If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Citroen C4 Picasso . Indeed, regardless if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this work without any problem. Firstly, 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 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Citroen C4 Picasso hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Citroen C4 Picasso?
So we will begin our content page by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Citroen C4 Picasso. 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 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Citroen C4 Picasso . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Citroen C4 Picasso, please see our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Citroen C4 Picasso?
We will now quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Citroen C4 Picasso. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Citroen C4 Picasso trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Citroen C4 Picasso hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 C4 Picasso: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Citroen C4 Picasso?
To end this content page, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Citroen C4 Picasso .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Citroen C4 Picasso?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Citroen C4 Picasso, 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 for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 C4 Picasso?
For recent Citroen C4 Picassos, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 Citroen C4 Picasso so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Citroen C4 Picasso and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 C4 Picasso?
Finally, to end this content page we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Citroen C4 Picasso . 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 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.
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