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. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Citroen C5 Aircross . In truth, regardless if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is required to explain some details to consider this task without any problem. Firstly, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Citroen C5 Aircross .
What’s the wiring harness for a Citroen C5 Aircross hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Citroen C5 Aircross?
So we will commence our article by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Citroen C5 Aircross. In order to understand how it functions, you must previously understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and above 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Citroen C5 Aircross . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Citroen C5 Aircross, please find out our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Citroen C5 Aircross?
We will now fairly 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 Citroen C5 Aircross. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Citroen C5 Aircross trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be discovered on all Citroen C5 Aircross hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary 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 Citroen C5 Aircross: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Citroen C5 Aircross?
To end this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Citroen C5 Aircross .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Citroen C5 Aircross?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Citroen C5 Aircross, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a car electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Citroen C5 Aircross 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 C5 Aircross?
For new Citroen C5 Aircrosss, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Citroen C5 Aircross 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 Citroen C5 Aircross so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Citroen C5 Aircross 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 C5 Aircross?
Finally, to end this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Citroen C5 Aircross . To do this you will inevitably 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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