Flat Towing Subaru Forester
Can a 2018 Subaru Forester 2.5 with manual transmission be flat towed long
distance with the ignition key in the ACC position or should it be in the ON
position?
Ask your Subaru dealer or read that book in the glove box.
Gurus???? I think not, What a waste of my time.
If you send me a $100 and your owners manual I will read it for you and tell you what it says;) Are people really this lazy that they cannot read their own owners manual? Apparently so.
Here's my suggestion....Change the name of this site from "Car Gurus" to "Read the %%##% Manual". It would be less aggravating and not waste everyone's time.
"Read the Manual" is the best possible advice you can give people for issues like this and many, may more. People could save themselves all sorts of PROBLEMS, AGGRAVATION and EXPENSE if they just read the damn manual.
The answer is NO, as you'll cook the AWD transfer case and maybe the rear diff too.
Nowhere in the 2017 Forester owners manual does it say anything at all about dingy towing my manual tran Forester. I leased them car last year from Reliable Subaru in Springfield mo. They assured me at that time it was fine to tow. I informed them from the beguiling I was getting to dingy tow. Took it in for service and upon seeing my tow gear on front the service manager told me If I dingy towed Subaru would not honor my powertrain warranties. I was lied to to make a sale. SCAM
Always get promises in writing.
What is a "dingy" tow? Do you mean a small sailboat (dinghy)? But you mention tow gear "on front". So do you mean towing the CAR itself?
Dingy towing is flat towing (all 4 wheels on the ground).
Ah! No, do NOT "dingy" tow, as you are unable to completely disengage both driven axles, and will fry either the transfer case or the rear diff. If you're stuck in a ditch then keep it to less than 10 mph, eh?
Earlier models of the Subaru Forester made this set of lists (http://www.motorhome.com/download-dinghy-guides/) as being OK for flat (dinghy) towing. However, none of the 2018 Subarus are on the list. -- Not a guru
Yes if it’s a manual transmission
History proves that the viscous link can be permanently damaged if towed at speed. I just wouldn't do it.
Just a thought to all the snarky comments, yes, people can read the manual, -if it exists. ALL used cars locally do not have a manual in the glovebox, apparently there is an eBay market.
