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Towbar electrics issue - 2001 V70

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Old Oct 10th, 2017, 18:23   #1
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Hi.

Wondering if anyone can offer any advice?
When I have connected my caravan to my car, I cannot get the caravan indicators to work. No beeper in the car either.
I am 99% certain the fault is on the car, not the van.
Hoping it's something simple like a fuse (not sure which one to check as the fusebox in the boot is not labelled), as we are supposed to be going away on Thursday.

Any advice appreciated.

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Has it got volvo electrics or after market and is it 2 7pins (grey and black sockets) or 13pin,

If its 13 then any MOT station should have a tester to check towbar electrics,

Also depending on age of caravan some towbar units don't like the newer LED lights that alot of new stuff has fitted
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It's a single 7 pin, which I will be attempting to replace tomorrow.
The caravan is 20 years old, so no leds and I have tested it with a lightboard.
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