If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Audi A2 . In truth, regardless if the installation procedure is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Audi A2 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Audi A2 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Audi A2?
So we will commence our article by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Audi A2. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain rules, here they are:
- A solid chassis for the trailer…
- Wheels that fit.
- An electrical connection.
- A license plate in plain sight.
- A stoplight repeater.
- A traffic light repeater.
- A blinker repeater.
- License plate illumination.
- A fog light repeater.
In order to satisfy all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Audi A2 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Audi A2, please see our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Audi A2?
We will now quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Audi A2. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Audi A2 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Audi A2 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each function (left and right indicators, ground, fog light, left and right position light, left and right brake light).
- Electrical connection for caravan with 13-pin plug for Audi A2: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This kind of connection needs the use of an adapter. The extra pins will bring the 12 volt power permanently (to recharge a battery in the caravan) and the 12 volt power in use (to use the 12 volt equipment when the motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Audi A2?
To finish this article, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Audi A2 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Audi A2?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Audi A2, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest you to call in a motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Audi A2 to access the rear light unit.
- Locate the wires that correspond to each of the taillight functions.
- Connect them to the lugs on the wiring harness on your hitch.
- Close the whole thing down.
How do you connect the wiring harness of a recent Audi A2?
For recent Audi A2s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Audi A2 and universal models. It’s up to you to choose according to your budget, know that a universal version costs between 30 and 60 euros.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Audi A2 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Audi A2 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case in the trunk properly.
- You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.
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How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Audi A2?
Finally, to finish this article we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Audi A2 . To get this done you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that means your model and your budget. After you have conducted this, the last step will be to buy an adapter that goes from a 7-pin plug to a 13-pin plug so that you can benefit from the 12 volt current in your caravan. These adapters come at different prices, you will need to count between 15 and 40 euros. All you have to do is plug it into your 7-pin plug.
To discover more tips on the Audi A2, take a look at the Audi A2 category.
