Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Captiva . In fact, even if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this task without any problem. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Chevrolet Captiva .
What’s the wiring harness for a Chevrolet Captiva hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Chevrolet Captiva?
So we will start our content page by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Chevrolet Captiva. 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 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 fulfill all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Chevrolet Captiva . We will look into this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Chevrolet Captiva, please see our content page on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Captiva?
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 Chevrolet Captiva. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Chevrolet Captiva trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Chevrolet Captiva hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate 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 Chevrolet Captiva: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment in the cabin. This sort 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Chevrolet Captiva?
To end this content page, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Chevrolet Captiva .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Captiva?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Captiva, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Chevrolet Captiva to access the rear light unit.
- Find 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 Chevrolet Captiva?
For new Chevrolet Captivas, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Chevrolet Captiva 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 Chevrolet Captiva so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Chevrolet Captiva 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 Chevrolet Captiva?
Finally, to end this content page we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Chevrolet Captiva . 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 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.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Chevrolet Captiva, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Captiva category.
