Left Hand Control; Left Hand Control Diagnostics; Left Hand Control Continuity Checks; Left Hand Control Power Input/Output Check - Polaris 340 LX 2007 Service Manual

Battery and Electrical Systems

LEFT HAND CONTROL

Left Hand Control Diagnostics

The left-hand control switch assembly features two
independent slide switches for the thumb and hand
warmer circuits. This allows the operator to set the thumb
warmer to OFF/LOW/HIGH and the hand warmers to
OFF/LOW/MED/HIGH.

Left Hand Control Continuity Checks

Set multimeter to read continuity and check left-hand
control pins as shown in illustration below.
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Left Hand Control Power Input/Output Check

1. 1.With power harness (connector A-F) removed from
2. Terminal C will either have a YELLOW wire
3. Start the engine. Set the multimeter to check for AC
4. Observe the voltage reading. The reading should be
5. Reconnect the power harness back into the left-hand
6. Locate the thumb and hand warmer element pad wire
7. Perform this test on both hand warmers and the thumb
8. If there is a drop in voltage or no voltage at all, there
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the left-hand control panel, insert the RED multimeter
probe into the C terminal of the harness connector.
Connect the BLACK probe to engine ground.
(carbureted/DC-CFI snowmobiles) or RED/WHT wire
(CFI snowmobiles).
voltage (carbureted/DC-CFI snowmobiles) or DC
voltage (CFI snowmobiles).
either 12-14 VAC or 12-14 VDC depending on the
vehicle. If no or low voltage is present, there is a
problem with the chassis electrical system. If voltage
is present, continue with step 5.
control. Set both the thumb and hand warmer
switches to HIGH.
plugs on the handlebar. Disconnect the plugs from the
pads. Using your multimeter, insert the RED probe
into the low or medium terminals and the BLACK
probe into the ground terminal. You should see the
same voltage at each of the low and medium terminals
as was seen at the left-hand control.
warmer.
is an issue (broken wire, short circuit) in between the
left-hand control connector (AA-FF) and handlebar
connectors.