If 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 article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a hyundai i10 . In actual fact, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this work without any issue. First of all, 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 hyundai i10 .
What’s the wiring harness for a hyundai i10 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a hyundai i10?
So we will start our content page by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a hyundai i10. In order to discover how it works, you must already 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 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 satisfy all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your hyundai i10 . We will look into this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a hyundai i10, please find out our content page on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a hyundai i10?
We will now fairly 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 hyundai i10. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a hyundai i10 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all hyundai i10 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 hyundai i10: This plug system is principally used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment in the cabin. This kind of connection needs 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 hyundai i10?
To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your hyundai i10 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old hyundai i10?
To mount the wiring harness of an old hyundai i10, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your hyundai i10 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 hyundai i10?
For modern hyundai i10s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your hyundai i10 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 hyundai i10 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your hyundai i10 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 hyundai i10?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your hyundai i10 . To get this done 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 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 hyundai i10, do not hesitate to consult our hyundai i10 category.
