Caravan plug wiring diagram. This is often overlooked when booking a towbar or can be difficult to understand exactly what your vehicle requires if you have none or very little knowledge. The 12s connector on your car provides power to the caravans reversing lights interior lights battery charger and fridge. If you look at a socket or plug you should be able to see the pin lables 1 7. In some cases and more often in europe the trailer light will be connected using a 13 pin plug and socket.
How to wire a 7 pin 12 s type caravan plug. Trailer plug wiring diagrams use the correct size cable for the plugsocket most standard plugs will accept up to a 4mm auto cable easily. There are some important differences in the 12s socket wiring in caravans manufactured prior to 1999 and after 1999. If you have a 13 pin socket fitted to your vehicle.
The 12 pin flat plug have a second row of 5 larger points which will accept up to 6mm auto cable. In the uk trailer lights are normallly connected using a 7 pin plug and socket known as a type 12n. Caravan trailer plug wiring diagram wiring diagram is a simplified up to standard pictorial representation of an electrical circuitit shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes and the power and signal links amongst the devices. Wiring diagram for a 13 pin tow bar socket and plug many caravans built after 2008 have the new 13 pin connector for the electrical connections to the car.
Terminal number function 7 core wire colour. The car charge line blue cable is now left unused the caravan battery is now charged via the green cable whilst the car. If you are installing a. This is the standard uk wiring of a the normal socket and plug otherwise known as 12n.
Or why not make your diy installation easier with our plug and play solutions. 1st august 2017 by western towing. Whilst coupling up the 13pin plug to the connector takes a bit of getting used to as it requires a twist connection it does offer a few advantages. The 12s socket is not always fitted to a car as if the car is just being used to tow a trailer only the 12n socket is fitted.
Wiring diagram for a 12s tow bar socket and plug. Wiring diagrams an important aspect of towbar fitting is the wiring which is required to power either your trailer lights or caravan internal electrics. The12s socket is supplied by a seven core cable with grey sheathing. 12n 7pin trailer caravan lighting wiring diagram.