Current Flow Diagram

Edition 05.01

For alternatives to relay and fuse positions as well as multi-pin connector wiring - see ”Fitting locations”
section.

Fuse colours

30 A – green

25 A – white

20 A – yellow

15 A – blue

10 A – red

7.5 A – brown

5 A – beige

3 A – lilac

97–14163

4

Fuel pump relay (409)

2

X contact relief relay (18), (up to October 1998)

Note:

The number in brackets behind the part
designation denotes the control number on the
housing.

Relay locations on relay plate:

Relay locations on the 13 position additional relay
carrier above the relay plate:

X contact relief relay (100), (from November
1999)

Golf/Bora

No. 16/1

1.6 litre/74 kW Simos, engine codes AEH,

1.6 litre/74 kW Simos, engine codes AKL,

from May 1999

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

97-29819

5/31

J

59

3

9

2

ro

6,0

7/30

ro

16,0

4

S

176

110A

500

502

5

S

177

110A

2

S

163

50A

sw

16,0

31
a

b

B

50

30

M

sw

35,0

T

6/3

J

226/8

A41

ro/sw

2,5

✱

ro/sw

1,0

J

226/6

ro/sw

1,0

D

/50b

ro/sw

2,5

✱

ro/sw

1,5

88

ro/sw

2,5

T

bl

0,5

137

T

2e/2

4/2

L

DFM

G

C

C

1

B1+

ro/sw

2,5

D97

ro/sw

2,5

41

ro/sw

0,5

✱

✱

✱

ro/sw

2,5

bl

0,5

A

/+

✱✱

ro

16,0

A

/+

Current Flow Diagram

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= purple

ge = yellow

Edition 05.01

or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/2

Alternator, starter

A

– Battery

B

– Starter

C

– Alternator

C1

– Voltage regulator

D

– Ignition/starter switch

J59 – X contact relief relay
J226 – Starter inhibitor and reversing light relay
S163 – Fuse -2- (30), in fuse box/battery
S176 – Fuse -4- (30), in fuse box/battery
S177 – Fuse -5- (30), in fuse box/battery
T2e – 2-pin connector, near starter (only models

without air conditioner)

T4

– 4-pin connector, near starter (only models with

air conditioner)

T6

– 6-pin connector, brown, in control unit

protective housing, in plenum chamber, left

500

– Screw connection -1- (30), on relay plate

502

– Screw connection -1- (30a), on relay plate

A41

– Positive (+) connection (50), in dash panel

wiring harness (up to April 2001)

D97

– Connection (50), in engine compartment wiring

harness

✱

– Only models with manual gearbox

–

–

–

Only models with automatic gearbox

–

●

●

–

Up to April 2001

✱✱

– Up to August 2000

–

●

●

–

From September 2000

gn/br

0,5

N

152

br

2,5

J

T80/71

361

T4a/1

gn/ge

0,5

T80/78

T4a/3

T4a/4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

T80/1

T

6/1

sw/li

1,5

T80/3

T4a/2

sw/li

1,5

T

14a/8

A104

ro

6,0

501

A98

D

/30

A32

ro

2,5

ro

6,0

ro

1,5

P

Q

S

10

15A

10

10a

S

229

15A

sw

1,5

90

A2

sw

2,5

29

29a

D

/15

115

sw

2,5

sw/li

1,5

ro/li

1,5

T

6/4

1,5 ro/gn

97-25669

D78

ro/li

1,0

121

31
a

31
a

b

sw

0,5

Current flow diagram

Edition 08.99

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= lilac

ge = yellow
or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/3

Simos control unit, ignition system

D

– Ignition/starter switch

J361 – Simos control unit, centre in plenum chamber
N152 – Ignition transformer
P

– Spark plug connector

Q

– Flame plug

S10 – Fuse in relay plate fuse box
S229 – Fuse in fuse holder
T4a – 4-pin connector
T6

