Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Ford Tourneo . In fact, regardless if the set up process is not difficult, it is required to explain some points to consider this work without any problem. First of all, 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 Ford Tourneo .
What’s the wiring harness for a Ford Tourneo hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Ford Tourneo?
So we will begin our article by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Ford Tourneo. In order to understand how it works, you must previously understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain laws, 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Ford Tourneo . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Ford Tourneo, please find out our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Ford Tourneo?
We will now fairly quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Ford Tourneo. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Ford Tourneo trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Ford Tourneo hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed 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 Ford Tourneo: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This type 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Ford Tourneo?
To end this article, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Ford Tourneo .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Ford Tourneo?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Ford Tourneo, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Ford Tourneo 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 Tourneo?
For new Ford Tourneos, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Ford Tourneo 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Ford Tourneo so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Ford Tourneo and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case in the trunk effectively.
- 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 Tourneo?
Finally, to end this article we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Ford Tourneo . To achieve this you will inevitably 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 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.
If you need more guides on the Ford Tourneo, go to our Ford Tourneo category.
