Wiring Diagram Symbols and Wire Colors

BMW Service - WDS BMW Wiring Diagram System - Version 10.0

Entire component
shown
Component with screw terminals
Part of component
shown

Component case attached directly to
metal part of car (grounded)

Connector attached to
component


Connector attached to component lead
(pigtail)

Wire Color
BL Blue
BR Brown
GE Yellow
GN Green
GR Gray
OR Orange
RS Pink
RT Red
SW Black
VI Violet
WS White
TR Transparent

Two connections (pins in the same
connector.
Dashed line indicates terminals of the
same connector

(1) Pin Number

(2) Signal

(3) Wire size in mm squared

(4) Wire Color

(5) Hotspot Connector Reference
Number

(6) Hotspot Ground Reference Number
Grau
Rot
Schartz
Blau
Hotspots in Wiring Diagrams
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