– 6-pin connector, brown, in protective housing

for connectors, left in plenum chamber

T14a – 14-pin connector, in cable channel left in engine

compartment

T80 – 80-pin connector

501

– Screw connection -2- (30), on relay plate

A2

– Positive (+) connection (15), in dash panel

wiring harness

A32

– Positive connection (30), in dash panel wiring

harness

A98

– Positive connection -4-(30), in dash panel wiring

harness

A104

– Positive connection -2- (15), in dash panel

wiring harness

D78

– Positive connection -1- (30a), in engine

compartment wiring harness

97-25670

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

31
a

31
a

J

361

2

1

G

40

T80/76

li/ge

0,5

li/ro

0,5

li

0,5

T

14a/4

br/bl

0,5

T80/53

bl

0,5

li

0,35

128

51

br/ws

0,5

li/ro

0,5

T80/62

108

3

br/bl

0,5

li/ro

0,5

220

D101

br

2,5

T80/2

gr/ws

0,5

T80/19

144

T

10/1

gn/ws

0,5

T80/18

T

10/2

W

gr/ws

0,35

3

1

4

G

62

G

2

2

c

ro/sw

0,5

T80/22

T

10/5

ro/sw

0,5

J

ro

0,5

226 /6

✱

12

608

Current flow diagram

Edition 08.99

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= lilac

ge = yellow
or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/4

Simos control unit, coolant temperature sender,
Hall sender

G2

– Coolant temperature sender

G40 – Hall sender
G62 – Coolant temperature sender
J226 – Starter inhibitor and reversing light relay, above

central electrics

J361 – Simos control unit, centre in plenum chamber
T10 – 10-pin connector, orange, in protective housing

for connectors, left in plenum chamber

T14a – 14-pin connector, in cable channel left in engine

compartment

T80 – 80-pin connector

220

– Earth connection (sender earth), in engine

wiring harness

608

– Earth point, in centre of plenum chamber

D101

– Connection -1-, in engine compartment wiring

harness

✱

– For vehicles with manual gearbox only

–

–

–

For vehicles with automatic gearbox only

97-25671

31
a

31
a

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

338

c

br/bl

0,5

33

J

361

T80/69

T80/74

T8/1

T8/2

T8/3

T8/5

T8/4

T8/7

M

T8/8

J

T80/59

li/ws

1,0

ws

0,5

T80/75

li/sw

0,5

li/ro

0,5

li/ge

0,5

F

60

G

69

V

60

G

88

G

28

ge

0,5

T80/56

ws

0,5

T80/63

T

3/1

T

3/2

T

3/3

sw

0,5

gn

0,5

T80/14

T80/24

br

0,5

F

88

1

2

T80/66

li

1,0

220

T80/70

br/bl

0,5

Current flow diagram

Edition 08.99

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= lilac

ge = yellow
or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/5

Simos control unit, throttle vale control part,
engine speed sensor, power steering pressure
switch

F60 – Idling switch
F88 – Power assisted steering pressure switch
G28 – Engine speed sender
G69 – Throttle valve potentiometer
G88 – Throttle valve positioner potentiometer
J338 – Throttle valve control unit
J361 – Simos control unit, centre in plenum chamber
T3

