Lighting
Stop light switch circuit
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Description

Inspection procedure

















Repair or replace harness and connector (rear stop light - body ground)
When the stop light switch is turned on, current flows to the stop lights to illuminate them.
Wiring diagram
Inspection procedure
- Inspect fuse (stop)
- Remove the stop fuse from the instrument panel junction block.
- Measure the resistance of the fuse.

- Inspect stop light (rear combination light)

- Remove the rear combination light.
- Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 4 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1, then check that the light comes on.

- Inspect rear stop light (high mount stop light)

- Remove the high mount stop light assembly.
- Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 2 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1, then check that the light comes on.


- Inspect brk relay

- Remove the brk relay from the engine room no. 1 Relay block.
- Measure the resistance of the relay.


- Inspect stop light switch

- Remove the stop light switch.
- Measure the resistance of the switch.


- Check wire harness (stop light switch - battery)

- Disconnect the a3 stop light switch connector.
- Measure the voltage of the wire harness side connector.


- Check wire harness (stop light switch - rear stop light)

- Disconnect the a3 stop light switch connector.
- Disconnect the k12 and k14 rear combination light connectors.
- Disconnect the q1 high mount stop light connector.
- Measure the resistance of the wire harness side connectors.

Repair or replace harness and connector (rear stop light - body ground)
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