Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Audi Q5 . In fact, regardless if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is required to describe some points to consider this task without any problem. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Audi Q5 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Audi Q5 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Audi Q5?
So we will start our content page by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Audi Q5. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain requirements, 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Audi Q5 . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Audi Q5, please see our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Audi Q5?
We will now quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Audi Q5. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Audi Q5 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Audi Q5 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find a plug for each action (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 Q5: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This type of connection necessitates 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 Q5?
To conclude this content page, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Audi Q5 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Audi Q5?
To install the wiring harness of an old Audi Q5, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a car electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Audi Q5 to access the rear light unit.
- Identify 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 Q5?
For new Audi Q5s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Audi Q5 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Audi Q5 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Audi Q5 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case in the trunk effectively.
- 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 Q5?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Audi Q5 . To achieve this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that points 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.
If you need more guides on the Audi Q5, go to our Audi Q5 category.