– 3-pin connector, near intake manifold

T8

– 8-pin connector

T80 – 80-pin connector
V60 – Throttle valve positioner

220

– Earth connection (sender earth), in engine

wiring harness

97-25672

31
a

31
a

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

J

361

li

1,0

li/gn

1,0

li/ro

1,0

li/bl

1,0

ro/li

1,0

ro/li

1,0

ro/li

1,0

ro/li

1,0

1

N

33

2

1

N

32

2

1

N

31

2

1

N

30

2

T80/65

T80/73

T80/58

T80/80

D95

T80/68

G

61

gr

0,5

T

3a/3

T

3a/1

T

3a/2

sw

0,5

bl

0,5

sw

1,0

T80/67

D102

ro/li

1,5

T

14a/5

S

232

10A

32a

32

99

bl

4,0

A101

ro/li

1,0

ro/li

1,5

T80/8

T

10/7

gn

0,5

T80/10

bl/ro

0,5

✱✱

✱✱

T80/11

ws

0,5

✱✱✱

T

10/8

T

10/4

Current flow diagram

Edition 08.99

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= lilac

ge = yellow
or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/6

Simos control unit, knock sensor, injectors

G61 – Knock sensor I
J361 – Simos control unit, centre in plenum chamber
N30 – Injector, cylinder 1
N31 – Injector, cylinder 2
N32 – Injector, cylinder 3
N33 – Injector, cylinder 4
S232 – Fuse in fuse holder
T3a – 3-pin connector, near intake manifold
T10 – 10-pin connector, orange, in protective housing

for connectors, left in plenum chamber

T14a – 14-pin connector, in cable channel left in engine

compartment

T80 – 80-pin connector

A101

– Connection -3- (87), in dash panel wiring

harness

D95

– Connection (injectors), in engine compartment

wiring harness

D102

– Connection -2-, in engine compartment wiring

harness

✱✱

– Air conditioning system

✱✱✱

– Connection for radiator fan control unit

97-28835

31
a

31
a

J

361

J

217

T68/3

or/br

0,5

T

10w/3

T

10w/2

or/br

0,5

J

217

T68/25

or/sw

0,5

or/sw

0,5

A122

or/br

0,35

ws

0,5

A121

or/sw

0,35

sw

0,5

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

T80/31

T80/29

141

142

114

ge/sw

1,0

102

1

2

br

1,0

N

79

608

608

br

1,0

✱

br/ro

2,5

or/br

0,35

or/sw

0,35

J

104

T47a/15

J

104

T47a/11

T47/19
T25/11

T47/20
T25/10

can-h

can-l

Current Flow Diagram

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= purple

ge = yellow

Edition 05.01

or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/7

Simos control unit, heater element (crankcase
breather)

J104 – ABS/ABS with EDL control unit
J217 – Automatic gearbox control unit
J361 – Simos control unit, in plenum chamber, centre
N79 – Heater element (crankcase breather)
T10w– 10-pin connector, white, in protective housing

for connectors, in plenum chamber, left

T25 – 25-pin connector, on ABS/ABS with EDL

control unit

T47 – 47-pin connector, ABS with EDL/TCS/ESP

control unit (up to July 2000)

T47a – 47-pin connector, ABS/ABS with EDL/TCS/ESP

control unit (from August 2000)

T68 – 68-pin connector
T80 – 80-pin connector

114

– Earth connection, in automatic gearbox wiring

harness

608

– Earth point, in plenum chamber, centre

A121

– Connection (high bus), in dash panel wiring

harness

A122

– Connection (low bus), in dash panel wiring

harness

✱

– Only models with manual gearbox

–

–

–

Only models with automatic gearbox

97-29820

E30

J

361

g

T80/20

e

f

A27

T

10/6

bl/ws

0,5

0,35 bl/ws

br/sw

1,0

G

39

T

4b/2

T

4b/3

1,0 ws

T

4b/4

T80/27

T80/26

sw

1,0

br

1,0

T80/25

bl

1,0

T80/9

br/bl

1,0

li/gn

1,0

1

2

4

bl/ge

1,0

3

T80/13

T80/12

ro/ge

0,5

1

N

156

2

T80/64

ws

1,0

sw

1,0

gr

1,0

G

70

T

4b/1

1,5 bl/ro

li/ro

1,0

1

N

80

2

T80/15

bl/ge

1,5

T

10/9

gn/br

0,5

0,35 gn/br

101

ge/sw

1,0

T80/6

S3/4

17/30

23/87

J

17

20

18/C

4

22/50

21/31

S2/5

24/TK

19/86

16/85

T80/4

li/ws

0,5

T

6/2

S3/6

sw

0,5

S3/3

20

li/ws

0,5

S3/5

ro/sw

1,5

S3/2

br/ge

0,5

S3/1

140

li/ws

0,5

A125

J

234

T75/72

9

31

31

a

d

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

Current Flow Diagram

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= purple

ge = yellow

Edition 05.01

or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/8

Simos control unit, lambda probe, air mass meter,
activated charcoal filter system solenoid valve,
intake manifold change-over valve, fuel pump relay

