Trailer Towing Connector (Vehicles Equipped with a Trailer
Towing/Prep Package)
The trailer towing connector is located under the rear bumper, on the
left side of the vehicle.
Color Function
1. Dark Green Right turn signal/brake lamp/hazard flasher
2. Yellow Left turn signal/brake lamp/hazard flasher
3. Brown Tail lamps/parking lamps
4. White Ground
Trailer hitch cover
Your vehicle is equipped with a removable trailer hitch trim cover. To
remove the trim cover:
1. Loosen the two
1
⁄
4
-turn fasteners
(A) in the bottom of the cover by
turning them counterclockwise. Pull
the cover rearward to remove it; the
fasteners will remain attached to
the cover.
2. To reinstall the cover, insert the
four plastic tabs on top of the cover
into the corresponding slots (B),
and push the cover into the bumper
trim.
3. Hold the cover against the bumper trim and reinstall the two
1
⁄
4
-turn
fasteners by turning them clockwise.
A A
B B B B
284 Towing
2013 Explorer (exp)
Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)
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