Installation Instructions:
Electrical System for Towing Hitch
Install electrical kit
1. Disconnect negative terminal of battery.
2. Remove the following covers and panelling, as necessary:
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In the boot
Boot floor cover
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Loading sill cover
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Left side panel
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Along the left side of the vehicle
Side panel rear (Cabrio)
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Scuff plates, driver's side
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Left panelling by the steering column
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Fuse box cover
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3. Remove the cover from the 40 mm hole in the floor panel, below the left tail light (Fig. 1/6).
4. Route the end of the cable with the 14-pin and 6-pin plugs from outside through the hole to
the equipment rack (Fig. 1/4).
5. Insert the rubber grommet in the hole (fig. 1/6).
6. Route the end of the cable set with the socket to the socket mounting plate (fig. 1/8).
7. Secure the socket cable set between the tail end panel and the towing hitch on the bumper
carrier with plug-in fixing cable ties.
Fit socket
8. Push contact insert into the socket housing and slide rubber seal up to the socket.
9. Secure the socket to the mounting plate with the screws provided (Fig. 1/8), torque setting:
max. 2.0 Nm. If necessary shorten screws.
Connect trailer connection unit
Note
If the equipment rack 8E0 907 297 B (Saloon & Avant) or the bracket 8E0 907 297
(Cabriolet) for the trailer control unit is not present in the vehicle, this must be ordered with
two nuts N901 326 02 (only Saloon and Avant) from VW Kassel.
10. Fit the trailer connection unit into the equipment rack on the rear, left-hand side of the vehicle
facing the direction of travel (Fig. 1/4).
11. Plug and lock in the 14-way and 6-way plug housings of the cable set in the sockets provided
on the trailer connection unit (Fig. 1/1).
12. For vehicles with ILM high:
13. Use the ring eyelets to attach the grey and brown wires to the vehicle's earthing point
(Fig. 1/7) near the device holder.
Audi A4/B6
305 207 391 101 - 001 - 10/07
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