Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Citroen C4 Picasso 2 . In fact, even if the installation procedure is not complex, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this work without any problem. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Citroen C4 Picasso 2 .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Citroen C4 Picasso 2 hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Citroen C4 Picasso 2?

So we will begin our content page by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Citroen C4 Picasso 2. 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 essential and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain protocols, 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2 . We will look into this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Citroen C4 Picasso 2, please see our content page on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Citroen C4 Picasso 2?

We will now quickly describe 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Citroen C4 Picasso 2 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Citroen C4 Picasso 2 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 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 C4 Picasso 2: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment 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 car is switched on).

How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Citroen C4 Picasso 2?

To conclude this content page, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Citroen C4 Picasso 2?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Citroen C4 Picasso 2, 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 complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:

  • Take out the trunk lining from your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2?

For new Citroen C4 Picasso 2s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2?

Finally, to conclude this content page we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 . To achieve 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 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 have any additional questions about the Citroen C4 Picasso 2, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C4 Picasso 2 category.