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. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Cadillac ATS . In actual fact, even if the set up procedure is not complex, it is required to explain some points to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will discover 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 Cadillac ATS .
What’s the wiring harness for a Cadillac ATS hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Cadillac ATS?
So we will start our content by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Cadillac ATS. In order to understand how it functions, you must previously understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain laws, 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 Cadillac ATS . We will look into this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Cadillac ATS, please discover our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Cadillac ATS?
We will now quickly show you 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 Cadillac ATS. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Cadillac ATS trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Cadillac ATS hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Cadillac ATS: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Cadillac ATS?
To finish this content, we will quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Cadillac ATS .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Cadillac ATS?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Cadillac ATS, 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 complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Cadillac ATS 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 Cadillac ATS?
For recent Cadillac ATSs, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Cadillac ATS and universal models. It’s up to you to select according to your budget, know that a universal version costs between 30 and 60 euros.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Cadillac ATS so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Cadillac ATS 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 Cadillac ATS?
Finally, to finish this content we will quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Cadillac ATS . To get this done you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that points your model and your budget. After you have done 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 find more tips on the Cadillac ATS, take a look at the Cadillac ATS category.
