Connecting A Trailer - Subaru 2007 B9 Tribeca Owner's Manual

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 dis-
tributing hitch.
The trailer hitch is designed to tow a Class
1 rated load. The maximum gross trailer
weight and maximum gross tongue weight
are indicated in the following table.
Maximum
gross trailer
weight
vehicle with- 2,000 lbs
out cooling kit (906 kg)
vehicle with 3,500 lbs
cooling kit (1,587 kg)
When you tow a trailer, follow the instruc-
tions in the next section "Trailer towing".

Connecting a trailer

1. Remove the receiver cover from the
hitch receiver tube. Then insert the ball
mount into the hitch receiver tube.
Maximum
gross tongue
weight
2. Insert the hitch pin into the hole on the
hitch receiver tube so that the pin passes
200 lbs
through the ball mount.
(90 kg)
350 lbs
(158 kg)
3. Insert the safety pin into the hitch pin
securely.
4. Pull the ball mount to make sure it does
not come off the hitch receiver.
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1) Hitch ball installation point
2) Hooks for safety chains
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 sufficient slack in the
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chains taking tight-turn situations into ac-
count; however, be careful not to let them
drag on the ground.
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Driving tips
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