If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Grand Modus . Indeed, regardless if the set up process is not complex, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this task without any problem. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Renault Grand Modus .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Grand Modus hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Grand Modus?
So we will commence our content page by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Renault Grand Modus. In order to discover how it works, you must already discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Grand Modus . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Renault Grand Modus, please see our content page on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Grand Modus?
We will now fairly quickly describe 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 Renault Grand Modus. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Grand Modus trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Renault Grand Modus 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 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 Renault Grand Modus: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This type 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Renault Grand Modus?
To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Grand Modus .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Grand Modus?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Renault Grand Modus, 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Grand Modus 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 Renault Grand Modus?
For new Renault Grand Moduss, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Renault Grand Modus 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 Renault Grand Modus so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Grand Modus and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Renault Grand Modus?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Grand Modus . 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 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 perhaps you have any further questions about the Renault Grand Modus, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Grand Modus category.
