Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Suzuki Swift . Indeed, regardless if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Suzuki Swift .
What’s the wiring harness for a Suzuki Swift hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Suzuki Swift?
So we will begin our content page by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Suzuki Swift. 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 meet all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Suzuki Swift . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Suzuki Swift, please see our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Suzuki Swift?
We will now quickly show you 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 Suzuki Swift. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Suzuki Swift trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Suzuki Swift hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover a plug for each function (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 Suzuki Swift: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This sort 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Suzuki Swift?
To finish this content page, we will quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Suzuki Swift .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Suzuki Swift?
To install the wiring harness of an old Suzuki Swift, 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 difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Suzuki Swift 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 Suzuki Swift?
For recent Suzuki Swifts, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Suzuki Swift 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 Suzuki Swift so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Suzuki Swift and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Suzuki Swift?
Finally, to finish this content page we will quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Suzuki Swift . To achieve this you will automatically 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 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.
To find more tips on the Suzuki Swift, take a look at the Suzuki Swift category.
