1998 Mercedes Benz C230 NEEDS HELP

1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230
190,786 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JOJIEKHAN
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I HAVE C230 1998 VEHICLE IS PERFECTLY OK. SUDDENLY I START CAR ITS STARTS BUT WHEN I PRESS GAS PEDAL IT S NOT WORKING I CHECK EVERY SINGLE THING ON CAR EVERY THING IS OK MY SCANNER IS NOT SHOWING ANY CODE.CAN U PLEASE HELP ME TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. ONE MORE THING THE SECONDRY THROTTLE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL.
May 3, 2008 at 10:09 PM
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WESTCOAST619
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Mercedes cars operate a little different than regular cars. If you look in your engine bay, towards the rear of the engine bay on the drivers side, ther is a cable that runs to your gas pedal. This cable is hooked up to a pedal sensor that tells the computer the drivers request as far as how much gas the driver is given the vehicle. This sensor sends the data to the engine control module which inturn moves the throttle blade on the engine to allow air to enter the engine. Either the throttle actuator or the pedal sensor is your problem. From experience I would recommend your pedal sensor first. Ive replaced many of these before and the throttle actuators fail a lot less. With out actually daignosing this, this would be your best bet. Hope this helps!
May 5, 2008 at 10:06 PM