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Column Switch Body Continuity Check

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove the lighting switch and wiper/washer switch (Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION  ).
  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.
    Column switch body Terminal number Normal 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 ohms or less)
    Fig 1: Identifying Column Switch Connector Terminal
    G09667062Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.