Directwire
2013 Chevrolet Malibu - North America
Remote Start, Security, Keyless Entry, Accessories
Item Wire Color Polarity Wire Location
12 Volts RED / purple (30A) + BCM under driver dash, blue 27 pin plug, pin 4
Starter yellow (for starter kill only) + starter mtr or underhood fuse box, black 50 pin plug (X3), pin 5 or 26
Second Starter white (r-code); brown (5V ref) (Tech Doc 1605) +9.6K ohms BCM under driver dash, green 25 pin plug, pins 15, 22
Ignition purple + BCM under driver dash, green 25 pin plug, pin 6
Accessory yellow + BCM under driver dash, green 25 pin plug, pin 5
Second Accessory (same as second starter) +6.3K ohms
Keysense (same as second starter)
Data Bus GREEN/ purple (immobilizer LIN bus) data immobilizer module or BCM under driver dash, grn 25 pin plug, pin 2
CAN Bus High blue (high speed GMLAN) data data link connector or BCM under driv dash, blue 27 pin plug, pin 24
CAN Bus Low white (high speed GMLAN) data data link connector or BCM under driv dash, blue 27 pin plug, pin 23
CAN Bus SW green (low speed GMLAN) data data link connector or BCM under driv dash, blue 27 pin plug, pin 22
Power Lock brown - BCM under driver dash, blue 27 pin plug, pin 19
Power Unlock white - BCM under driver dash, blue 27 pin plug, pin 15
Lock Motor BROWN / yellow 5 wire BCM under driver dash, pink 27 pin plug, pin 4
Driver Unlock Motor gray 5 wire BCM under driver dash, pink 27 pin plug, pin 1
Passenger Unlock Motor gray/green 5 wire BCM under driver dash, pink 27 pin plug, pin 2
Factory Alarm Arm (arms on lock with door open)
Factory Alarm Disarm (see disarm no unlock)
Disarm No Unlock (transponder and ignition)
Parking Lights (+) PURPLE / gray (L); gray/brown (R) + BCM under driver dash, black 26 pin plug, pins 6, 5
Parking Lights (-) gray - BCM under driver dash, white 26 pin plug, pin 22
Hazards GREEN / WHITE - BCM under driver dash, blue 27 pin plug, pin 26
Turn Signal (Left) blue/white (F); blue/white (R) + BCM under driver dash, brown 26 pin plug, pins 2, 1
Turn Signal (Right) GREEN/ purple (F); blue/purple (R) + BCM under driver dash, black 26 pin plug, pins 3, 4
Headlight white - BCM under driver dash, white 26 pin plug, pin 16
AutoLights green (ground to turn off autolights) - BCM under driver dash, white 26 pin plug, pin 11
Reverse Light GREEN / WHITE + BCM under driver dash, gray 26 pin plug, pin 3
Left Front Door Trigger gray (xpress down wndw); gray(xpress up/down wndw) - driv wndw sw, blk 8 pin plug, pin 6; driv wndw mtr, blk 7 pin plg, pin 6
Right Front Door Trigger gray - passenger window switch, black 8 pin plug, pin 6
Left Rear Door Trigger gray - left rear window switch, black 8 pin plug, pin 2
Right Rear Door Trigger gray - right rear window switch, black 8 pin plug, pin 2
Dome Light gray + BCM under driver dash, gray 26 pin plug, pin 1
Trunk/Hatch Pin PURPLE / gray or purple - BCM under driver dash, pink 27 pin plug, pin 5
Hood Pin BROWN / green - BCM under driver dash, black 26 pin plug, pin 24
Trunk/Hatch Release yellow/blue (rear handle switch) - BCM under driver dash, pink 27 pin plug, pin 15
Trunk Release Motor gray + BCM under driver dash, brown 26 pin plug, pin 11
Tachometer brown, blue, green, or gray/blue ac top rear or front of engine, 12 pin plug, pins 1, 2, 3, or 4
Fuel Pump PURPLE / black (2.0L or 2.5L) + underhood fuse box, black 50 pin plug (X3), pin 4
Rear Defroster BROWN / purple + latched driver kick, 102 pin plug, pin 19
Mirror Defroster (same as rear defroster)
Left Front Heated Seat (low speed GMLAN)
Right Front Heated Seat (low speed GMLAN)
Speed Sense (wheel speed sensor)
