Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Volvo XC60 . Indeed, regardless if the set up process is not complex, it is required to explain some points to consider this intervention without any problem. First of all, we will see 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 Volvo XC60 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Volvo XC60 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volvo XC60?
So we will begin our content page by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Volvo XC60. 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 earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain laws, 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 Volvo XC60 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Volvo XC60, please see our content page on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volvo XC60?
We will now fairly 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 Volvo XC60. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Volvo XC60 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Volvo XC60 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find a plug for each objective (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 Volvo XC60: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices in the cabin. This sort of connection requires 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 Volvo XC60?
To finish this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Volvo XC60 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volvo XC60?
To install the wiring harness of an old Volvo XC60, 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Volvo XC60 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 Volvo XC60?
For new Volvo XC60s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Volvo XC60 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 Volvo XC60 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volvo XC60 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 Volvo XC60?
Finally, to finish this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volvo XC60 . To do this 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 Volvo XC60, go to our Volvo XC60 category.
