Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. On this page, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Fiat Scudo . Obviously, regardless if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will find out 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 Fiat Scudo .
What’s the wiring harness for a Fiat Scudo hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Fiat Scudo?
So we will begin our content by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Fiat Scudo. 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 fundamental 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 satisfy all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Fiat Scudo . We will look into this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Fiat Scudo, please find out our content on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Fiat Scudo?
We will now quickly describe 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 Fiat Scudo. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Fiat Scudo trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be discovered on all Fiat Scudo hitches. This electrical connection will enable 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 Fiat Scudo: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This sort 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Fiat Scudo?
To end this content, we will quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Fiat Scudo .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Fiat Scudo?
To install the wiring harness of an old Fiat Scudo, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest you to call in a motor vehicle 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 Fiat Scudo 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 Fiat Scudo?
For recent Fiat Scudos, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Fiat Scudo 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 Fiat Scudo so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Fiat Scudo 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 Fiat Scudo?
Finally, to end this content we will quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Fiat Scudo . 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 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.
If you have any additional questions about the Fiat Scudo, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Scudo category.
