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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - towing bracket socket

This assembly overview covers the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 towing bracket socket -U10-: the trailer detector control unit -J345-, its retaining frame, and the socket's pin assignment reference.

Assembly overview - towing bracket socket

1 -  Trailer detector control unit -J345-
Removing and installing → Chapter
2 -  Retaining frame
For trailer detector control unit -J345-
3 -  Trailer socket -U10-
Pin assignment → Chapter
Trailer socket -U10-
Properties of pin 9:
Pin 9, permanent plus, continuous supply of battery positive voltage from vehicle to trailer.
Permanent plus is directly connected to vehicle battery with no interruption.
Low permissible current range, approx. 7.5 to 10 A
Pin assignment on trailer socket -U10-:
The exact assignment can be found in the latest current flow diagram → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.

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    Assembly overview - towing bracket socket — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    What does the Golf Mk7 towing bracket socket assembly show?
    13-pin socket, wiring harness, mounting bracket on the towing bracket and connector to the vehicle CAN bus.
    Towing bracket
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    Removing and installing trailer detector control unit -J345-
      Note When renewing the control unit, select Renew function for the respective control unit in Guided fault finding or Guided functions mode &# ...