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Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor: Description and Operation





Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor
Accelerator pedal position sensor is mounted on the throttle body and it has the 2 sensors to detects the accelerator position and a malfunction of the accelerator position's own.

The accelerator pedal position sensor is connected with the accelerator pedal by the accelerator wire and the voltage applied to the terminals VPA and VPA of the ECM changes between 0 V and 5 V in proportion to the opening angle of the accelerator pedal.