If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. On this page, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class . In fact, even if the installation process is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any issue. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class .
What’s the wiring harness for a Mercedes Benz GLE Class hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class?
So we will begin our content by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class. In order to figure out how it works, you must previously figure out its necessity. Whether 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class, please see our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class?
We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Mercedes Benz GLE Class. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Mercedes Benz GLE Class trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Mercedes Benz GLE Class 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 Mercedes Benz GLE Class: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Mercedes Benz GLE Class?
To end this content, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mercedes Benz GLE Class?
To install the wiring harness of an old Mercedes Benz GLE Class, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest 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 performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Mercedes Benz GLE Class 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 Mercedes Benz GLE Class?
For modern Mercedes Benz GLE Classs, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Mercedes Benz GLE Class 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 Mercedes Benz GLE Class so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mercedes Benz GLE Class 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.
0
How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Mercedes Benz GLE Class?
Finally, to end this content we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mercedes Benz GLE Class . To achieve 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 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 perhaps you have any further questions about the Mercedes Benz GLE Class, do not hesitate to consult our Mercedes Benz GLE Class category.
