TROUBLESHOOTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Test Procedures
Page 11-42 2001 Pioneer 1200 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Manual
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∆ CAUTION
• Before connecting battery cables, make sure none of the electrical components touch the front body
trim or other parts of the vehicle frame. Place a dry towel between the body trim and the center dash
to prevent an electrical short.
4. Connect the battery, positive cable first.
5. Connect the black (–) probe of the multimeter to the negative (–) post of the battery.
6. With the light switch in the OFF position, the reading should be zero volts. With the light in the ON posi-
tion, the reading should be between 11 and 12.5 volts. If the there is no voltage reading, check continu-
ity of the 10 gauge red wire from the fuse block to the solenoid. Check continuity of the 14 gauge yellow
wire from the light switch to the fuse block. Check the fuse. See Test Procedure 2 – Fuse on page 11-
24. If the headlight diode is functioning correctly, the wires and fuse show continuity and the readings
are still incorrect, replace the switch. See Light Switch Removal, Section 12, Page 12-31.
TEST PROCEDURE 29 – HEADLIGHT DIODE
Read DANGER and WARNING on page 11-1.
1. Place the Forward/Reverse handle in NEUTRAL, chock the wheels and disconnect the battery cables,
negative cable (–) first.
2. Remove the center dash assembly. See Key Switch Removal, Section 12, Page 12-15.
3. Using a multimeter set on 20 volts DC, connect the red (+) probe to the light switch terminal with the
yellow wire (Figure 11-48, Page 11-43).
4. Loosen the black wire connector (on the end of the long black wire) at the headlight diode assembly
just enough to maintain the connection and yet expose part of the metal terminal in the connector.
Place black (–) probe on the connector (Figure 11-48, Page 11-43). See following CAUTION.
Figure 11-47 Light Switch Test
LIGHT
SWITCH
2m
20
m
200
m
2k
200
200
200
200
20
2
200
m
500
20k
200k
2000
k
Ω
Ω
1000
OFF
WAVETEK
5XL
V
V
V
A
!
!
COM
200nA
MAX
1000 ---
750V
FUSED
