Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Scenic . In actual fact, even if the installation procedure is not complex, it is required to explain some points to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Renault Scenic .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Scenic hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Scenic?
So we will begin our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Renault Scenic. In order to figure out how it works, you must previously figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 Renault Scenic . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Renault Scenic, please find out our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Scenic?
We will now fairly quickly explain 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 Scenic. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Scenic trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be discovered on all Renault Scenic 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 Scenic: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment in the cabin. This type 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 Scenic?
To finish this article, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Scenic .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Scenic?
To install the wiring harness of an old Renault Scenic, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise 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 performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Scenic 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 Scenic?
For modern Renault Scenics, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Renault Scenic 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 Scenic so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Scenic 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 Scenic?
Finally, to finish this article we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Scenic . To achieve 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.
To find more tips on the Renault Scenic, take a look at the Renault Scenic category.
