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5.1   25 Pin D-Sub Connector to TCU Adapter Cable 
 
 
  Figure 1  -  Looking into 25 pin D-Sub Connector      Figure 2  - Connector 
 
This is a  male connector
, number X18500, comprised of 25  female pins and mates with a female 
connector, with 25 male pins, on the TCU adapter cable.  It is used with all models equipped with the 
CPT8000.  Figure 1 represents the connector with pin orientation and figure 2 is a drawing of the 
actual connector.  Wire colors may vary due to manufacturing variations. 
 
Pin # Wire Color  Pin Description     Notes 
 
1  Yellow-Red  RX On/Off 
2  White   Mayday Switch - LED 
3  Brown-Black  KL31 - Ground 
4  Red-Yellow  KL30 - B+ 
5  Purple-Red  Ignition Sense      M5 = Purple 
6  Blue-Green  TX Audio 
7  White-Blue  Battery Feedback 
8  Orange   Hand Set Power Supply 
9  Blue-Yellow  Mayday Switch - Emergency 
10  White-Brown  Entertainment Mute 
11  Blue    TXD 
12  White-Red  Reserved 
13  Yellow-Brown  Mayday Switch - Roadside Assistance 
14  Green   Microphone – Negative    5 Wagon = Brown-white 
15  Yellow-Black  Microphone – Positive    5 Wagon = White 
16  Red-Yellow  KL30 - B+ 
17  Brown-Black  KL31 - Ground 
18  White-Green  RXD 
19  Orange   Speaker – Positive     M5 = Blue-black, 5 Wagon = Black-white 
20  Black   Shielded Ground to Microphone 
21  White-Gray  Telephone On 
22   White-Gray-Yellow I-Bus 
23  Yellow   Logic Ground 
24  White-Black  Analog Ground 
25    Brown-Yellow    Speaker – Negative          M5 = Blue-brown, 5 Wagon = Black-brown
  
         
        
        
     
        
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5.2A    Eject Box Wiring Harness - 18 Male Pin, Female ELO Connector 
 
 
  Figure 1  - 18 Male Pin ELO Connector        Figure 2  - Connector 
 
This is a  female connector
, number X4545, with 18  male pins located at the end of the eject box 
wiring harness and mates with a  male connector
 containing 18 female pins at the end of the factory 
wiring harness that ends at the console.  It is used with all models equipped with the CPT8000.  Figure 
1 represents the connector with pin orientation and figure 2 is a drawing of the actual connector.  Wire 
colors may vary due to manufacturing variations. 
 
Pin #  Wire Color    Pin Description    Notes 
1   Orange     TXD 
2   None     Not Used 
3   White-Blue    RXD 
4   Gray     RX On/Off 
5   White-Gray    Jumper to Pin 9 
6   Brown     TX Audio 
7   White-Black    Logic Ground 
8   None     Not Used 
9   White-Gray    I-Bus 
10   None     Not Used 
11   White-Gray    Telephone On - In 
12   None     Not Used 
13   Orange     Hand Set Power Supply 
14   White-Gray     Telephone On - Out 
15   Yellow-Black    58G - Not Used 
16   White-Blue    Battery Feedback 
17   Brown     KL31 - Ground 
18   White-Black    Audio Ground  
         
        
        
     
        
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5.2B    Factory Installed - 18 Female Pin, Male ELO Connector  
 
  Figure 1  - 18 Female Pin ELO Connector       Figure 2  - Connector 
 
This is a  male connector
, number X4545, with 18  female pins on the factory wiring harness ending at 
the console and mates with a  female connector
, with male pins.  It is used with all models equipped 
with the CPT8000.  Figure 1 represents the connector with pin orientation and Figure 2 is a drawing of 
the actual connector.  Wire colors may vary due to manufacturing variations. 
 
