When I put the trailer hitch on my Volvo XC90 I wired the control box directly
to the battery (fused of course). No drain that I can tell. The battery is in
the back of the car so that was the easiest thing.
On Fri, Aug 19, 2022, at 22:09, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote:
> I didn't even know that
I didn't even know that filler piece existed.
Watched an installation video, put the light control box on the left
side, extended the +12V lead to the accessory power outlet (possibly a
mistake, it's unswitched and I don't know if the box draws power when
the lights aren't on), and left the
No, there is an existing trim panel that is removed when the hitch is
installed. There are a couple of different iterations of the replacement
depending on the type of hitch that was installed.
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I found the correct part number (163 880 14 05, #36) with
In the bumper cover? You will probably have to cut out a chunk to fit over the
receiver if it doesn’t have a cutout. I did that on the ML500, it was already
kinda smashed up so I wasn’t too concerned about it
--FT
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> On Aug 19, 2022, at 9:22 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
>
Yeah, it looked pretty straightforward. I’m not sure if Ill have a helper,
depends on when I decide to do the work. The BanzWhirled thread has the pinouts
for the connector in the wiring harness, so that should be easy as well. Just
wondering if I took one of my soldering irons out there -
It’s an easy job, just have to get the wire taps straight for the lights. Hitch
install is quick and straightforward, helps to have a helper but doable alone.
--FT
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> On Aug 19, 2022, at 9:14 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Ordered the hitch for my 2003 ML350 in
Ordered the hitch for my 2003 ML350 in Flagstaff last week, it’s already there.
Tonight I reviewed the BanzWhirled thread on trailer wiring for the W163 and
got everything ordered to set up the lighting and harness.
Fortunately, the W163 is a “dumb” vehicle in that setting up the wiring for a
