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Wire Color Code Identification and Other Abbreviations




There are a number of abbreviations used. These are explained below.

Colors:

BL = Blue
BN = Brown
GN = Green
GR = Gray
OR = Orange
P = Pink
R = Red
SB = Black
VO = Violet
W = White
Y = Yellow


Countries/Markets:

A = Austria
AUS = Australia
B = Belgium
CDN = Canada
CH = Switzerland
D = Germany
DK = Denmark
E = Spain
EU/OS = Markets outside the USA and Canada
FIN = Finland
GB = Great Britain
J = Japan
KOR = Korea
N = Norway
NL = Holland
S = Sweden
WEU = Western Europe


Other:

ALTER = Alternative
AUTO = Automatic transmission
AWD = All wheel drive
C70 = 2-door
EARLY = Early version
EXC = Exclusive
GA = Anti-theft alarm
IMMO = Immobilizer
LATE = Late version
LH = Left-hand side
LHD = Left-hand drive
MAN = Manual transmission
OTHERS = Others
RH = Right-hand side
RHD = Right-hand drive
S70 = 4-door
V70 = 5-door
W/O = Without


USA and Canada:
MOD1 = Early version,
S70 -CH 459999
V70 -CH 395001
MOD2 = Late version,
S70 CH 460000-
V70 CH 395002-
C70 all


Markets outside USA and Canada:
MOD1 = Model year 1997
MOD2 = Model year 1998