If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Nissan Micra 5 . In actual fact, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Nissan Micra 5 .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Nissan Micra 5 hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Nissan Micra 5?

So we will begin our content page by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Nissan Micra 5. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 meet all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Nissan Micra 5 . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Nissan Micra 5, please discover our content page on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Nissan Micra 5?

We will now fairly quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Nissan Micra 5. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Nissan Micra 5 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Nissan Micra 5 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 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 Nissan Micra 5: This plug system is principally used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This kind 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 Nissan Micra 5?

To finish this content page, we will fairly quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Nissan Micra 5 .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Nissan Micra 5?

To install the wiring harness of an old Nissan Micra 5, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:

  • Take out the trunk lining from your Nissan Micra 5 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 Nissan Micra 5?

For modern Nissan Micra 5s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Nissan Micra 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 Nissan Micra 5 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Nissan Micra 5 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 Nissan Micra 5?

Finally, to finish this content page we will fairly quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Nissan Micra 5 . To achieve this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Nissan Micra 5, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Micra 5 category.