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2008 Mercedes Benz E Class (W211)

Wiring Information

Item Wire Color Polarity Wire Location

12 Volts red (20A) + Electronic Ignition Switch, 5 pin plug (C), pin 1
Second 12 Volts red (150A) + driver dash fuse box
Starter purple/white or purple (for + underhood fuse box, 6 pin plug (B2), pin 5
starter kill only)
Second Starter N/A
Ignition pink/red (for ignition sense + low curr Electronic Ignition Switch, 5 pin plug (C), pin 2
only)
Second Ignition N/A
Third Ignition N/A
Accessory N/A
Second Accessory N/A
Third Accessory N/A
Key Sense N/A
Data Bus N/A
Can Bus High brown/red data Central Gateway Module under driver dash, 10 pin plug, pin
10
Can Bus Low brown data Central Gateway Module under driver dash, 10 pin plug, pin
9
Can Bus Sw N/A
Power Lock (CAN bus)
Power Unlock (CAN bus)
Lock Motor black 5 wire Left Front Door Module, plug (C5), pin 3
Unlock Motor red 5 wire Left Front Door Module, plug (C5), pin 2
Disarm Defeat red 5 wire Right Front Door Module, plug (C5), pin 2
Parking Lights (+) gray/black (LF), gray/red + underhood fuse box, 4 pin plug (I12), pins 1 and 2
(RF)
Parking Lights (-)
Hazards (CAN bus)
Turn Signal (Left) black/white (LF) + underhood fuse box, 10 pin plug (M3), pin 5
Turn Signal (Right) black/green (RF) + Passenger Side SAM on pass floorboard, 6 pin plug (I3), pin
1

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Wiring Information (Continued)

Item Wire Color Polarity Wire Location

Headlight yellow/black (L) + underhood fuse box, 10 pin plug (M3), pin 2
AutoLights
Reverse Light gray/yellow + trunk fuse box, 14 pin plug (C14), pin 8
Left Front Door Trigger brown/yellow - trunk fuse box, 12 pin plug (C2), pin 9
Right Front Door Trigger brown/white - trunk fuse box, 12 pin plug (C2), pin 8
Left Rear Door Trigger brown/blue - trunk fuse box, 12 pin plug (C2), pin 11
Right Rear Door Trigger brown/purple - trunk fuse box, 12 pin plug (C2), pin 10
Dome Supervision (CAN bus)
Trunk/Hatch Pin green - trunk fuse box, 28 pin plug (C21), pin 4
Rear Glass Pin N/A
Hood Pin brown/red - trunk fuse box, 8 pin plug (C4), pin 1
Trunk Hatch/Release gray/yellow (rear handle - trunk fuse box, 28 pin plug (C21), pin 5
switch)
Trunk Release Motor red/brown or gray/pink 5 wire trunk fuse box, 28 pin plug (C21), pin 11 or 7
Fuel Door Release brown or red/yellow 5 wire trunk fuse box, 4 pin plug (C13), pin 2 or 3
Power Sliding Door (Left) N/A
Power Sliding Door N/A
(Right)
Factory Alarm Arm (factory remote only)
Factory Alarm Disarm (factory remote only)
Disarm No Unlock
Trunk Alarm Shunt N/A
Tachometer white/stripe or black/stripe ac any fuel injector
Wait to Start N/A
Neutral Safety N/A
Clutch Pedal N/A
Fuel Pump red/green + trunk fuse box, 7 pin plug (C1), pin 3
Rear Defroster red or orange + latched trunk fuse box, 5 pin plug (C20), pin 5
Mirror Defroster (CAN bus)
Left Front Heated Seat white/green 5 wire Seat Ventilation Module under driver seat, 6 pin plug
(C1), pin 3
Right Front Heated Seat white/gray 5 wire Seat Ventilation Module under driver seat, 6 pin plug
(C1), pin 4

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Wiring Information (Continued)

