Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mazda CX 5 . In actual fact, regardless if the installation procedure is not complex, it is required to clarify some points to consider this work without any problem. Firstly, 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 Mazda CX 5 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Mazda CX 5 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mazda CX 5?
So we will commence our article by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Mazda CX 5. 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 earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain requirements, 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 fulfill all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mazda CX 5 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Mazda CX 5, please find out our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mazda CX 5?
We will now fairly quickly show you how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Mazda CX 5. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Mazda CX 5 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Mazda CX 5 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find a plug for each action (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 CX 5: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Mazda CX 5?
To end this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Mazda CX 5 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mazda CX 5?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Mazda CX 5, 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 to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Mazda CX 5 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 Mazda CX 5?
For modern Mazda CX 5s, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Mazda CX 5 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Mazda CX 5 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mazda CX 5 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 Mazda CX 5?
Finally, to end this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mazda CX 5 . To get this done you will automatically 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 Mazda CX 5, go to our Mazda CX 5 category.
