If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this article, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Volkswagen Eos . In fact, even if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will see 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 Volkswagen Eos .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Volkswagen Eos hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volkswagen Eos?

So we will begin our content page by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Volkswagen Eos. 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 essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 satisfy all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Volkswagen Eos . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Volkswagen Eos, please see our content page on this topic.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volkswagen Eos?

We will now quickly show you 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 Volkswagen Eos. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Volkswagen Eos trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Volkswagen Eos hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Volkswagen Eos: 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 car is switched on).

How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Volkswagen Eos?

To finish this content page, we will quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Volkswagen Eos .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Eos?

To install the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Eos, 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 motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Volkswagen Eos 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 Volkswagen Eos?

For recent Volkswagen Eoss, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Volkswagen Eos 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 Volkswagen Eos so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volkswagen Eos and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case in the trunk effectively.
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  • You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.

How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Volkswagen Eos?

Finally, to finish this content page we will quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volkswagen Eos . 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.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Eos, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Eos category.