13pin plug

valeter
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edited July 2018 in Caravans #1

using 13 pin plug for 1st time when connecting to car do you connect  then twist 

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  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2018 #2

    yes, the flat bit on the plug should end up under the sprung dust cover.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited July 2018 #3

    Yes, push in then turn one quarter of a turn , and make sure you do the opposite fully at the other end or the pins might need aligning, have you got one of the those green plastic tools in case that happens.

    I was a little 'nervous' when I first started using the 13 pin last September but it's second nature now

  • valeter
    valeter Forum Participant Posts: 43
    edited July 2018 #4

    Yes I have the green docking tool just wasn't sure if you have to twist the plug when you put it in .thanks

  • EmilysDad
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    edited July 2018 #5

    The plug won't go into the socket if you don't twist ..... 

  • Phishing
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    edited July 2018 #6

    First put the green thing onto the plug and rotate it until it locks, you will feel it lock.

    Rotate it the other way to remove the green thing but make sure you rotate it fully before retracting it. This lines up the plug to go on the car end.

    Lift the lid and start with the lid shaped bit on the plug at about 9 o'clock, push gently and rotate clockwise till it locks.

    Important, when you take it off rotate it fully anticlockwise so the lid shaped bit on the plug goes back to the 9 o'clock position or it will get out of alignment.

    Do not force it at any time, if it wont go on start again with the green thing and realign it. The 13 pin is a good idea but not the most robust thing.

     

     

  • EmilysDad
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    edited July 2018 #7

    I've never had a 'green thing' & never had a problem with mis-alignment of anything ..... cool

  • Phishing
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    edited July 2018 #8

    Neither did I, well I did but it got chucked in the 'may need it one day box' because I had no idea what it was for!

    It was probably our 5th or 6th trip and I arrived at the storage yard and was going for quick hitch when the damned thing would not go on. I tried, OH tried, bloke in the storage place tried. Really could not work it out! Eventually with the interweb managed to align it with a stick and get it on!

    Now use the green thing all the time.

     

  • Freddy55
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    edited July 2018 #9

    Can you please provide a link to this green plastic thingy? So far I’ve had no problem hooking up, but would hate to get stuck.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited July 2018 #10

    Green thingy But if you didn't know it existed plugged OK so far, why do you now think you might need one? I can mis-align mine if I want, hold the cable & twist the outer part of the plug ..... but I don't.

  • Freddy55
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    edited July 2018 #11

    Why do I think I might need one? Cos I’m stupid, and these things tend to happen when I least want them to 😀

    And thanks 👍

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