Throttle Position Sensor: Description and Operation

Throttle Position Sensor

The throttle position sensor is mounted in the throttle body and detects the throttle valve opening angle. When the throttle valve is fully closed, a voltage of approximately 0.3 - 1 .0 V is applied to terminal VTA of the ECM.

The voltage applied to terminals VTA of the ECM increases in proportion to the opening angle of the throttle valve and becomes approximately 2.7 - 5.2 V when the throttle valve is fully opened. The ECM ledges the vehicle driving conditions from these signals input from terminals VTA and uses them as one of the conditions to decide the air- fuel ratio correction, power increase correction and fuel-cut control etc.