Item Wire Color Polarit Wire Location

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Speed Sense (wheel speed sensor)
Brake Wire black/pink or grn/yel (functions with ign on + trunk fuse box, 28 pin plug (C21), pin 22
only)
Parking Brake brown/white - parking brake switch, 2 pin plug, pin 1
Horn Trigger yellow + underhood fuse box, 14 pin plug (M2), pin 10
Wipers (LIN bus)
Left Front Window (not recommended because of factory auto
(Up/Down) up/down)
Right Front Window (not recommended because of factory auto
(Up/Down) up/down)
Left Rear Window (not recommended because of factory auto
(Up/Down) up/down)
Right Rear Window (not recommended because of factory auto
(Up/Down) up/down)
Sun Roof
(Open/Close)
Sun Roof
(Limit/Close)
Memory Seat 1 (LIN bus)
Memory Seat 2 (LIN bus)
Memory Seat 3 (LIN bus)
Radio 12V red/yellow + radio, 12 pin plug, pin 1
Radio Ground brown - radio, 12 pin plug, pin 2
Radio Ignition (CAN bus)
Radio Illumination (CAN bus)
Factory Amp Turn-on pink (MOST wake up) radio, 12 pin plug, pin 3
Power Antenna N/A
Left Front Speaker green - brown/green +,- amplifier in trunk left side, 14 pin plug, pins 7 -
(+/-) 8
Right Front Speaker black - brown/black +,- amplifier in trunk left side, 14 pin plug, pins 13 -
(+/-) 14
Left Rear Speaker pink - brown/pink +,- amplifier in trunk left side, 14 pin plug, pins 9 -
(+/-) 10
Right Rear Speaker white - brown/white +,- amplifier in trunk left side, 14 pin plug, pins 11 -
(+/-) 12
Center Channel (+/-) blue - brown/white +,- amplifier in trunk left side, 14 pin plug, pins 5 -
6
Subwoofer (+/-) yellow - brown/yellow (1); orange - brown/org +,- amplifier in trunk left side, 14 pin plug, pins 1 -
(2) 2; 3 - 4
Aux. Audio Input Left white - (shield) +,- radio, 3 pin plug, pins 3 - 2
(+/-)
Aux. Audio Input brown - (shield) +,- radio, 3 pin plug, pins 1 - 2
Right (+/-)
RSE Video (+/-) N/A
RSE Audio Left (+/-) N/A
RSE Audio Right (+/-) N/A

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Satellite Radio 12 Information - 6/18/2014
red/green 12:07:28 AM + Sat Radio in trunk right side, 3 pin plug, pin 2
Volts
Satellite Radio brown - Sat Radio in trunk right side, 3 pin plug, pin 1
Ground
Satellite Radio pink (MOST wake up) Sat Radio in trunk right side, 3 pin plug, pin 3
Ignition
Satellite Radio (coaxial cable)
Antenna
Satellite Audio Left (MOST bus)
(+/-)
Satellite Audio Right (MOST bus)
(+/-)

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What Fits

Item Size Depth Location

Headunit irregular center of dash
Left Front Speaker left front door
Left Front Tweeter left front door
Right Front Speaker right front door
Right Front Tweeter right front door
Left Rear Speaker left rear door
Left Rear Tweeter left rear door; left rear deck (surround)
Right Rear Speaker right rear door
Right Rear Tweeter right rear door; right rear deck (surround)
Center Channel top center of dash
Subwoofer top center of rear deck
Left Front Headrest
Right Front Headrest
Left Right Headrest
Right Rear Headrest
Satellite Radio Tuner right side of trunk

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Additional Wiring Notes

Item Note
Turn Signal (Right) The (RR) is black/green at the trunk fuse box, 14 pin plug (C14), pin 3.
Parking Lights (+) The LR - RR are gray/black - gray/red, or black/red - black/red, at the trunk fuse box, 14 pin
plug (C14), pins 4 - 10.
Turn Signal (Left) The (LR) is black/white at the trunk fuse box, 14 pin plug (C14), pin 11.
Headlight The (R) is yellow at the Passenger Side SAM on passenger floorboard, 6 pin plug (I3), pin 6.
Left Rear Speaker (+/-) The surround speaker wires are gray - brown/gray, or pink - brown/pink, at the amplifier, 4 pin
plug, pins 1 - 2.
Right Rear Speaker (+/-) The surround speaker wires are purple - brown/purple, or gray - brown/gray at the amplifier, 4
pin plug, pins 3 - 4.

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