Regardless of 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 describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Citroen C3 . In actual fact, regardless if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is required to describe some points to consider this intervention without any problem. Firstly, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Citroen C3 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Citroen C3 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Citroen C3?
So we will start our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Citroen C3. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out 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 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Citroen C3 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Citroen C3, please find out our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Citroen C3?
We will now quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Citroen C3. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Citroen C3 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Citroen C3 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 objective (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 Citroen C3: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This type 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Citroen C3?
To finish this article, we will quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Citroen C3 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Citroen C3?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Citroen C3, 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 most important steps to be performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Citroen C3 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 Citroen C3?
For recent Citroen C3s, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Citroen C3 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Citroen C3 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Citroen C3 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 Citroen C3?
Finally, to finish this article we will quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Citroen C3 . To do this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that corresponds to 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 Citroen C3, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C3 category.
