Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose 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 DTS . In fact, regardless if the set up process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this task without any problem. Firstly, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Cadillac DTS .
What’s the wiring harness for a Cadillac DTS hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Cadillac DTS?
So we will begin our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Cadillac DTS. 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 above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Cadillac DTS . We will look into this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Cadillac DTS, please find out our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Cadillac DTS?
We will now fairly 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 DTS. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Cadillac DTS trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Cadillac DTS hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary 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 Cadillac DTS: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This type of connection requires 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 Cadillac DTS?
To finish this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Cadillac DTS .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Cadillac DTS?
To install the wiring harness of an old Cadillac DTS, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Cadillac DTS 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 Cadillac DTS?
For recent Cadillac DTSs, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Cadillac DTS 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Cadillac DTS so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Cadillac DTS 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 DTS?
Finally, to finish this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Cadillac DTS . To do this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that means 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.
If you have any further questions about the Cadillac DTS, do not hesitate to consult our Cadillac DTS category.
