Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Volt . Obviously, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is required to describe some details to consider this intervention without any problem. Firstly, we will find out 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 Volt .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Chevrolet Volt hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Chevrolet Volt?

So we will commence our content by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Chevrolet Volt. In order to understand how it functions, you must already understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 meet all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Chevrolet Volt . We will look into this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Chevrolet Volt, please find out our content on this theme.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Volt?

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 Chevrolet Volt. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Chevrolet Volt trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Chevrolet Volt hitches. This electrical connection will enable 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 Chevrolet Volt: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This sort 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 Chevrolet Volt?

To conclude this content, we will quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Chevrolet Volt .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Volt?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Volt, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest 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 accomplished:

  • Take out the trunk lining from your Chevrolet Volt 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 Volt?

For modern Chevrolet Volts, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Chevrolet Volt 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 Chevrolet Volt so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Chevrolet Volt and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case in the trunk properly.
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  • You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.

How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Chevrolet Volt?

Finally, to conclude this content we will quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Chevrolet Volt . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that corresponds to 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 wish more tutorials on the Chevrolet Volt, go to our Chevrolet Volt category.