Repair Procedures: Inspection

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Check the stop lamp switch.
1. Connect a circuit tester to the connector of stop lamp switch, and check whether or not there is continuity when the plunger of the stop lamp switch is pushed in and when it is released.
2. The stop lamp switch is in good condition if there is no continuity when plunger is pushed.
  
  Fig 1: Checking Stop Lamp Switch Continuity
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  Fig 2: Stop Lamp Switch Connector Terminals
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