Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of 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 Vel Satis . In truth, regardless if the installation process is not complex, it is required to describe some points to consider this task without any issue. First of all, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Renault Vel Satis .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Vel Satis hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Vel Satis?
So we will commence our content by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Renault Vel Satis. In order to figure out how it works, you must already figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental 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 satisfy all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Vel Satis . We will look into this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Renault Vel Satis, please find out our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Vel Satis?
We will now fairly quickly describe 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 Vel Satis. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Vel Satis trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Renault Vel Satis hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary 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 Vel Satis: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This sort 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 Vel Satis?
To finish this content, we will fairly quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Vel Satis .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Vel Satis?
To install the wiring harness of an old Renault Vel Satis, 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 motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Vel Satis 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 Vel Satis?
For modern Renault Vel Satiss, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Renault Vel Satis 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 Vel Satis so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Vel Satis 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 Vel Satis?
Finally, to finish this content we will fairly quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Vel Satis . 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 corresponds to 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 you have any additional questions about the Renault Vel Satis, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Vel Satis category.
