Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation 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 Peugeot 306 . In actual fact, even if the set up procedure is not complex, it is required to describe some points to consider this task without any issue. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Peugeot 306 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Peugeot 306 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Peugeot 306?
So we will start our content page by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Peugeot 306. In order to understand how it functions, you must previously understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and above 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Peugeot 306 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Peugeot 306, please see our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Peugeot 306?
We will now fairly quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Peugeot 306. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Peugeot 306 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Peugeot 306 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 Peugeot 306: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This kind 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 Peugeot 306?
To end this content page, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Peugeot 306 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Peugeot 306?
To install the wiring harness of an old Peugeot 306, 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 most important steps to be carried out:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Peugeot 306 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 Peugeot 306?
For recent Peugeot 306s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Peugeot 306 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 Peugeot 306 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Peugeot 306 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance in the trunk effectively.
- 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 Peugeot 306?
Finally, to end this content page we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Peugeot 306 . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that means 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 wish more tutorials on the Peugeot 306, go to our Peugeot 306 category.
