Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Jeep Liberty . In truth, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is required 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 Jeep Liberty .
What’s the wiring harness for a Jeep Liberty hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Jeep Liberty?
So we will begin our content page by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Jeep Liberty. 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 fundamental and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain rules, 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 Jeep Liberty . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Jeep Liberty, please find out our content page on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Jeep Liberty?
We will now fairly 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 Jeep Liberty. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Jeep Liberty trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Jeep Liberty hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate 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 Jeep Liberty: 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 Jeep Liberty?
To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Jeep Liberty .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Jeep Liberty?
To install the wiring harness of an old Jeep Liberty, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend 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 performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Jeep Liberty to access the rear light unit.
- Locate 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 Jeep Liberty?
For new Jeep Libertys, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Jeep Liberty 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 Jeep Liberty so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Jeep Liberty 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 Jeep Liberty?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Jeep Liberty . To do 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 want more guides on the Jeep Liberty, go to our Jeep Liberty category.
