Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mini Countryman . Indeed, regardless if the installation process is not complex, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this work without any problem. First of all, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Mini Countryman .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Mini Countryman hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mini Countryman?

So we will commence our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Mini Countryman. In order to discover how it works, you must previously discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 satisfy all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mini Countryman . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Mini Countryman, please find out our content on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mini Countryman?

We will now fairly quickly describe 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 Mini Countryman. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Mini Countryman trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Mini Countryman 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 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 Mini Countryman: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This sort of connection needs 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 Mini Countryman?

To finish this content, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Mini Countryman .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mini Countryman?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Mini Countryman, 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 motor vehicle 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 Mini Countryman to access the rear light unit.
  • Locate 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?

For recent Mini Countrymans, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Mini Countryman 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 Mini Countryman so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mini Countryman and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case in the trunk properly.
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  • You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.

How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Mini Countryman?

Finally, to finish this content we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mini Countryman . To achieve this you will inevitably 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.

If you wish more guides on the Mini Countryman, go to our Mini Countryman category.