Set Appliance State:

Isolate Mains Power to appliance as per TOPs P4
Set Multimeter to Resistance Set meter to measure resistance
Remove ribbon cable at the main PCB

Measurement:

Measure the resistance across each of the wires of the interface cable, between disconnected connector and interface PCB.
(i.e. pin 1 to pin 1 etc)
Expected resistance continuity (zero resistance).