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25 Sep 2022 19:11 #245110 by lightning

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l got my tow bar second hand and there were either no instructions or l've lost them.

I fitted the tow bar and wiring harness but there's a two pin connector left over on the tow bar harness.

l've looked on Youtube for videos showing how to install the wiring and it only says that the connector is for "specific caravan applications"

As we want to be able to tow our small caravan with the Jimny, can anyone tell me what l need to do with this connector? The wires look to be heavy gauge so l assume it's some sort of power feed.

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26 Sep 2022 03:21 #245116 by Lambert

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I take it there's not an obvious connection near where your spare wires terminate? Not having a 4 I can't be much help.

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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.

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26 Sep 2022 08:24 #245119 by lightning

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lt's this connector there doesn't seem to be anything to attach it to.

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26 Sep 2022 11:57 #245121 by DrRobin

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How many pins has the tow bar connector 7 or 13?

The following guide shows the wiring of both.

www.witter-towbars.co.uk/knowledge-hub/t...the-definitive-guide

If you have a 13 pin socket then it wil be for permanent power, but the 7 pin only have lights, indicators, brake and fog. Unless of course you have two sockets on the back, the additional for power?

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26 Sep 2022 11:58 #245122 by facade

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At a guess it is the power feed for the 'fridge & battery charge.
On my gen 4 there is a wire that goes all the way to the fuse box and has one of those "bodg'em up" piggy back fuse connectors (so the lid now lives in the glovebox, along with anything else that falls off

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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26 Sep 2022 18:22 #245138 by lightning

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lt's got a 13 pin socket.

It's also got the wire to the fuse box. l've connected the caravan and the ATC & fridge don't work so it must be a permanent and switched live feed.

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26 Sep 2022 19:16 #245139 by DrRobin

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Yes, it sounds like it needs a permanent live (through a fuse).

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