I've seen quite a few threads asking questions about tow bar wiring but not found the specific detail I need.

 

I have an SE Estate from March 2014 with tow bar prep. We fitted the Westfalia tow bar and 7 pin kit which is really easy with the tow bar prep. 

 

I have now bought a caravan and am upgrading the electrics to 13 pin. The key difference from the 7 pin kit to the 15 pin kit (on pre June 2014 cars) is the pair of cables which need to be run to the front of the car for the live feed and for the control line. However, the instructions are very vague about exactly where they should be connected. 

 

Question is, has anyone done this and can provide any more detail or photos for the connections of these cables at the front of the car?

 

Thanks

 

Richard

To be honest I have not done this myself on an O3 , and 2014 was around the point when cars were arriving from Skoda/Skoda Dealers with varying levels of towbar wiring. Half a dozen calls to SUK and I was still non the wiser as they knew nothing about the towbars fitted to their cars

 

Dont know who's wiring you are using but I'll tell you what I found out others may know more. 

 

AFAIK towbar prep brings all necessary wires from the front of the car to the boot. If you have towbar prep you should not need to take wires to the front of the car. That is the point of towbar prep. With towbar prep there are two mini looms that add 1.normal electrics, 2.split charging electrics. These plug in to the towbar prep on the car in the boot.

 

Also AFAIK there is two similar looms for cars that do not have towbar prep. (these would have the towbar prep built in and have wires to the front)

 

If you are using Skoda OEM wiring you may have the loom for cars with no towbar prep. If you are using westfalia or generic wiring I cant help really as it could be anything.

I'm using the Westfalia kit.

Tow bar prep for cars prior to June last year didn't include the additional caravan cables, so the 13 pin kit for cars prior to June 2014 requires the two cables I mentioned for the split charging electrics. ( This bit is explained in http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/331351-tow-bar/?hl=%2Bcaravan#entry4180094 #20). My query is just where/how to connect those cables up.

Hello there,

I have factory fitted towbar with 7-pin connector on my 2015 Estate. I want to convert it to 13 pin for my caravan. Skoda dealers I talked, have no idea about towbars. I called Skoda Turkey and they are also clueless. I suspect they will answer my question. This post is the only related thing to my case almost in whole Internet.  From what I read, my car has the necessary cables in the boot. If I replace the connector and use the cables in the boot I will solve this issue. My car is a rental and I will return it on December. I don't want to do anything risky and mess with the electric system on the car but to be able to charge my caravan's battery. Do you have any experience in the last 2,5 years?

 

Do you only have one 7 pin socket on your towbar or two?

If you have a black 7 pin socket and a grey 7 pin one then you can buy an adaptor cable to convert twin 7 pin sockets to a single 13 pin one.

Trailer 7 pin and 13 pin sockets wiring

There is only one 7 pin connector. It is the factory fitted option. I wondered if anyone made the conversion. I think I will open the plug and look for the power cable. This is what I need for the caravan.

If I successfully convert to 13 pin, I will share the results.

Thanks.

Have a look here, select and compare the differences between 7 pin and 13 pin electrics for your car. I think Westfalia provided the factory fit stuff as well but could be wrong. It’s a good place to start anyway.

 

http://www.pfjones.co.uk/

 

This one is for the cars without the preparation. I already have a fully functional towbar and electronics. As the car is MY15, I must have all the cables for 13pin right next to the 7pin plug. I have ordered 13 pin connectors. I will check the car with a friend at the weekend.