Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Kia Picanto 3 . Obviously, even if the set up procedure is not complex, it is required to clarify some points 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 Kia Picanto 3 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Kia Picanto 3 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Kia Picanto 3?
So we will begin our article by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Kia Picanto 3. In order to discover how it works, you must already discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Kia Picanto 3 . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Kia Picanto 3, please discover our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Kia Picanto 3?
We will now 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 Kia Picanto 3. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Kia Picanto 3 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Kia Picanto 3 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Kia Picanto 3: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This type of connection requires 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 Kia Picanto 3?
To end this article, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Kia Picanto 3 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Kia Picanto 3?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Kia Picanto 3, 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 motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Kia Picanto 3 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 Kia Picanto 3?
For recent Kia Picanto 3s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Kia Picanto 3 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 Kia Picanto 3 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Kia Picanto 3 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 Kia Picanto 3?
Finally, to end this article we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Kia Picanto 3 . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that points 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.
To find more tips on the Kia Picanto 3, take a look at the Kia Picanto 3 category.
