2011 Chevrolet Impala - North America
Item Wire Color Polarity Wire Location
12 Volts red/white (10A or 15A) + BCM under driver dash, black 25 pin plug, pin 1
Second 12 Volts red/black (60A) + passenger kick fuse box, black 2 pin plug, pin A
Ground (chassis ground)
Starter violet (for starter kill only) + starter or underhood fuse box, black 56 pin plug, pin F1
Second Starter white (R Code) (see Tech Doc 1605) +9600 ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 5 ohms
Ignition pink + ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 1
Accessory brown + ignition switch, black 6 pin plug, pin 3
Second Accessory same as second starter
+6300 ohms
Keysense same as second starter
CAN Bus High tan/black data OBD-data link connector, black 16 pin plug, pin 6
CAN Bus Low tan data OBD-data link connector, black 16 pin plug, pin 14
CAN Bus SW dk. green data OBD-data link connector, black 16 pin plug, pin 1
OBD 12 Volts red/white (10A) + OBD-data link connector, black 16 pin plug, pin 16
OBD Ground black - OBD-data link connector, black 16 pin plug, pin 4
IMMO Data dk. green data
Immobilizer Control Module on ignition switch, black 5 pin plug, pin 5
IMMO Power red/white +
Immobilizer Control Module on ignition switch, black 5 pin plug, pin 1
Power Lock pink/black - BCM under driver dash, gray plug, pin 12
Power Unlock orange/black - BCM under driver dash, gray plug, pin 11
Power Unlock - Driver Door
yellow - BCM under driver dash, gray plug, pin 6
Lock Motor gray 5 wire driver kick, door harness
Driver Unlock Motor tan 5 wire driver kick, door harness
Passenger Unlock Motor tan 5 wire driver rear door harness
Factory Alarm Arm arms on lock with door open
Factory Alarm Disarm violet (driver door key unlock) - BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 20
Disarm No Unlock Passkey and ignition
Parking Lights violet (L), brown/white (R) + passenger kick, harness to rear
Parking Lights - brown/white - BCM under driver dash, white 25 pin plug, pin 8
Hazards tan - BCM under driver dash, lt. green plug, pin 19
Turn Signal (Left) lt. blue/white (F); yellow (R) + BCM under driver dash, brown plug, pins 4 and 1
Turn Signal (Right) dk. blue/white (F); dk. green (R) +
BCM under driver dash, black plug, pin 5; brown plug, pin 2
Headlight white - BCM under driver dash, white plug, pin 12
AutoLights dk. green - (off) BCM under driver dash, white plug, pin 17
Reverse Light lt. green + BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 2
Left Front Door Trigger gray/black (ajar); tan (open) -
BCM under driver dash, pink 25 pin plug, pin 10; gray plug, pin 23
Right Front Door Trigger tan/white - BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 8
Left Rear Door Trigger lt. blue/black - BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 15
Right Rear Door Trigger lt. green/black - BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 14
Dome Light gray/black + BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 1
Trunk/Hatch Pin orange/black - BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 12
Hood Pin pink/black - BCM under driver dash, black plug, pin 17
Trunk/Hatch Release lt. blue - BCM under driver dash, white plug, pin 10
Trunk Release Motor lt. blue + BCM under driver dash, gray plug, pin 2
Tachometer NOT pink (V6), pink/black (V8) ac any fuel injector
Fuel Pump gray + passenger kick, harness to rear
Rear Defroster white + latched HVAC Control Module, blue 16 pin plug, pin 8
Mirror Defroster same as rear defroster
Left Front Heated Seat (low speed GMLAN)
Right Front Heated Seat (low speed GMLAN)
Speed Sense yellow ac
Transmission Control Mod in air cleaner box, blk 49 pin plg, pin 41
Brake Wire lt. blue (functions with ignition on only) + BCM under driver dash, brown plug, pin 5
Parking Brake orange/black - BCM under driver dash, pink plug, pin 22
Horn Trigger tan - BCM under driver dash, brown plug, pin 18
Wipers gray + BCM under driver dash, brown plug, pin 20
Left Front Window (Up/Down)
dk. blue - brown A driver window switch, black 6 pin plug, pins E and A
Right Front Window (Up/Down)
lt. blue - tan A driver kick, door harness
Left Rear Window (Up/Down)
dk. green - violet A driver kick, door harness
Right Rear Window (Up/Down)
lt. green - violet A driver kick, door harness
Sun Roof (Open/Close) brown - orange (function with ignition - sunroof switch, black 5 pin plug, pins D and E on only)
Radio 12V red/white + radio, black 14 pin plug, pin 1
Radio Ground black/white - radio, black 14 pin plug, pin 8
Radio Ignition (low speed GMLAN)
Radio Illumination violet/white (dimmer) + radio, black 14 pin plug, pin 7
Factory Amp Turn-on same as power antenna
Power Antenna pink + radio, black 14 pin plug, pin 6
Left Front Speaker (+/-) tan - gray +,- radio, black 14 pin plug, pins 2 and 9
Note - Left Front Speaker (+/-): If equipped, the amplifier is under the rear deck. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are tan - gray at the amplifier, black 16 pin plug (X2), pins 4 and 3.
