Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Grand Scenic 4 . Obviously, regardless if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this intervention without any problem. First of all, we will discover 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Grand Scenic 4 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Grand Scenic 4?
So we will commence our article by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Renault Grand Scenic 4. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 fulfill all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Renault Grand Scenic 4, please discover our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Grand Scenic 4?
We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Grand Scenic 4 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Renault Grand Scenic 4 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Renault Grand Scenic 4?
To end this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Grand Scenic 4?
To install the wiring harness of an old Renault Grand Scenic 4, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest 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 performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Renault Grand Scenic 4 to access the rear light unit.
- Identify 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 Scenic 4?
For modern Renault Grand Scenic 4s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Renault Grand Scenic 4 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4?
Finally, to end this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Grand Scenic 4 . To do this 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 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.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Renault Grand Scenic 4, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Grand Scenic 4 category.
