Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Toyota C-hr . In fact, even if the set up process is not difficult, it is required to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any issue. First of all, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Toyota C-hr .
What’s the wiring harness for a Toyota C-hr hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Toyota C-hr?
So we will begin our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Toyota C-hr. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 satisfy all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Toyota C-hr . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Toyota C-hr, please discover our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Toyota C-hr?
We will now quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Toyota C-hr. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Toyota C-hr trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Toyota C-hr hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Toyota C-hr: 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 Toyota C-hr?
To end this article, we will quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Toyota C-hr .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Toyota C-hr?
To install the wiring harness of an old Toyota C-hr, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Toyota C-hr 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 Toyota C-hr?
For modern Toyota C-hrs, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Toyota C-hr 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Toyota C-hr so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Toyota C-hr 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 Toyota C-hr?
Finally, to end this article we will quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Toyota C-hr . 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 corresponds to 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.
If you wish more guides on the Toyota C-hr, go to our Toyota C-hr category.
