU dealer and pro- damage your vehicles electrical
fessional trailer supplier for more informa- system and cause a malfunction of
tion about the trailers brake system. your vehicles lighting system.
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