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Cruise Control Servo: Service and Repair





Removing and Adjusting Cruise-Control Actuator




The cruise-control actuator is fastened with three screws to the pedal bearing block above the accelerator.

1. Remove air guide and footwell air vent of the heating and air conditioning system. Remove brake-light switch from pedal bearing block.
2. Only loosen fastening screws on the cruise-control actuator.
3. Draw cruise-control actuator to the rear and extract to the side. Disconnect electrical plug connection.




A - Snap ring
B - Adjusting piece
C - Threaded part
D - Cruise-control actuator


4. Loosen snap ring at adjusting piece (displace it) and push threaded part through along with cruise-control cable.
5. Loosen adjusting piece at cruise-control actuator (bayonet lock) and disengage cruise-control cable.

Adjusting cruise-control cable



Sequence 1...4

1. Loosen snap ring 1 at adjusting piece 2 (displace it) and push threaded part 3 through along with cruise-control cable.
2. Engage cruise-control cable on cruise-control actuator and clip on adjusting piece 4 (bayonet lock).
3. Unscrew threaded part 5 until the accelerator plate is noticeably pulled.
4. Draw accelerator plate firmly back against its idle stop.




Sequence 5...7
5. Push snap ring 6 back (fixing it).
6. Make fine adjustment by turning the
threaded part 7.
Permissible play: 0 + 1 mm.