Tow Bar Installation with Wiring Kit - Suzuki Vitara

In this video you can see the whole process of a tow bar installation for Suzuki Vitara LY, 4th generation made from 2015 onwards. This particular vehicle is 2021 AllGrip 1.4 petrol model.
The entire process can be done with basic tools on the ground. Aside from those tools (rachet, spanners etc.) everything else is provided in the package, including a detailed manual.
- Tow bar assembly is made by ACPS ORIS Automotive
- Wiring kit is SMP-2E by Steinhof
- Full manual for the universal wiring kit: autofix.nu/upload_dir/shop/SM...

[@alfredourbiola6957]

Thanks a lot for showing how to do this installation. It would be great to see this tow bar in use!

[@racmaxcam7904]

Nice to see how it is done, properly. Thanks. :}

[@HKK455]

was looking exactly for this tutorial, thanks a lot, hopefully not too different on my car

[@goombek1861]

Thanks man!

[@philippe3527]

Thanks a lot for your explanation ... Where did you find the positive wire ? In the left tail but , wich color is it ? Red also ? Difficult to see that

[@wheelsnutsbolts]

Ok this is a bit funny but here it goes. Initially I found a thin red wire that gave me a light whenever I turned the ignition on which gave me a reason to believe it's a live wire but it turned out it was not. What I actually found was a wire that powered the left taillight, so whenever the lights were switched on everything would work as intended.
Now since the car has automatic lights that get switched on based on day/night sensor, and since I was working inside a garage the whole time, every time I turned on the ignition the lights would automatically turn on as well so everything seemed to be working correctly. It was only a couple days later I figured out what the actual issue was, and it was exactly that, that the trailer socket worked only when the lights were turned on.
After that I decided to undo some of the work, and just connect the positive wire directly to the battery. I had more than enough wire to pull it through the side trim (plastic) right to the battery up front, which unfortunately is not in the video. I still believe there's supposed to be a live wire back in the trunk somewhere but at that point I just gave up on finding it and decided to go with the safest route. Anyways, everything works perfect now.

[@craigeybabe]

Have you got a link for the kits please?

[@wheelsnutsbolts]

The wiring kit is by Steinhof, there's a link for the manual in the description

[@craigeybabe]

Thanks, I mean a link of where I can purchase the tow bar please? Thank you

[@wheelsnutsbolts]

@@craigeybabe Didn't purchase it over the internet, I bought in in a local car shop in my country

[@craigeybabe]

Ok thank you

[@Coordinator61]

When you have LED tail lights these cheap red connectors will not work. And you connect old style 7 port plug. Modern cars use the 13 port plug. If you use these older connectors you get problems on your dashbord.

[@wheelsnutsbolts]

@@Coordinator61 Thanks for the comment, everything works fine though and there's always an option to use an adapter to convert if necessary. Cheers

[@Coordinator61]

@@wheelsnutsbolts ok cool i was warned on this with led lights.