Whether 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 describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Megane 4 . In actual fact, regardless if the installation procedure is not complex, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this task without any problem. First of all, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Renault Megane 4 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Megane 4 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Megane 4?
So we will start our article by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Renault Megane 4. In order to discover how it functions, you must previously discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary 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 satisfy all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Megane 4 . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Renault Megane 4, please discover our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Megane 4?
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 Renault Megane 4. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Megane 4 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Renault Megane 4 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 Renault Megane 4: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This sort 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Renault Megane 4?
To finish this article, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Megane 4 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Megane 4?
To install the wiring harness of an old Renault Megane 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Megane 4 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 Renault Megane 4?
For modern Renault Megane 4s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Renault Megane 4 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 Megane 4 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Megane 4 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 Megane 4?
Finally, to finish this article we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Megane 4 . To get this done you will automatically 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.
If you wish more tutorials on the Renault Megane 4, go to our Renault Megane 4 category.