Right Front Speaker (+/-)
lt. green - dk. green
+,-
radio, black 14 pin plug, pins 3 and 10
Note - Right Front Speaker (+/-): If equipped, the amplifier is under the rear deck. On vehicles with amplifier, the speaker wires are lt. green - dk. green at the amplifier, black 16 pin plug (X2), pins 2 and 1.
Left Rear Speaker (+/-)
brown - yellow
+,-
radio, black 16 pin plug, pins 5 and 13
Note - Left Rear Speaker (+/-): If equipped, the amplifier is under the rear deck. On vehicles with amplifier, the rear speaker is bi- amplified. The high end wires are brown - yellow at the amplifier, black 16 pin plug (X2), pins 8 and 7. The low end wires are dk. blue/white - lt. green/black at the amplifier, black 8 pin plug (X3), pins 7 and 3.
Right Rear Speaker (+/-)
dk. blue - lt. blue
+,-
radio, black 16 pin plug, pins 6 and 14
Note - Right Rear Speaker (+/-): If equipped, the amplifier is under the rear deck. On vehicles with amplifier, the rear speaker is bi- amplified. The high end wires are dk. blue - lt. blue at the amplifier, black 16 pin plug (X2), pins 6 and 5. The low end wires are dk. green - lt. blue/black at the amplifier, black 8 pin plug (X3), pins 6 and 2.
Aux. Audio Input Left (+/-)
brown/white - dk. green (satellite audio)
+,-
radio, black 16 pin plug, pins 1 and 9
Aux. Audio Input Right (+/- )
dk. green/white - gray/black (satellite audio)
+,-
radio, black 16 pin plug, pins 2 and 10
RSE Video (+/-)
yellow - black
+,-
DVD Control Module, 6 pin plug, pins 2 and 1
Note - RSE Video (+/-): If equipped, the DVD Control Module is under the front of the center console.
RSE Audio Left (+/-)
white
+
DVD Control Module, 6 pin plug, pin 4
RSE Audio Right (+/-)
red
+
DVD Control Module, 6 pin plug, pin 3
Satellite Radio 12 Volts
red/white
+
Digital Radio Receiver, black 16 pin plug, pin 16
Note - Satellite Radio 12 Volts: If equipped, the Digital Radio Receiver, is in the right side of the luggage compartment.
Satellite Radio Ground
black/white
-
Digital Radio Receiver, black 16 pin plug, pin 9
Satellite Radio Ignition
(low speed GMLAN)
Satellite Radio Antenna
(coaxial cable)
Satellite Audio Left (+/-)
brown/white - dk. green
+,-
Digital Radio Receiver, blk 16 pin plug, pins 2, 1
Satellite Audio Right (+/-)
dk. green/white - gray/black
+,-
Digital Radio Receiver, blk 16 pin plug, pins 3, 4
What Fits?
Item
Size
Depth
Location
Headunit
double DIN
center of dash
Left Front Speaker
6.5
left front door
Right Front Speaker
6.5
right front door
Left Rear Speaker
6x9
left rear deck
Right Rear Speaker
6x9
right rear deck
Gary Sather