G39 – Lambda probe
G70 – Air mass meter
J17 – Fuel pump relay
J234 – Airbag control unit, behind lower console
J361 – Simos control unit, in plenum chamber, centre
N80 – Activated charcoal filter system solenoid valve

1

N156 – Intake manifold change-over valve
T4b – 4-pin connector, near catalyst
T6

– 6-pin connector, brown, in control unit

protective housing, in plenum chamber, left

T10 – 10-pin connector, orange, in protective housing

for connectors, in plenum chamber, left

T75 – 75-pin connector
T80 – 80-pin connector

A27

– Connection (speed signal), in dash panel wiring

harness

A125

– Connection (crash signal), in dash panel wiring

harness

E30

– Connection (87a), in engine wiring harness

–

●

●

–

Up to April 2001

97-29763

bl

4,0

504

e

f

G

6

1

3

4

2

G

M

S

228

15A

28a

bl/ro

1,5

G

32

1

2

269

li/sw

0,35

br/ws

0,35

T

14a/9

39

br/ws

0,5

br/ws

1,0

br/ws

0,5

li/ro

0,35

br/ws

0,5

10A

34a

34

bl

4,0

A100

S

234

A99

ge/sw

1,0

28

151

br/ws

0,35

146

br/ws

0,35

E30

10A

43a

43

bl/ge

2,5

S

243

bl

4,0

g

T

6/5

64

bl

4,0

bl

4,0

ge/sw

1,0

ge/sw

1,0

bl/ge

1,5

e

f

h

i

j

ge/sw

1,0

T

14a/
6

97

T

6/6

ge/sw

1,0

83

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

135

br

1,5

br

0,5

S1/1

42

br

4,0

81

br

2,5

129

131

br

1,5

✱✱✱

✱✱✱

br

4,0

31

d

Current Flow Diagram

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= purple

ge = yellow

Edition 05.01

or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/9

Fuel pump, fuel gauge sender, coolant shortage
indicator sender

G

– Fuel gauge sender

G6

– Fuel pump

G32 – Coolant shortage indicator sender
S228 – Fuse 28 in fuse box
S234 – Fuse 34 in fuse box
S243 – Fuse 43 in fuse box
T6

– 6-pin connector, brown, in control unit

protective housing, in plenum chamber, left

T14a – 14-pin connector, in cable channel left in engine

compartment

42

– Earth point, next to steering column

81

– Earth connection -1-, in dash panel wiring

harness

135

– Earth connection -2-, in dash panel wiring

harness

269

– Earth connection (sender earth) -1-, in dash

panel wiring harness

504

– Screw connection -1- (87F), on relay plate

A99

– Connection -1- (87), in dash panel wiring

harness

A100

– Connection -2- (87), in dash panel wiring

harness

E30

– Connection (87a), in engine wiring harness

✱✱✱

– From May 2000

–

●

●

–

Up to April 2000

97-25676

T32/7

T32/28

J

285

gn

0,35

T32/10

T32/22

li/ro

0,35

br/ws

0,35

gn/sw

0,35

7a

F

1

1

2

T

14a/
2

sw/gn

1,0

S

7

10A

T

14a/3

ws/bl

0,5

gn

0,35

sw

2,5

7

gn/sw

0,5

22

B163

K

3

K

28

T

14a/
1

1,0 sw/ws

e

f

h

br

1,0

3

23

br

2,5

608

br

2,5

3

G

266

T

14a/12

br/bl

0,5

br/bl

0,35

br

1,0

2

85

S

5

7.5A

5

G

22

T32a/18

br/bl

0,35

K

38

e

f

h

i

j

T

14a/7

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

113

5a

1

T

14a/11

sw/bl

0,5

1,0 ge/sw

A20

Current Flow Diagram

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= purple

ge = yellow

Edition 05.01

or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/10

Dash panel insert, oil pressure warning, oil level/oil
temperature sender, speedometer sender, coolant
temperature/coolant shortage warning lamp

