Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Ds Ds 4 . Obviously, even if the installation procedure is not complex, it is required to describe some points to consider this task without any problem. Firstly, we will see 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 Ds Ds 4 .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Ds Ds 4 hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Ds Ds 4?

So we will begin our content page by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Ds Ds 4. In order to understand how it functions, you must already understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain rules, 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 meet all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Ds Ds 4 . We will look into this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Ds Ds 4, please see our content page on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Ds Ds 4?

We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Ds Ds 4. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Ds Ds 4 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Ds Ds 4 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 function (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 Ds Ds 4: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different 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 motor vehicle is switched on).

How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Ds Ds 4?

To end this content page, we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Ds Ds 4 .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Ds Ds 4?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Ds Ds 4, 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 motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Ds Ds 4 to access the rear light unit.
  • Identify 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 Ds Ds 4?

For recent Ds Ds 4s, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Ds Ds 4 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 Ds Ds 4 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Ds Ds 4 and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case in the trunk effectively.

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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 Ds Ds 4?

Finally, to end this content page we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Ds Ds 4 . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that points 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.

In the event that you have any further questions about the Ds Ds 4, do not hesitate to consult our Ds Ds 4 category.