Wire colour codes
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- Mini
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- Mini Electrical Library
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- 1997 model year
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- Introduction › Wire colour codes
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. Black with a tracer is also usually an earth wire but the earth is switched by a control unit. |
| G | Green | Ignition fused supply from passenger compartment fusebox: clock, instrument, indicators, electric mirrors |
| K | Pink | Fused supply: central door locking |
| LG | Light Green | Ignition auxiliary fused supply from passenger compartment fusebox: 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 fusebox |
| Y | Yellow | Ignition switched supply to passenger compartment fusebox |
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