Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Seat Arona . In fact, regardless if the set up procedure is not complex, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this task without any issue. Firstly, we will see 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 Seat Arona .
What’s the wiring harness for a Seat Arona hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Seat Arona?
So we will start our content page by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Seat Arona. In order to understand how it functions, you must previously understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain requirements, 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 Seat Arona . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Seat Arona, please see our content page on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Seat Arona?
We will now fairly quickly explain 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 Seat Arona. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Seat Arona trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Seat Arona hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate 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 Seat Arona: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Seat Arona?
To end this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Seat Arona .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Seat Arona?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Seat Arona, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a car 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 Seat Arona 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 Seat Arona?
For modern Seat Aronas, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Seat Arona 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 Seat Arona so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Seat Arona and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 Seat Arona?
Finally, to end this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Seat Arona . To achieve this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that points 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.
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