When turning the ignition on in a truck, if no light or warning lamp comes on in the instrument cluster, what element must be checked first to determine the fault?

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Heavy vehicles commonly have a general battery connect/disconnect switch (popularly known as a battery cut-off). This device isolates the electrical installation to prevent accidental discharge or fire risk when the truck is parked. If no indicator at all lights up on the cluster when the ignition key is turned, the immediate cause is usually that this switch has been put in the disconnected position or is faulty. Checking the battery's internal plates is not feasible at the vehicle, and the lock mechanism is not the first technical check when there is a total lack of power supply.

When turning the ignition on in a truck, if no light or warning lamp comes on in the instrument cluster, what element must be checked first to determine the fault?

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