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 Volkswagen Scirocco . Obviously, even if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is required 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 motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Volkswagen Scirocco .
What’s the wiring harness for a Volkswagen Scirocco hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volkswagen Scirocco?
So we will commence our content by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Volkswagen Scirocco. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 fulfill all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Volkswagen Scirocco . We will look into this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Volkswagen Scirocco, please find out our content on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volkswagen Scirocco?
We will now fairly 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 Scirocco. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Volkswagen Scirocco trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be discovered on all Volkswagen Scirocco hitches. This electrical connection will enable 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 Scirocco: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Volkswagen Scirocco?
To conclude this content, we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Volkswagen Scirocco .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Scirocco?
To install the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Scirocco, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Volkswagen Scirocco 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 Scirocco?
For recent Volkswagen Sciroccos, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Volkswagen Scirocco 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 Volkswagen Scirocco so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volkswagen Scirocco 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 Volkswagen Scirocco?
Finally, to conclude this content we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volkswagen Scirocco . To achieve this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that means 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.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Scirocco, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Scirocco category.
