Subaru Forester: Maximum load limits
Never exceed the maximum load limits explained in the following.
Exceeding the maximum load limits could cause personal injury and/or vehicle damage.
- Adequate size trailer brakes are required when the trailer and its cargo exceed 1,000 lbs (453 kg) total weight.
- Before towing a trailer, check the trailer total weight, GVW, GAWs and tongue load. Make sure the load and its distribution in your vehicle and trailer are acceptable.
- Total trailer weight
- Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
- Gross Axle Weight (GAW) and Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)
Warranties and maintenance
SUBARU warranties do not apply to vehicle damage or malfunction caused by trailer towing. If you use your vehicle to tow a trailer, more frequent maintenance will be required due to the additi ...Total trailer weight
Total trailer weight The total trailer weight (trailer weight plus its cargo load) must never exceed the maximum weight shown in the following table. ...See also:
Chemical Paint Spotting
Airborne pollutants can fall upon and attack painted vehicle surfaces causing
blotchy, ring-shaped discolorations, and small, irregular dark spots etched into
the paint surface. ...
Switching to another device
It is possible to switch among paired
BluetoothВ® devices that are in the vehicle. To
do so:
1. Press MEDIA several times until
Bluetooth is displayed, release the button
and wait for several ...
Compass
EX model and EX-L model without
navigation system ...