2013 Kia Forte - North America
Item
Wire Color
red (30A)
Polarity
Wire Location
12 Volts
black (30A)
+
ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 5
Second 12 Volts
+
ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 2
Ground
(chassis ground)
Starter
white
+
ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 1
Ignition
blue
orange
black (C-CAN)
+
ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 6
Accessory
+
ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 3
Note - Accessory: May need to relay isolate this wire to prevent starter grind upon key take over. See Tech Doc 1077 for wiring information.
Second Accessory
yellow
+
ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 4
Keysense
green/orange
-
key switch, white 6 pin plug, pin 4
CAN Bus High
data
data link connector, black 16 pin plug, pin 6
CAN Bus Low
white (C-CAN)
data
data link connector, black 16 pin plug, pin 14
IMMO Data
blue/black (EMS COM) (Canada only)
data
passenger kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 15
Security Light
gray
-
passenger kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 34
Power Lock
green
-
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 25
Power Unlock
yellow
-
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 39
Note - Power Unlock: To unlock the driver door only, use black/orange (-) at the BCM behind the radio, white 22 pin plug, pin 16.
Lock Motor
gray
5 wire
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 38
Driver Unlock Motor
red
5 wire
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 30
Passenger Unlock Motor
green (4 door/5 door)
5 wire
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 35
Note - Passenger Unlock Motor: On 2 door models, it is green (5 wire) in the passenger kick, white 33 pin plug, pin 22.
Factory Alarm Arm
green/orange (key lock); black/orange (detection) (see Tech Doc 1300)
- and open
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pins 23 and 2
Factory Alarm Disarm
blue/orange (key unlock); black/orange (detection) (see Tech Doc 1300)
both -
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pins 6 and 2
Disarm No Unlock
see factory alarm disarm
Parking Lights
pink (L), white (R)
+
dash fuse box, rear, white 30 pin plug (F), pins 22 and 6
Parking Lights -
orange
-
headlight switch, white 13 pin plug, pin 1
Hazards
green
-
BCM behind radio, white 22 pin plug, pin 12
Turn Signal (Left)
yellow/orange
+
dash fuse box, rear, white 30 pin plug (F), pin 26
Turn Signal (Right)
blue
+
dash fuse box, rear, white 30 pin plug (F), pin 11
Headlight
yellow (functions with ignition on only)
-
headlight switch, white 13 pin plug, pin 4
AutoLights
red (interrupt to turn off autolights)
-
headlight switch, white 13 pin plug, pin 3
Reverse Light
brown/orange
+
dash fuse box, rear, white 30 pin plug (F), pin 13
Left Front Door Trigger
red (left front only), yellow (all doors)
-
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pins 36 and 33
Right Front Door Trigger
see left front door trigger
Left Rear Door Trigger
see left front door trigger
Right Rear Door Trigger
see left front door trigger
Dome Light
see left front door trigger
Trunk/Hatch Pin
green/black
-
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 11
Trunk/Hatch Release
blue/black
-
dash fuse box, rear, white 18 pin plug (D), pin 2
Trunk Release Motor
orange
+
dash fuse box, rear, white 30 pin plug (F), pin 28
Tachometer
blue/red
ac
passenger kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 5
Clutch Pedal
gray
+
clutch switch, white 2 pin plug, pin 1
Fuel Pump
green
+
dash fuse box, rear, white 30 pin plug (F), pin 27
Rear Defroster
red
- latched
dash fuse box, rear, white 22 pin plug (B), pin 16
Mirror Defroster
same as rear defroster
Left Front Heated Seat
pink/black
+ latched
driver seat warmer switch, 6 pin plug, pin 4
Right Front Heated Seat
yellow
+ latched
passenger seat warmer switch, 6 pin plug, pin 4
Speed Sense
gray/orange
4-Pulse
data link connector, blk 16 pin plg, pin 3 or radio, gry 8 pin plg, pin 1
Note - Speed Sense: On models with navigation, it is gray/orange at the radio, black 16 pin plug, pin 9.
