If 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 describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Skoda Kamiq . Obviously, regardless if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this work without any problem. Firstly, we will discover 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 Skoda Kamiq .
What’s the wiring harness for a Skoda Kamiq hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Skoda Kamiq?
So we will start our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Skoda Kamiq. In order to understand how it works, you must previously understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Skoda Kamiq . We will look into this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Skoda Kamiq, please discover our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Skoda Kamiq?
We will now 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 Skoda Kamiq. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Skoda Kamiq trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Skoda Kamiq hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed 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 Skoda Kamiq: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This type of connection needs 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 Skoda Kamiq?
To conclude this article, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Skoda Kamiq .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Skoda Kamiq?
To install the wiring harness of an old Skoda Kamiq, 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 motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Skoda Kamiq 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 Skoda Kamiq?
For new Skoda Kamiqs, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Skoda Kamiq 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 Skoda Kamiq so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Skoda Kamiq 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 Skoda Kamiq?
Finally, to conclude this article we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Skoda Kamiq . To do this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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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