F1

– Oil pressure switch

G22 – Speedometer sender (Hall sender, on gearbox)
G266 – Oil level/oil temperature sender

✱

J285 – Control unit with display in dash panel insert
K3

– Oil pressure warning lamp

K28 – Coolant temperature/coolant shortage warning

lamp

K38 – Oil level warning lamp

✱

S5

– Fuse in fuse box

S7

– Fuse in fuse box

T14a – 14-pin connector, in cable channel left in engine

compartment

T32 – 32-pin connector, blue
T32a – 32-pin connector, green

85

– Earth connection -1-, in engine compartment

wiring harness

608

– Earth point, in plenum chamber, centre

A20

– Connection (15a), in dash panel wiring harness

B163

– Positive (+) connection -1- (15), in interior

wiring harness

✱

– Only with flexible service interval display

97-29764

A27

bl/ws

0,35

e

f

h

bl/ws

0,35

gn/br

0,35

li/sw

0,35

li

0,35

39

2

bl

0,35

br/ge

0,5

T32/21

T32/11

T32/5

T32/8

K

105

3

G

T

12a/10

T32/3

T32/12

K

2

J

285

1

G

A13

br/ge

0,35

H

3

✱

89

G

5

G

21

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

127

49

br

1,5

42

135

br

4,0

110

br

2,5

br

1,5

103

✱✱✱

✱✱✱

✱✱✱

✱✱✱

Current Flow Diagram

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= purple

ge = yellow

Edition 05.01

or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/11

Dash panel insert, coolant temperature gauge, fuel
gauge, rev. counter, speedometer, alternator
warning lamp

G1

– Fuel gauge

G3

– Coolant temperature gauge

G5

– Rev. counter

G21 – Speedometer
H3

– Warning buzzer

J285 – Control unit with display in dash panel insert
K2

– Alternator warning lamp

K105 – Reserve fuel warning lamp
T12a – 12-pin connector, connection for Climatronic

only

T32 – 32-pin connector, blue

42

– Earth point, next to steering column

49

– Earth point, on steering column

135

– Earth connection -2-, in dash panel wiring

harness

A13

– Connection (door contact switch), in dash panel

wiring harness

A27

– Connection (speed signal), in dash panel wiring

harness

✱

– Engine speed signal from engine control unit

✱✱✱

– From May 2000

97-29843

T16/7

gr/ws

0,5

T32/25

K

A76

gr/ws

0,35

72

or/br

0,35

T32a
20

T32a
19

or/sw

0,35

76

gr/ws

0,35

30

J

285

T6e/3

E

86

E

109

bl/gn

0,35

bl

0,35

T32a/25

bl/gr

0,35

T32a
23

T32a
24

110

br/ws

0,35

G

17

ϑ

2

1

108

br/ws

0,35

br/ge

0,35

J

119

T32a/26

T6e/1

T6e/2

T6e/4

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

141

J

533

W
T32a/5

can-l

can-h

K

83

Current Flow Diagram

ws = white
sw = black

ro = red
br = brown
gn = green
bl = blue
gr = grey
li

= purple

ge = yellow

Edition 05.01

or = orange

Golf/Bora

No. 16/12

Dash panel insert, multi-function display, ambient
temperature indicator, self-diagnosis connection,
exhaust emissions warning lamp

E86 – Multi-function display call-up button
E109 – Multi-function display, memory switch
G17 – Ambient temperature sensor
J119 – Multi-function display
J285 – Control unit with display in dash panel insert
J533 – Data bus diagnostic interface, in dash panel

insert

K83 – Exhaust emissions warning lamp
T6e – 6-pin connector
T16 – 16-pin connector, in dash panel centre,

self-diagnosis connection

T32 – 32-pin connector, blue
T32a – 32-pin connector, green

A76

– Connection (diagnosis wire K), in dash panel

wiring harness