Westfalia Automotive 321 540 300 107 Instructions De Montage page 19

Installation Instructions:
Electrical System for Towing Hitch
Installing the electrical kit
1. Disconnect the negative battery terminal.
2. If necessary, remove the following coverings and panels:
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In the luggage trunk
Covering of luggage trunk bottom
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Loading edge covering
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Covering of the left side of the luggage trunk
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On the left-hand side of the vehicle
Seats of the backseat bench
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Access strips
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Covering on the left of the steering column
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Cover of the fuse carrier
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3. Remove the vehicle's 40 mm hole cover on the left of the vehicle's centre in the rear end plate
(Fig. 1/5).
4. Fasten the trailer connection unit to the supplied holding plate using the supplied M6 screws
(Fig. 1/7).
5. Fasten this unit in the intended place in the luggage trunk using the supplied snap nuts and
fastening screws (Fig. 1/7).
6. Lay the cable end with the 16-pin plug and the eyelet from the outside through the cable
leadthrough to the trailer connection unit (Fig. 1/4).
7. Insert the rubber grommet into the cable leadthrough (Fig. 1/5).
8. Lay the socket end of the cable set to the socket holder plate (Fig. 1/6).
Socket installation
9. Press the contact insert into the socket housing and push the rubber grommet towards the
socket.
10. Screw the socket onto the holding plate (Fig. 1/6) using the supplied screws.
Connecting the trailer connection unit
11. Insert the 16-fold connector housing into the intended slot of the trailer connection unit (Fig.
1/4) and let it lock into place.
12. Insert the 12-fold connector housing of the eight-core cable set into the intended slot of the
trailer connection unit and let it lock into place.
Installing the electrical kit
13. Connect the brown and brown/white cables with the eyelets to the vehicle's ground point (Fig.
1/3).
14. Lay the eight-core cable set along the vehicle's cable harness / ducts to the area of the
network control unit on the left side of the vehicle's front (Fig. 1/1).
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