If 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 show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Ram ProMaster City . In fact, regardless if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to describe some points to consider this task 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 Ram ProMaster City .
What’s the wiring harness for a Ram ProMaster City hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Ram ProMaster City?
So we will commence our content page by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Ram ProMaster City. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain rules, 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 Ram ProMaster City . We will look into this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Ram ProMaster City, please see our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Ram ProMaster City?
We will now 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 Ram ProMaster City. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Ram ProMaster City trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Ram ProMaster City hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each action (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 Ram ProMaster City: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 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 Ram ProMaster City?
To conclude this content page, we will quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Ram ProMaster City .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Ram ProMaster City?
To install the wiring harness of an old Ram ProMaster City, 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 for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Ram ProMaster City 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 Ram ProMaster City?
For recent Ram ProMaster Citys, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Ram ProMaster City 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 Ram ProMaster City so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Ram ProMaster City and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 Ram ProMaster City?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Ram ProMaster City . To do this you will inevitably 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 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 get more tips on the Ram ProMaster City, take a look at the Ram ProMaster City category.
