Basic head unit wiring question

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I just bought a Kenwood DPX501BT stereo for my 2003 Explorer XLT. The vehicle currently has just the factory tape deck and 4 speakers; no extras like the subwoofer or DVD system.

The Kenwood's wiring harness has the red ignition, the yellow battery, the black ground, and wires for each speaker.

The Metra vehicle harness I got with it has all the same wires plus an orange Illumination wire.

Since the Kenwood harness lacks the orange wire, do I even use that off the vehicle harness? Or does it get spliced into another wire, like the red?

Thanks in advance!

 
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