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 describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Toyota RAV4 . In fact, regardless if the installation process is not difficult, it is required to describe some details to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will find out 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 Toyota RAV4 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Toyota RAV4 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Toyota RAV4?
So we will begin our content page by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Toyota RAV4. In order to understand how it functions, you must already 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 follow certain rules, 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Toyota RAV4 . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Toyota RAV4, please find out our content page on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Toyota RAV4?
We will now fairly quickly describe 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 Toyota RAV4. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Toyota RAV4 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Toyota RAV4 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 Toyota RAV4: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This type 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Toyota RAV4?
To finish this content page, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Toyota RAV4 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Toyota RAV4?
To install the wiring harness of an old Toyota RAV4, 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Toyota RAV4 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 Toyota RAV4?
For new Toyota RAV4s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Toyota RAV4 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 RAV4 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Toyota RAV4 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 RAV4?
Finally, to finish this content page we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Toyota RAV4 . To get this done 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.
If you wish more guides on the Toyota RAV4, go to our Toyota RAV4 category.
