1.8 T (AEB) Accelerator cable adjustment problem

[FrenchAudi]

I have just scanned with a V.A.G. 1552 and found the following fault:


01165

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Idle speed control (ISC) actuator/throttle motor

Accelerator cable adjustment, throttle valve, wiring, ISC actuator/throttle motor, basic setting not carried out



I consulted the Bentley Manual for adjusting the cable


With full accelerator pedal, I'm supposed to move the U-shaped clip on the outer cable to the appropriate slot to locate the outer cable at the engine end, so the throttle is fully open but just touching the stop. (so there is no strain on the cable)
With no accelerator pedal there should then be about 1 mm slack in the cable.


But. Full pedal - throttle quadrant is hard against the stop and outer cable adjustment slots have disappeared inside the grommet.
No pedal - about 3 cm of slack.


So it seems someone has changed the cable or moved something, and there is too much travel on the accelerator pedal, which must have max and min stops somewhere.


Next I have to remove the lower part of the dash to even see the pedal, and find out where the stops are, but it's too cold today in the garage!


Bentley says "after adjusting, check the closed and wide open throttle stops" but doesn't say where they are. I can't see anything at the pedal.

(My Alfa has a full pedal stop which screws up from the floor under the pedal, but can't see this on Audi.)


Can anyone help, please?

[FrenchAudi]

I think I sorted it. There is a stop for maximum accelerator pedal movement, this being a square rubber block mounted on the support for the brake pedal assembly. The block has two positions, one for manual and the other for automatic gearboxes. It has to be turned on its support so that the appropriate letters are visible - 'H' or 'HS' for manual and 'A' or 'AG' for auto.
For automatics, like mine, with the pedal pushed down against the stop, the U-shaped clip at the throttle valve end of the cable has to be positioned in one of the grooves in the outer cable so that the kickdown switch closes just before the full throttle position is reached. This is to make sure that the kickdown switch calls for a downward gearchange when the pedal is pushed down almost to the limit.
I connected a meter between the switch contacts so I could see when the switch opened and closed, but the switch operation can be felt through the pedal, and there is also an audible click when it opens.
The weight of the pedal itself is sufficient to remove slack from the cable when the pedal is released.