Tow Hitch Wiring USA 4-Pin

Tow hitch wiring USA 4-pin




















Tow hitch wiring USA 4-pin




- Take the cable harness and the protective cover from the kit
- Secure the protective cover on the 4-pin connector.




- Take the connector holder from the kit
- Position the connector in the connector holder. Press the two halves of the holder together.

Note! Ensure that the retention strap for the protective cover is not trapped, but aligns in the groove in the connector holder.




- Take the bracket and the two smaller screws and the nuts from the kit
- Tighten the bracket for the connector holder.




- Following the diagram, mark where the hole will be drilled for the bracket for the connector
- Pre-drill using a smaller drill bit. Then drill out the hole. Use a 6.5 mm (1/4") diameter drill bit
- Remove any swarf. Rust-proof the edges of the holes.




- Take the screw and the nut from the kit
- Position the bracket and the connector over the drilled hole
- If the bracket does not fit: mark on the bumper cover where the corner (1) needs to be cut away, then cut it. If the car has a protective panel on the rear bumper, this may also need to be filed off
- Tighten the bracket for the tow hitch member.




- Lift up the floor hatch (1). Lift up the storage hatch (2). Remove these two hatches from the car
- Remove the side panel (3) on the left-hand side.




- Remove the screw (1) and the nut (2)
- Remove the bracket (3) by pulling it forwards
- Lift off the protective cover (4).




- Remove the cover plug from the hole in the bodywork (battery drainage is not affected).








- Route the cable harness from the tow bar connector through the hole in the floor
- Adjust the position of the rubber seal (2) so that there is not too much slack in the cable under the car
- Install the rubber seal in the hole
- Route the cable as illustrated. Clamp the existing cable harness in the sill trim panel. Ensure that the cable harness is not impeded by the battery holder and the protective cover
- Install the new holder for the connector (see illustration B)
- Connect the cable harness connector (1) to the existing connector (3)
- Secure the two connected connectors (4) in the existing hole in the bodywork.

Reinstall:
- the protective cover and the bracket for the battery (see point 7)
- the side panel, the storage compartment and the floor hatch (see point 6).




Checking the 4-pin connector: