engine AUDI A4 1999 B5 / 1.G Mechanical Throttle Control Servising
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Accelerator pedal cable, adjusting 
(vehicles with 1.8 ltr. turbo engine)
 
    
Accelerator pedal cable -5- connected to accelerator pedal and routed 
over the throttle actuator control module cable quadrant.  
Note:  
Either use a second technician or a mechanical device to depress the 
accelerator pedal.  -  Remove clip -2- from notched section of outer cable sleeve -1-.
-  Fully depress accelerator pedal to Wide Open Throttle position.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission, 
checking adjustment  
     
Test and auxiliary equipment required  
     
Fluke 83 Multimeter 
     VW 1594 Adaptor kit 
     
-  Disconnect 2-pin harness connector from kick-
down switch. 
     In engine compartment on firewall. 
    
-  Connect multimeter between kick-down switch terminals using jumper 
wires from VW 1594 adaptor kit. 
-  Measure resistance across switch.
Specified Value:   
-  Slowly depress accelerator pedal until Wide Open Throttle is reached. 
If properly adjusted, following conditions will be met: 
Shortly after kick-down point, resistance must drop to 0   Accelerator pedal must almost be up to the full travel stop 
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Accelerator pedal cable, adjusting 
(vehicles with 2.8 ltr. engine)
 
    
Accelerator pedal cable -1- connected to accelerator pedal and routed 
over the Throttle actuator control module cable quadrant.  
Note:  
Either use a second technician or a mechanical device to depress the 
accelerator pedal.  -  Remove clip -3- from notched section of cable sleeve -4-.
-  Fully depress accelerator pedal to Wide Open Throttle position.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission, 
adjustment checking  
     
Test and auxiliary equipment required  
     
Fluke 83 Multimeter 
     VW 1594 Adaptor kit 
     
-  Disconnect 2-pin harness connector from kick-
down switch 
     In engine compartment on firewall 
    
-  Connect multimeter between kick-down switch terminals using jumper 
wires from VW 1594 adaptor kit. 
-  Measure resistance across switch.
Specified Value:   
-  Slowly depress accelerator pedal until Wide Open Throttle is reached. 
If properly adjusted, following conditions will be met: 
Shortly after kick-down point, resistance must drop to 0   Accelerator pedal must almost be up to the full travel stop 
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Accelerator pedal cable, removing and 
installing (vehicles with 1.8 ltr. turbo 
engine)
 
     
Removing  
     
-  Remove driver's side storage compartment.
     
       Repair Manual, Body Interior, Repair Group 
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-  Disconnect end of accelerator pedal cable -1- from top of accelerator 
pedal -2-. 
    
-  Release accelerator pedal cable ferrule -5- from location in quadrant.
-  Pull notched section of cable sleeve -1- out of grommet -4- in bracket -
3-. 
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Installing  
      Installation is performed in the reverse order of 
the removal procedure, during installation, note 
the following:  
     
- See notes   Page 20
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Vehicles with manual transmission 
    
-  Slide cable with cable bracket -3- and cable positioner -1- out of the 
engine compartment and through the front and rear plenum walls in -
direction of the arrow-. 
-  Attach cable bracket with retaining clip -2- behind firewall, in the 
plenum. 
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Vehicles with automatic transmission 
    
-  Slide cable with cable bracket -3- and cable mounting -1- out of the 
plenum toward the front, through the firewall to the engine and 
backward through the fire wall to the vehicle interior. 
Arrow points in installation direction. 
-  Attach cable bracket with retaining clip -2- in front of firewall in the 
plenum. 
    
-  Connect kick-down-switch harness connector -arrow-.
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Accelerator pedal cable, removing and 
installing (vehicles with 2.8 ltr. engine)
 
     
Removing  
     
-  Remove driver's side storage compartment
     
       Repair Manual, Body Interior, Repair Group 
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-  Disconnect cable -1- from top of accelerator pedal -2- (dotted lines).
    
-  Remove engine cover -arrows-.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission 
    
All vehicles 
Note:  
For vehicles with a manual transmission (no kick-down switch), the clip is 
located on the cable bracket behind the front plenum.  -  Disconnect harness connector -2- from kick-down switch.
-  Remove retaining clip -1- from the kick-down switch.
    
- 
Twist cable positioner approx. 90  in counter-clockwise direction -
arrow 1- and pull out through the firewall side of plenum in direction of -
arrow 2- toward the engine. -  Remove the accelerator pedal cable.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission 
    
-  Slide accelerator pedal cable -3- (with kick-down switch bracket) and 
cable positioner -1- through the back and front plenum walls as shown 
in illustration. 
-arrow- shows installed position 
-  Secure kick-down switch bracket with retaining clip -2-.On engine compartment side of plenum 
    
-  Connect kick-down-switch harness connector -arrow-.
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