SUBARU FORESTER 2003 SG / 2.G Owners Manual

SUBARU FORESTER 2003 SG / 2.G Owners Manual FORESTER 2003 SG / 2.G SUBARU SUBARU https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/17/7201/w960_7201-0.png SUBARU FORESTER 2003 SG / 2.G Owners Manual
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Trailer hitch (if equipped) 
The trailer hitch is designed to tow a Class 1 rated 
load.
When you tow a trailer, follow the instructions in the 
next section “Trailer towing”.
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er tube so that the pin passes through the ball mount. 
3. Insert the safety pin securely into the hitch pin. 
4. Pull the ball mount to make sure it does not come

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ground.
Do not connect safety chains to part of the ve-
hicle other than the safety chain hooks. 
Hitch harness connector
8. Connect the hitch wire harness’s black four-pin 
wire c

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Trailer towing 
Your car is designed and intended to be used primarily 
as a passenger-carrying vehicle. Towing a trailer puts
additional loads on your car’s engi

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and trailer are acceptable.
� Total trailer weight
Total trailer weight
The total trailer weight (trailer weight plus its cargo 
load) must never exceed the maximum weight shown 
bel

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�Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) and Gross Vehicle 
Weight Rating (GVWR)
Gross Vehicle Weight
The Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) must never exceed
the Gross Vehicle Weight R

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Gross Axle Weight (GAW) and Gross Axle 
Weight Rating (GAWR)
GrossAxleWeight
The total weight applied to each axle (GAW) must nev-
er exceed the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). Th

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1) Jack 
2) Bathroom scale
The tongue load can be weighed with a bathroom 
scale as shown in the illustration above. When weigh-
ing the tongue load, be sure to pos

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back of trailer

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�Connecting a trailer
� Trailer brakes
If your trailer’s total weight (trailer weight plus its cargo 
weight) exceeds 1,000 lbs (453 kg), the trailer is re-
quire
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