If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Chrysler Pacifica . Obviously, even if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is required to describe some points to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Chrysler Pacifica .
What’s the wiring harness for a Chrysler Pacifica hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Chrysler Pacifica?
So we will begin our article by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Chrysler Pacifica. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and above 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 satisfy all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Chrysler Pacifica . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Chrysler Pacifica, please discover our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Chrysler Pacifica?
We will now quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Chrysler Pacifica. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Chrysler Pacifica trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Chrysler Pacifica 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 Chrysler Pacifica: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices in the cabin. This kind 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Chrysler Pacifica?
To finish this article, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Chrysler Pacifica .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Chrysler Pacifica?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Chrysler Pacifica, 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 motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Chrysler Pacifica 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 Chrysler Pacifica?
For recent Chrysler Pacificas, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Chrysler Pacifica 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 Chrysler Pacifica so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Chrysler Pacifica 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 Chrysler Pacifica?
Finally, to finish this article we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Chrysler Pacifica . To achieve this you will automatically 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.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Chrysler Pacifica, do not hesitate to consult our Chrysler Pacifica category.
