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Old 08-26-2005, 05:19 PM
lkchris lkchris is offline
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Originally Posted by anthonyb
On Mercedes, brown is always ground.

Double check with the voltmeter just to be sure, but this is the convention.
On ANY German vehicle, brown is always ground. Like "earth."

On ANY German vehicle, red is always hot, regardless of ignition switch position.

Switched positives tend to be green, usually with a stripe.

It's the Bosch way.
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