I'm installing a Garmin backup camera in my 2001 CLK 430 right side backup circuit... and have run into an issue with wire colors. The only reference I could find identifies the backup light wire as yellow or yellow/white. I have neither. I have BROWN (ground), red/gray, green/black/pink/white, purple/black... any help?:frown
Reverse Light wire color?
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In post #13 at https://www.benzworld.org/forums/c208-a208-clk-class/1676223-electrical-light-problem-2.html you'll find the electrical wiring diagram for the external lighting system.
Thanks, but that indicates hot lead is a blue/yellow wire, I don't have one... strange indeed!
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Using the E3 assembly as example, it has two separate circuit connectors (e.g. there are 5 wires associated with connector 1 and only 2 wires with connector 2).
The pair of e3 reverse lamp wires are German color coded as gr/ge (which would be Gray/Yellow) and br (with would be brown). Note: Brown wires are always connected to ground.
The pair of e3 reverse lamp wires are German color coded as gr/ge (which would be Gray/Yellow) and br (with would be brown). Note: Brown wires are always connected to ground.
I'm baffled... I guess the only solution is to stick the multimeter in the connector and see what gets juice... I definitely don't have a grey/yellow option. When I figure it out I'll post the solution! Thanks for taking the time to look for an answer!
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You need to be very careful when reading the electrical diagram information.
The picture you posted only shows the 5 wire connector (e.g. section 1) in your E4 right taillamp.
When I re-ordered the pin numbers, as shown in electrical diagram, to the same left to right orientation in your picture, I realized that it was for your right taillamp, which has different color coding than the E3 left taillamp, that as an example, I mentioned in post #4.
Specifically.......
1. None of the wiring in your picture applies to the E4e3 reverse lamp.
2. As shown in the electrical diagram, you'll find the E4e3 lamp connections in a connector (e.g. section 2), which should have a brown (i.e. ground) and yellow/white ( i.e. hot) wires.
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Brown may be a CAN-B in the interior wiring, and at transmission selector switch w210 sometimes power 12v of backup switch is brown.
Not always but often brown is a ground.
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So which one was the reverse lights negative wire? I'm having that same issue trying to figure out which color wire is the negartive end on the right side reverse light. Between my camera I put a backup camera rectifier.
As i remember, it was the brown cable.
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i read that the brown was the ground
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