Mode Control Motor: Civic

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1997 Honda Civic del Sol and 1997 Honda Civic. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect mode control motor connector. Connect battery positive lead to terminal No. 1. See Fig 2. Ground terminal No. 7. Connect one end of a jumper wire to terminal No. 7. Connect other end of same jumper wire to terminals No. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in sequence, then start back again at terminal No. 2.
The motor may not operate the first time you connect the jumper wire to terminal No. 2, but it must operate when you connect to terminal No. 2 the second time (when you restart the sequence). If motor does not operate when jumper wire is connected to each terminal, check for binding door or door linkage. If door and linkage are okay, replace motor.

Fig 1: Identifying Mode Control Motor Connector Terminals (Civic Del Sol)

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Fig 2: Identifying Mode Control Motor Connector Terminals (Civic)

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