Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mazda 6 . In fact, regardless if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this intervention without any problem. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Mazda 6 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Mazda 6 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mazda 6?
So we will commence our article by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Mazda 6. 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 essential and earlier 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mazda 6 . We will look into this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Mazda 6, please see our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mazda 6?
We will now quickly describe 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 Mazda 6. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Mazda 6 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Mazda 6 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 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 Mazda 6: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices 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 Mazda 6?
To finish this article, we will quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Mazda 6 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mazda 6?
To install the wiring harness of an old Mazda 6, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend 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 carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Mazda 6 to access the rear light unit.
- Identify 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 Mazda 6?
For recent Mazda 6s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Mazda 6 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Mazda 6 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mazda 6 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case in the trunk effectively.
- 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 Mazda 6?
Finally, to finish this article we will quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mazda 6 . To get this done you will automatically 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 perhaps you have any further questions about the Mazda 6, do not hesitate to consult our Mazda 6 category.
