On electronic injection systems, there is no longer a load lever that mechanically controls the fuelling. The flow is caculated by the ECM depending on a number of parameters, including pedal position, which is measured using a potentiometer. The pedal sensor has two potentiometers whoses slides are mechanically solid. The two potentiometers are supplied from distinct and different power sources so there is built in redundancy of information giving reliable driver's request information. A voltage is generated across the potentiometer in the acceleration position sensor as a function of the accelerator-pedal setting. Using a peogrammed characteristic curve, the pedal's position is then calculated from this voltage.
Test Condition | Output Voltage (V) | |
APS1 | APS2 | |
Idle | 0.14 ~ 0.16 | 0.073 ~ 0.077 |
Fully depressed | 0.76 ~ 0.88 | 0.35 ~ 0.47 |
Disconnect APS connector and connect the voltimeter to the terminals 2 and 5 of APS connector.
Supply the terminal 6 with DC 5V.
Check the voltage between the terminals 2 and 5 on operating pedal.
Idle: 0.14 ~ 0.16V
Fully depressed: 0.76 ~ 0.88V
Disconnect the voltimeter and DC 5V.
Connect the voltimeter to the terminals 1 and 4 of APS connecotr.
Supply the terminal 3 with DC 5V.
Check the voltage between the terminal 1 and 4 on operating pedal.
Idle 0.073 ~ 0.077V
Fully depressed: 0.35 ~ 0.47V