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In the affected units, the engine may not return to idle within two seconds if the accelerator pedal position sensor becomes disconnected, as standards require. Also: Mudflap partners with fraud ...

The accelerator pedal position sensor and the throttle position sensor work together to translate user input into throttle plate movement. Until recently, these sensors have utilized ...

Instead, electronic throttle control is responsible for engine acceleration. This includes an accelerator pedal position sensor, which tells the powertrain how much acceleration the driver requests.

John Nuszkowski, Gregory J. Thompson, Michael Ursic, The Influence of Accelerator Pedal Position Control during Transient Laboratory Testing on Heavy Duty Diesel Engines, SAE International Journal of ...