What is a 7-pin din?
You might be wondering what DIN stands for? It stands for "Deutsches Institut für Normung" (German Industry Standard). A 7-pin DIN is a connector plug between the car and trailer, in other words, a coupling between the car and trailer. When you overload the car's wires with a number of LED work lights, the wires can get warm, so be careful. The rear lights of a trailer are always connected to a separate pin, each pin having its own function. The different pins are there for safety. Nowadays, 7-pin DIN connector connections are being used more and more.
How does it work in case of malfunction?
Malfunction with 7-pin DIN? What could it be? Is it a broken bulb? Perhaps a break in the cable? It often happens that the coupling no longer makes a good connection. In that case, also check whether everything is firmly attached. Is everything tight? Then it could be that a wire has come loose somewhere. When a wire comes loose, you can usually just reattach it.
Correct adapter plug for your trailer
If you're unsure which connector to choose when transporting your bike rack, trailer, caravan, boat, or horse trailer, we recommend selecting the standard adapters from TRALERT®. Make sure to remove the adapter after use. Otherwise, there's a risk of water getting into the adapter and the socket, leading to a short circuit. You definitely don't want this, especially with cables. A handy tip for cables is to loop the cable so that water always drips down, preventing damage. Below, you can read more about plugging in a 7-pin DIN and more.
What about plugging in?
This does involve different functions, however, and the plugging in is not quite the same. So you have to be careful not to connect it wrong. With a 7 pin DIN it is quite simple, you can only plug it in in one way and that is in a straight line. With a 13 pole DIN you have to plug it in and then turn it clockwise a quarter of a turn.