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Column Switch (Switch Body) Continuity Check

  1. Remove the lighting switch and the wiper/washer switch.
  2. Check that the continuity is present for the same terminal numbers (No. 2-11) of the column switch body connectors that remain on the steering column.
    Fig 1: Identifying Column Switch Body Connectors
    G04873974Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
TESTER CONNECTION AND SPECIFIED CONDITION

Column switch body Tester connection Specified condition
  • Lighting switch side connector
  • Wiper/washer switch side connector
2 - 2
3 - 3
4 - 4
5 - 5
6 - 6
7 - 7
8 - 8
9 - 9
10 - 10
11 - 11
Continuity exists (2 Ω or less)