Trailer Wiring

James Hill said:

I have a new 2026 Sportage EX Premium (Canada) with an 8 pin harness behind the left rear cargo panel. Dealer not sure of a plug and play harness for trailer? Too new of a vehicle???? Anyone know?

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mhertel said:

I have the 2026 X-line limited. (Canada).. How did you get to that harness?

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James Hill said:

If you open the back hatch. Remove the tread panel. Then remove the three screws holding the driver’s side cargo panel and start popping back that panel a little. Do not need to remove the whole panel just a bit to pull back a bit. It was behind that panel. Pre-wired for a tow harness but apparently the new harness hasn’t been released to markets yet (according to KIA dealership). It’s an 8 pin male plug. View attachment 120

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James Hill said:

If you open the back hatch. Remove the tread panel. Then remove the three screws holding the driver’s side cargo panel and start popping back that panel a little. Do not need to remove the whole panel just a bit to pull back a bit. It was behind that panel. Pre-wired for a tow harness but apparently the new harness hasn’t been released to markets yet (according to KIA dealership). It’s an 8 pin male plug.

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mhertel said:

Great, thanks for the info. A lot of stuff is not out yet for the 2026, but a lot of the 2025 accessories do fit.
Still trying to find a phone mount that clips to the screen..

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steveo said:

We use one of these. A little pricey, but works great!

https://www.proclipusa.com/

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pbechard said:

Did you ever figure out the pin-out schematic for this plug?

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mhertel said:

I looked on the site and they didnt list anything for 2026.. I ordered a similar one from amazon for a 2025 and it did not fit..
I managed to build one from various parts..

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