Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Master 3 . Obviously, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is required to clarify some details to consider this work 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 Master 3 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Master 3 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Master 3?
So we will start our content by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Renault Master 3. In order to figure out how it works, you must already figure out its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Master 3 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Renault Master 3, please discover our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Master 3?
We will now fairly quickly explain 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 Renault Master 3. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Master 3 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be discovered on all Renault Master 3 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Master 3: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear 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 Renault Master 3?
To finish this content, we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Master 3 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Master 3?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Renault Master 3, you will have to go and get all the required 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 carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Master 3 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 Master 3?
For recent Renault Master 3s, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover particular ones for your Renault Master 3 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Master 3 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Master 3 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Renault Master 3?
Finally, to finish this content we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Master 3 . 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 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.
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