Brake Wire
white
+
driver kick, gray 39 pin plug, pin 20
Parking Brake
blue
-
dash fuse box, rear, white 20 pin plug (C), pin 8
Horn Trigger
red or green/orange
-
driver kick, white 31 pin plug, pin 8
Wipers
green (L), pink (H), black (ignition)
+
wiper switch, white 14 pin plug, pins 3, 9, and 10
Left Front Window (Up/Down)
brown - orange (4 door/5 door)
A
power window main switch, black 14 pin plug, pins 7 and 8
Note - Left Front Window (Up/Down): On 2 door models, they are brown - orange at the power window main switch, white 11 pin plug, pins 11 and 10.
Right Front Window (Up/Down)
green - orange
A
driver kick, door harness
Left Rear Window (Up/Down)
pink - blue
A
driver kick, door harness
Right Rear Window (Up/Down)
white - brown
A
driver kick, door harness
Sun Roof (Open/Close)
gray - blue (function with ignition on only)
-
sunroof switch, black 6 pin plug, pins 2 and 3
Radio 12V
red
+
radio, gray 8 pin plug, pin 4 or black 16 pin plug, pin 12
Radio Ground
black
-
radio, gray 8 pin plug, pin 8 or black 16 pin plug, pin 16
Radio Ignition
yellow
+
radio, gray 8 pin plug, pin 6 or black 16 pin plug, pin 14
Radio Illumination
pink (parking lights), gray (dimmer)
+,-
radio, gry 8 pin plug, pins 2 and 7 or blk 16 pin plug, pins 10 and 15
Factory Amp Turn-on
(MM-CAN)
Power Antenna
yellow/orange
+
radio, gray 8 pin plug, pin 3 or black 16 pin plug, pin 11
Left Front Speaker (+/-)
white - black
+,-
radio, brown 8 pin plug, pins 3 and 7
Note - Left Front Speaker (+/-): On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are white - black at the amplifier in right side of trunk, white 12 pin plug, pins 6 and 12. The tweeter wires are white - black at the amplifier, white 12 pin plug, pins 4 and 10.
Right Front Speaker (+/-)
yellow - black
+,-
radio, brown 8 pin plug, pins 2 and 6
Note - Right Front Speaker (+/-): On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are yellow - black at the amplifier in right side of trunk, white 12 pin plug, pins 5 and 11. The tweeter wires are yellow - black at the amplifier, white 12 pin plug, pins 3 and 9.
Left Rear Speaker (+/-)
red - blue
+,-
radio, brown 8 pin plug, pins 4 and 8
Note - Left Rear Speaker (+/-): On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are brown - white at the amplifier in right side of trunk, white 12 pin plug, pins 2 and 8.
Right Rear Speaker (+/- )
red - blue
+,-
radio, brown 8 pin plug, pins 1 and 5
Note - Right Rear Speaker (+/-): On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are blue - red at the amplifier in right side of trunk, white 12 pin plug, pins 1 and 7.
Aux. Audio Input Left (+/-)
white - black
+,-
radio, green 6 pin plug, pins 2 and 3
Note - Aux. Audio Input Left (+/-): On models with navigation, they are white - black/orange at the radio, red 20 pin plug, pins 4 and 10.
Aux. Audio Input Right (+/-)
yellow - black
+,-
radio, green 6 pin plug, pins 1 and 3
Note - Aux. Audio Input Right (+/-): On models with navigation, they are green - black/orange at the radio, red 20 pin plug, pins 3 and 10.
RSE Video (+/-)
white - green (rear view camera)
+,-
radio, white 24 pin plug, pins 15 and 16
What Fits?
Item
Size
Depth
Location
Headunit
irregular
center of dash
Left Front Speaker
6.5
left front door
Right Front Speaker
6.5
right front door
Left Rear Speaker
6.5
left rear door (4/5 door), rear side panel(2 door)
Right Rear Speaker
6.5
right rear door(4/5 door), rear side panel(2 door)
Satellite Radio Tuner
(built into radio)
Gary Sather