If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Toyota Highlander . Obviously, regardless if the set up process is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this intervention without any issue. First of all, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Toyota Highlander .
What’s the wiring harness for a Toyota Highlander hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Toyota Highlander?
So we will commence our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Toyota Highlander. 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 necessary and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Toyota Highlander . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Toyota Highlander, please find out our content on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Toyota Highlander?
We will now quickly explain 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 Toyota Highlander. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Toyota Highlander trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Toyota Highlander hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed 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 Toyota Highlander: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear 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 Toyota Highlander?
To finish this content, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Toyota Highlander .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Toyota Highlander?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Toyota Highlander, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a car electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Toyota Highlander 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 Highlander?
For new Toyota Highlanders, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Toyota Highlander 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Toyota Highlander so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Toyota Highlander 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 Toyota Highlander?
Finally, to finish this content we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Toyota Highlander . To get this done you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select 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.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Toyota Highlander, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Highlander category.
