If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mini Countryman 2 . Obviously, even if the set up procedure is not complex, it is required to describe some details to consider this task 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 Mini Countryman 2 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Mini Countryman 2 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mini Countryman 2?
So we will start our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Mini Countryman 2. 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 necessary 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 fulfill all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mini Countryman 2 . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Mini Countryman 2, please find out our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mini Countryman 2?
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 Mini Countryman 2. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Mini Countryman 2 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Mini Countryman 2 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Mini Countryman 2: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices in the cabin. This sort of connection necessitates 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 Mini Countryman 2?
To conclude this content, we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Mini Countryman 2 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mini Countryman 2?
To install the wiring harness of an old Mini Countryman 2, 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 car electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Mini Countryman 2 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 Mini Countryman 2?
For recent Mini Countryman 2s, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Mini Countryman 2 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Mini Countryman 2 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mini Countryman 2 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 Mini Countryman 2?
Finally, to conclude this content we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mini Countryman 2 . 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 means 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 Mini Countryman 2, take a look at the Mini Countryman 2 category.
