Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Citroen Ds4 . Indeed, regardless if the set up procedure is not complex, it is required to describe some details to consider this intervention without any problem. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Citroen Ds4 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Citroen Ds4 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Citroen Ds4?
So we will commence our article by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Citroen Ds4. In order to discover how it works, you must previously discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 Ds4 . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Citroen Ds4, please see our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Citroen Ds4?
We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Citroen Ds4. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Citroen Ds4 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Citroen Ds4 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Ds4: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment in the cabin. This type 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 Ds4?
To conclude this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Citroen Ds4 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Citroen Ds4?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Citroen Ds4, 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 complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Citroen Ds4 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 Ds4?
For recent Citroen Ds4s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Citroen Ds4 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 Ds4 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Citroen Ds4 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 Ds4?
Finally, to conclude this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Citroen Ds4 . To achieve this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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 Citroen Ds4, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Ds4 category.
