BMW 3 series E46 (1998-2003) hot at all times Wiring diagrams

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IGN BLK WIRE BLK/GRN WIRE BLK/VIO WIRE BLK/YEL WIRE BLU WIRE BLU/GRN WIRE BLU/GRY WIRE BLU/RED WIRE BLU/YEL WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/BLK WIRE BRN/ORG WIRE BRN/VIO WIRE BRN/WHT WIRE E-BOX (LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPT) FUSE FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT (CENTER CONSOLE, NEAR SELECTOR LEVER) GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GRN WIRE GRN/BRN WIRE GROUND GROUND GROUND BATTERY + SUPPLY + SUPPLY GRY WIRE GRY/RED WIRE HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT AT ALL TIMES B+ POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTOR HOT IN RUN, START KICK DOWN MANUAL GATE TIP UP TIP DOWN KICK DOWN SWITCH LIGHT SWITCHING CENTER CONTROL UNIT RED WIRE RED/WHT WIRE RED/YEL WIRE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION SWITCH SHIFT LOCK SELECTOR LEVER LOCK (UNDER CENTER CONSOLE) STEPTRONIC SWITCH (UNDER CENTER CONSOLE NEAR SELECTOR LEVER) TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT (LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPT) WHT WIRE WHT/BLK WIRE WHT/BLU WIRE WHT/GRN WIRE WHT/VIO WIRE YEL WIRE

BLK WIRE BLU WIRE BRN WIRE FUSE FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) HEATING, A/C CONTROL MODULE HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT IN RUN OR START NCA WIRE REAR WINDOW REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER RELAY (RIGHT SIDE OF LUGGAGE COMPT) RED WIRE SEDAN, COUPE WAGON WAVE TRAP 1 WAVE TRAP 2 WAVE TRAP 3 WHT WIRE

1 2 3 LUMBAR SW - ADJUSTMENT SWITCHES BLK/VIO WIRE BLK/YEL WIRE BLU/GRY WIRE BLU/RED WIRE BRN WIRE COMPUTER DATA LINES SYSTEM DRIVER'S SEAT BACKREST ADJUSTMENT MOTOR DRIVER'S SEAT FORWARD/ BACKWARD ADJUSTMENT MOTOR DRIVER'S SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MOTOR DRIVER'S SEAT MEMORY CONTROL UNIT DRIVER'S SEAT TILT ADJUSTMENT MOTOR FUSE FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GRN/VIO WIRE GRN/YEL WIRE GRY/BLK WIRE GRY/BRN WIRE HOT AT ALL TIMES ILLUM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTROL MODULE LUMBAR SW + PROGRAM SWITCHES (3) RED/BLK WIRE RED/BRN WIRE SEAT BACKREST SEAT HEIGHT SEAT TILT SEAT FWD/BACK SEAT BACKREST) SEATS SYSTEM (LUMBAR CIRCUIT, IF EQUIPPED) SET SWITCH VIO/BLK WIRE VIO/BRN WIRE VIO/GRY WIRE VIO/RED WIRE WHT/RED/YEL WIRE YEL/BLK WIRE YEL/BRN WIRE

10 7 GND CENTERLOCK BUTTON SIG 42 47 TRUNK LID CONTACT SWITCH BATTERY BLK WIRE BLK/BLU WIRE BLK/RED WIRE BLK/YEL WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/BLK WIRE BRN/BLU WIRE BRN/GRY WIRE BRN/GRY/YEL WIRE CONTROL MODULE, INTERIOR PROTECTION I (UNDER CENTER CONSOLE) ELECTROCHROMATIC INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR FUSE FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GRY/BLK/YEL WIRE GRY/BRN WIRE HORN FOR ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM (REAR ENG COMPT) HOT AT ALL TIMES RED WIRE RED/BLK WIRE RED/VIO WIRE TILT MONITORING (RIGHT SIDE OF LUGGAGE COMPT) TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) VIO WIRE VIO/GRN WIRE VIO/WHT WIRE

15 8 10 CENTRAL LCK GROUND FRNT WNDW REG PWR 28 29 DRVR DR ANTI-TRAP STRIP PASS DR ANTI-TRAP STRIP BLK/GRN WIRE BLK/RED WIRE BLK/VIO WIRE BLK/YEL WIRE BLU/GRN WIRE BLU/GRY WIRE BLU/RED WIRE BLU/VIO WIRE BLU/YEL WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/BLU WIRE BRN/RED WIRE BRN/YEL WIRE DRIVER'S SIDE PRESSURE, SENSITIVE FINGER GUARD DRIVER'S WINDOW MOTOR FUSE FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GRN WIRE GRN/BLU WIRE GRY/BLK WIRE GRY/BLU WIRE GRY/BRN WIRE GRY/YEL WIRE HOT AT ALL TIMES LEFT REAR POWER WINDOW SWITCH PASSENGER'S SIDE PRESSURE- SENSITIVE FINGER GUARD PASSENGER'S WINDOW MOTOR RED WIRE RED/GRN WIRE RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW SWITCH RR WNDW RED PWR WIRE WHT WIRE WHT/GRN WIRE WHT/YEL WIRE YEL WIRE

