If you need to move house, go on vacation 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 Hyundai Tucson . In actual fact, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this intervention without any problem. First of all, we will discover 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 Tucson .
What’s the wiring harness for a Hyundai Tucson hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Hyundai Tucson?
So we will start our content by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Hyundai Tucson. In order to figure out how it works, you must already figure out its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental 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 satisfy all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Hyundai Tucson . We will look into this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Hyundai Tucson, please discover our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Hyundai Tucson?
We will now quickly explain 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 Tucson. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Hyundai Tucson trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Hyundai Tucson hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Hyundai Tucson: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices in the cabin. This sort 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Hyundai Tucson?
To conclude this content, we will quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Hyundai Tucson .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Hyundai Tucson?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Hyundai Tucson, 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 accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Hyundai Tucson 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 Hyundai Tucson?
For recent Hyundai Tucsons, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Hyundai Tucson 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 Tucson so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Hyundai Tucson and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 Tucson?
Finally, to conclude this content we will quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Hyundai Tucson . To achieve this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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 want more guides on the Hyundai Tucson, go to our Hyundai Tucson category.
