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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 07:45 AM
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Accelerator voltage readings?

Hi my 2003 S500 won't accelerate at all. When I hook up icarsoft mb2 in the engine page I can read voltages for the accelerator pedal for both signal 1 and signal 2 but can anyone confirm what the voltages are suppose to be? I have swapped out the accelerator pedal also and didn't fix it.

From memory signal 1 voltage goes from close to zero volts all the way up to about 4.7 volts as I push the accelerator pedal in. Signal 2 voltage goes up to about 2 volts I think...This is through icarsoft mb2. Can someone confirm this? I am not sure if the two signals are supposed to be the same as a redundancy feature? Or if they are opposite, i.e. signal 1 starts 5 volts and goes to 0 as you push and signal 2 starts at 0 and goes to 5 volts?

So the computer is reading SOME voltages, but maybe computer is not passing the command onto the throttle?
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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 11:32 AM
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You swapped out the pedal with what? Another used pedal or Ebay pedal ? They are all no good .

you need a brand new pedal from mb
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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 04:24 PM
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You swapped out the pedal with what? Another used pedal or Ebay pedal ? They are all no good .

you need a brand new pedal from mb
I swapped out with two different pedals. One was from another s500 I have for parts and that pedal was working. But I thought maybe I damaged this pedal as I had accidentally wired the throttle motor drive wires back to the pedal itself when I was replacing the electrical harness. (used a 99 harness on my 03 and plugs were different)

So I bought an eBay pedal that was advertised as confirmed good. So I doubt two pedals are bad. It’s just a potentiometer so if someone has voltage reading of signal 1 and 2 with pedal fully out then full in?
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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 05:14 PM
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Lol do you know why I knew you bought used pedals ?

because all eBay pedals are bad
get a brand new one from mb
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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 06:57 PM
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Hi tusabes, do you have icarsoft or other MB software which shows accelerator voltages? If so would you mind hooking it up to your S500 and reading the voltages of signal 1 and 2 with accelerator full out and full in? Or making a quick youtube video?

I can't imagine three pedals are bad. My electrical harness was replaced due to an engine fire so the original accelerator pedal was fine. The second pedal came from a spare parts car I bought and I drove it so it was also good pedal. The third one from ebay maybe bad, but its showing same voltage as the original pedal which was good... So I have to go in another direction than purchasing another pedal.

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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 08:37 PM
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Omfg you didn’t think to mention that little detail of An ENGINE FIRE would be relevant ?

giving us only bits and pieces, so we have to guess as to what’s happening , isn’t helpful so no I won’t be hooking up anything for you
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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 09:09 PM
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Mate the engine fire is irrelevant. I mentioned I changed the electrical harness which is all that matters. For your reference here> https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...-diagrams.html

Presently your doing what's called trolling. Not providing a useful answer or response and attempting to provoke a non-related emotional response.

I just need the voltages. Don't wanna help then see ya...

Anyone else?
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Then get a proper 2003 harness, not a 99 harness
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Old Mar 30, 2021 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tusabes
Then get a proper 2003 harness, not a 99 harness
I don't need a 2003 harness. The wires are the same as long as they are routed correctly. I checked everyone of the hundred or so wires. I need the voltages for the accelerator pedal. Then I can confirm if the pedal is good or not, and then I can look at the throttle body and maybe the harness for incorrect wiring...
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