Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Kia Stronic . Obviously, regardless if the set up process is not complex, 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 car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Kia Stronic .
What’s the wiring harness for a Kia Stronic hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Kia Stronic?
So we will commence our content page by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Kia Stronic. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and above 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Kia Stronic . We will look into this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Kia Stronic, please find out our content page on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Kia Stronic?
We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Kia Stronic. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Kia Stronic trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be located on all Kia Stronic hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate 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 Kia Stronic: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment in the cabin. This sort 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 Stronic?
To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Kia Stronic .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Kia Stronic?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Kia Stronic, 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 car electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Kia Stronic 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 Kia Stronic?
For modern Kia Stronics, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Kia Stronic 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 Stronic so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Kia Stronic 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 Stronic?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Kia Stronic . 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 points 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.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Kia Stronic, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Stronic category.