B+ JUMP BLK WIRE BLK/BLU WIRE BLK/GRN WIRE BLK/YEL WIRE BLU WIRE BLU/BRN WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/BLK WIRE CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION SWITCH (W/ M/T) DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS CONTROL UNIT (LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPT) E-BOX FAN ELECTRONIC IMMOBILIZER CONTROL (UNDER LEFT SIDE OF DASH) FUSE 9 FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) GENERATOR HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT IN ACC, RUN OR START IGNITION SWITCH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTROL MODULE JUNCTION POINT LOCK RED WIRE RUN WIRE STARTER TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT (W/ A/T) (LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPT) VIO WIRE VIO/YEL WIRE YEL WIRE

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM BLK WIRE BLK/BLU WIRE BLK/RED WIRE BLU WIRE BLU/RED WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/BLK WIRE BRN/RED WIRE COMPUTER DATA LINES SYSTEM FRONT LEFT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FRONT RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FUSE FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GRN WIRE GRN/YEL WIRE HORN FOR ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT IN RUN AND START INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTROL MODULE (IN INSTRUMENT PANEL) NCA WIRE REAR LEFT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR REAR RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR RED WIRE RED/VIO WIRE RED/WHT WIRE SWITCH CENTER TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) VIO WIRE VIO/WHT WIRE WHT WIRE WHT/RED/YEL WIRE YEL WIRE

BLK WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/VIO WIRE BRN/WHT WIRE CENTRAL LOCKING DRIVE, TRUNK LID/TAILGATE (REAR LUGGAGE COMPT) CENTRAL LOCKING REMOTE CONTROL ELECTRONIC INTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRROR FUSE GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GLOVEBOX TRUNKLID DISABLE SWITCH GRY/BLK/YEL WIRE GRY/BRN WIRE GRY/GRN WIRE GRY/RED WIRE HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT AT ALL TIMES FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) FUSE N/A 9 15 NCA WIRE RED WIRE RED/BLK WIRE TRUNK LID RELEASE SWITCH (INTERIOR) VIO WIRE W/ INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL W/ RADIO REMOTE CONTROL WHT/BRN WIRE

BLK WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/VIO WIRE BRN/WHT WIRE CENTRAL LOCKING DRIVE, TRUNK LID/TAILGATE (REAR LUGGAGE COMPT) CENTRAL LOCKING REMOTE CONTROL ELECTRONIC INTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRROR FUSE GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GRY/BLK/YEL WIRE GRY/BRN WIRE GRY/GRN WIRE GRY/RED WIRE HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT AT ALL TIMES FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) FUSE LIFT GATE LOCK SWITCH (IN LUGGAGE COMPT LID RIGHT) N/A 9 15 NCA WIRE RED WIRE RED/BLK WIRE TRUNK LID RELEASE SOLENOID SWITCH VIO WIRE W/ INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL W/ RADIO REMOTE CONTROL WHT/BRN WIRE

1 2 EXCEPT COUPE COUPE 1 8 9 10 2 15 TERM 30 TERM 30 TERM 30 TERM 30 WASHER PUMP GROUND 47 27 9 TERM 30 TERM R K-BUS SIG BLK WIRE BLK/BLU WIRE BLK/BRN WIRE BLK/GRN WIRE BLK/GRY WIRE BLK/WHT WIRE BLU WIRE BLU/BLK WIRE BRN WIRE BRN/BLK WIRE BRN/BLU WIRE BRN/GRN WIRE BRN/VIO WIRE BRN/WHT WIRE COMPUTER DATA LINES SYSTEM CONVERTIBLE) (RIGHT FRONT OF ENGINE COMPT) FUSE FUSE FUSE FUSE HOLDER (GLOVE BOX) GENERAL MODULE CONTROL UNIT (BEHIND GLOVE BOX) GRN WIRE GRY WIRE HEADLIGHT WASHER MODULE HEADLIGHT WASHER PUMP HEATED SPRAY NOZZLES THERMAL SWITCH HEATED SPRAY WASHER NOZZLES WASHER PUMP HOT AT ALL TIMES HOT IN RUN OR START HOT IN RUN, ACCY AND RAIN SENSOR (IF EQUIPPED) (BEHIND INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRO) REAR INT UNIT REAR WIPER CIRCUIT (IF EQUIPPED) RED WIRE RED/BLK WIRE RED/GRN WIRE RED/GRY WIRE RED/VIO WIRE VIO WIRE VIO/WHT WIRE VIO/YEL WIRE WHT WIRE WHT/RED/YEL WIRE WIND- SCREEN WIPER SWITCH WIPER MOTOR WIPER RELAY YEL WIRE