Pin #  Wire Color    Pin Description    Notes            
1   Blue      TXD 
2   White-Red    Reserved 
3   White-Green    RXD 
4   Yellow-Red    RX On/Off 
5   None     Not Used 
6   Blue-Green    TX Audio 
7   Yellow     Logic Ground 
8   Purple-Red    Ignition 
9   White-Gray-Yellow  I-Bus 
10   Red-Yellow    KL30 - B+ 
11   White-Yellow    Telephone On - In 
12   None     Not Used 
13   Orange     Hand Set Power Supply 
14   White-Gray     Telephone On - Out 
15   Gray-Red 
   or Gray-Yellow   58G - Not Used    5 Wagon = Gray-red 
16   White-Blue    Battery Feedback 
17   Brown     KL31 – Ground    5 Wagon = Brown-black 
18   White-Black    Audio Ground 
  
         
        
        
     
        
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5.4   26 Female Pin, Male ELO Connector for E46 Convertible 
 
  Figure 1  - 26 Female Pin ELO Connector       Figure 2  - Connector 
 
This is a  male connector , number X0000, with 26  female pins and mates with a female connector 
with 26  male pins
 on the TCU adapter cable. It is used only with the E46 convertible model equipped 
with the CPT8000.  Figure 1 represents the connector with pin orientation and Figure 2 is a drawing of 
the actual connector.  Wire colors may vary due to manufacturing variations. 
 
Pin #  Wire Color    Pin Description    Notes            
 
1   Yellow-Red    RX On/Off  
2   None      Not Used 
3   Brown     KL31 (Ground) 
4   Red      KL 30 (B+) 
5   Violet     KLR 
6   Blue-Green     TX Audio 
7   Grey-Green     Battery Feedback 
8   Blue-Yellow    Handset Power Supply 
9   None      Not Used 
10   Black      Ent. Mute 
11   Blue      TXD 
12   White-Red     Reserved 
13   None      Not Used 
14   White     Microphone - Negative 
15   Brown-White    Microphone - Positive 
16   Red      KL 30 (B+) 
17   Brown     KL31 (Ground) 
18   White-Green    RXD 
19   Black      Speaker Positive 
20   Brown-Black    Shield Ground 
21   Grey-Red     Telephone On 
22   White-Red     I-Bus 
23   Yellow     Logic Ground 
24   White-Black    Analog Ground 
25   Yellow     Speaker Negative 
26   None      Not Used
  
         
        
        
     
        
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5.5   28 Pin Multilock TCU Connector 
 
  
Figure 1  - 28 - Pin Multilock TCU Connector 
 
This is a  male connector with 28 female pins and mates with a  female connector with 26 male pins 
on the TCU adapter cable. Figure 1 represents the connector with pin orientation.  Wire colors may 
vary due to manufacturing variations. 
 
25 Pin  28 Pin    Wire Color    Pin Description   Notes  
DSUB   Multilock 
Pin #      Pin # 
 
1   A8     Yellow-Red    RX Audio On/Off  
2   B3     White     LED Output 
3   B2     Brown-Black    Vehicle Battery Ground 
4   B1     Red-Yellow    Vehicle Battery Voltage 
5   B4     Violet-Red     Ignition 
6   A4     Blue-Green     Tx Audio 
7   A5     White-Blue     Battery Feedback 
8   A6     Orange     External B+ 
9   A13     Blue-Yellow    Emergency Button 
10   B5     White-Brown    Mute 
11   A1     Blue      TxD 
12   A2     White-Red     Reserved 
13   A3     Yellow-Brown    Roadside Button 
14   B10     Green     Microphone - Negative 
15   B11     Yellow-Black    Microphone - Positive 
16   A12     Red-Yellow    Battery + 
17   A11     Brown-Black    Battery Ground 
18   A7     White-Green    RxD 
19   B8     Blue-Black     Speaker Positive 
20   B9     Black      Shield 
21   A14     White-Gray     Telephone On 
22   B12     White-Gray-Yellow   I-Bus 
23   A15     Yellow     Logic Ground 
24   A16     White-black    Audio Ground 
25   B7     Blue-Brown    Speaker Negative
 
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