2000-2004 Subaru Outback SUV Driving tips -> Trailer hitch User Manual
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Trailer hitch (if equipped)
WARNING
D Never exceed the maximum weight specified for the trailer
hitch. Exceeding the maximum weight could cause an accident
resulting in serious personal injuries. Permissible trailer weight
changes depending on the situation. Refer to the next section
“Trailer towing” for possible recommendations and limitations.
D Trailer brakes are required when the towing load exceeds
1,000 lbs. (453 kg). Be sure your trailer has safety chains and that
each chain will hold the trailer’s maximum gross weight. Towing
trailers without safety chains could create a traffic safety hazard
if the trailer separates from the hitch due to coupling damage or
hitch ball damage.
D Be sure to check the hitch pin and safety pin for positive lock-
ing placement before towing a trailer. If the ball mount comes off
the hitch receiver, the trailer could get loose and create a traffic
safety hazard.
D Use only the ball mount supplied with this hitch. Use the hitch
only as a weight carrying hitch. Do not use with any type of
weight distributing hitch.
The trailer hitch is designed to tow a Class 1 rated load. A maximum of
2,400 lbs. (1,087 kg) gross trailer weight and a maximum of 200 lbs. (90
kg) gross tongue weight are permissible for the trailer hitch.
When you tow a trailer, follow the instructions in the next section “Trailer
towing”.
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B Connecting a trailer
1. Remove the receiver cover from the hitch receiver tube. Then in-
sert the ball mount into the hitch receiver tube.
2. Insert the hitch pin into the hole on the hitch receiver tube so that
the pin passes through the ball mount.
HB8018BA
3. Insert the safety pin into the hitch pin securely.
HB8019BA
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4. Pull the ball mount to make sure it does not come off the hitch re-
ceiver.
HB8020AA
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.
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. 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 suffi-
cient slack in the chains taking tight–turn situations into account; how-
ever, be careful not to let them drag on the ground.
HB8022BBHB8020BB
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8. Connect the hitch wire harness’s black four–pin wire connector to
the towing trailer’s wire harness
HB8021BB
9. Confirm proper function of the hitch wire harness by individually
activating the brake, right turn signal, left turn signal, stop, and park-
ing lights on the trailer.
NOTE
Always disconnect the trailer wire harness before launching or
retrieving a watercraft.
B When you do not tow a trailer
D Remove the ball mount from the hitch receiver tube and insert the
receiver cover onto the hitch receiver tube.
D Place the dust cap over the four–pin connector of the hitch wire
harness to protect against possible damage.
D Occasionally lubricate terminals of the four–pin connector using
the terminal grease.

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