Brake Wire PURPLE / white + BCM under driver dash, black 26 pin plug, pin 11
Parking Brake (electric parking brake)
Horn Trigger BROWN / white - BCM under driver dash, brown 26 pin plug, pin 19
Wipers gray + BCM under driver dash, black 26 pin plug, pin 16
Left Front Window (Up/Down) GREEN/ gray - yellow/purple (with express dwn only) A driver window switch, black 8 pin plug, pins 2 - 3
Right Front Window (Up/Down) GREEN/ gray - yellow/blue A passenger window switch, black 8 pin plug, pins 2 - 3
Left Rear Window (Up/Down) blue/purple - yellow/blue A left rear window switch, black 8 pin plug, pins 6 - 7
Right Rear Window (Up/Down) blue/gray - GREEN/ black A right rear window switch, black 8 pin plug, pins 6 - 7
Sun Roof (Open/Close) blue (open) (functions with ignition on only) - 100 ohms sunroof switch, black 4 pin plug, pin 4
Sun Roof (Limit/Close) (close) (same as sun roof open) - 930 ohms
Memory Seat 1 white - 630 ohms driver seat memory switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 6
Memory Seat 2 (same as memory seat 1) - 2K ohms
Audio
Item Wire Color Polarity Wire Location
Radio 12V red + radio, black 44 pin plug, pin 44
Radio Ground black - radio, black 44 pin plug, pin 38
Radio Ignition (low speed GMLAN)
Radio Illumination (low speed GMLAN)
Factory Amp Turn-on GREEN/ YELLOW + radio, black 44 pin plug, pin 43
Left Front Speaker (+/-) blue - BROWN / blue +,- radio, black 44 pin plug, pins 40 - 32
Right Front Speaker (+/-) yellow - yellow/black or yellow - blue/brown +,- radio, black 44 pin plug, pins 39 - 31
Left Rear Speaker (+/-) green - GREEN/ black or GREEN/ black - BROWN / purple +,- radio, black 44 pin plug, pins 42 - 34
Right Rear Speaker (+/-) white - blue/black or BROWN / white - blue/black +,- radio, black 44 pin plug, pins 41 - 33
Center Channel (+/-) yellow/white - blue / YELLOW +,- amplifier in trunk right side, black 16 pin plug, pins 7 - 8
Subwoofer (+/-) blue/gry - GREEN/ blk (L); GREEN/ pur - gray/blk (R) +,- amplifier in trunk right side, black 8 pin plug, pins 3 - 2; 1 - 5
Aux. Audio Input Left (+/-) gray - purple +,- radio, black 44 pin plug, pins 24 - 23
Aux. Audio Input Right (+/-) green - purple +,- radio, black 44 pin plug, pins 10 - 23
RSE Video (+/-) gray / YELLOW - WHITE/ blue (rearview camera video) +,- radio, gray 20 pin plug, pins 5 - 15
Satellite Radio 12 Volts (built into radio)
What Fits
Item Size Depth Location
Headunit irregular center of dash
Left Front Speaker left front door
Left Front Tweeter left front pillar
Right Front Speaker right front door
Right Front Tweeter right front pillar
Left Rear Speaker left rear door
Right Rear Speaker right rear door
Center Channel top center of dash
Subwoofer left and right rear deck
Satellite Radio Tuner (built into radio)
Notes:
Fuel Pump
On 2.4L models, it is PURPLE / black (+) in the underhood fuse box, black 74 pin plug (X2), pin 31.
Left Front Speaker (+/-)
On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are blue - BROWN / blue at the amplifier in trunk right side, black 16 pin plug, pins 1 - 2.
Right Front Speaker (+/-)
On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are yellow - yellow/black at the amplifier in trunk right side, black 16 pin plug, pins 11 - 12.
Left Rear Speaker (+/-)
On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are green - GREEN/ black at the amplifier in trunk right side, black 16 pin plug, pins 3 - 4.
Right Rear Speaker (+/-)
On models with amplifier, the speaker wires are white - blue/black at the amplifier in trunk right side, black 16 pin plug, pins 10 - 9.