Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Ford S-max . Indeed, regardless if the set up procedure is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this work without any problem. Firstly, we will discover 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 Ford S-max .
What’s the wiring harness for a Ford S-max hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Ford S-max?
So we will commence our content by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Ford S-max. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and earlier 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 meet all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Ford S-max . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Ford S-max, please discover our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Ford S-max?
We will now quickly explain 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 Ford S-max. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Ford S-max trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Ford S-max hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed 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 Ford S-max: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 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 Ford S-max?
To finish this content, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Ford S-max .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Ford S-max?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Ford S-max, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a motor vehicle electrician to do 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 Ford S-max to access the rear light unit.
- Find 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 Ford S-max?
For modern Ford S-maxs, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Ford S-max 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 Ford S-max so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Ford S-max 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 Ford S-max?
Finally, to finish this content we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Ford S-max . To get this done you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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.
If you want more guides on the Ford S-max, go to our Ford S-max category.
