Wire colour codes
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- Land Rover
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- Defender 300Tdi Electrical Library
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IntroductionWire colour codes
WIRE COLOUR CODES
The following list contains the wire colour codes used on the vehicle harnesses and is intended to give an indication of the function or feature for which a particular colour of wire is normally used. These guidelines do not always apply to the wiring between components and the main harness.
| Code | Colour | Function |
|---|---|---|
| B | Black | Earth wire from a component to an earth tag. |
| G | Green | Ignition fused supply from passenger compartment fuse box: clock, instrument, indicators, electric mirrors |
| K | Pink | Fused supply: central door locking |
| LG | Light Green | Ignition auxiliary fused supply from passenger compartment fuse box: reverse lamps, brake lamps |
| N | Brown | Battery supply - to ignition switch from fusible link 3 and 5 |
| O | Orange | Fused supply: central locking |
| P | Purple | Fused permanent supply - to interior lamps, radio cassette, clock, anti-theft alarm, electric aerial |
| R | Red | Fused supply: sidelamps |
| S | Slate (grey) | Fused supply: electric windows |
| U | Blue | Fused supply: headlamps, cooling fans |
| W | White | Ignition switched supply to passenger compartment fuse box |
| Y | Yellow | Ignition switched supply to passenger compartment fuse box |
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