Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Jaguar XF . In truth, even if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is required to explain some details to consider this task without any problem. Firstly, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Jaguar XF .
What’s the wiring harness for a Jaguar XF hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Jaguar XF?
So we will begin our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Jaguar XF. In order to understand how it functions, you must already understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 meet all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Jaguar XF . We will look into this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Jaguar XF, please discover our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Jaguar XF?
We will now fairly quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Jaguar XF. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Jaguar XF trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Jaguar XF hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Jaguar XF: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This sort 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Jaguar XF?
To finish this article, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Jaguar XF .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Jaguar XF?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Jaguar XF, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest 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 performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Jaguar XF 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 Jaguar XF?
For modern Jaguar XFs, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Jaguar XF 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 Jaguar XF so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Jaguar XF 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 Jaguar XF?
Finally, to finish this article we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Jaguar XF . To achieve this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select 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 tutorials on the Jaguar XF, go to our Jaguar XF category.
