Servicing accelerator mechanism - vehicles with 6-cylinder turbo engine — AUDI
Servicing accelerator mechanism - vehicles with 6-cylinder turbo engine on Audi: factory workshop procedure for engines AAH, ABC, ACK, ACZ.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📐 15 workshop diagrams for AAH
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
ABC ACK ACZ ADP ADR AEB AFC AFY AGA AGB AHL AJG AJL ALF ALG ALW ALZ AML AMM AMX ANA ANB APR APS APT APU APZ AQD ARG ARJ ARK ARM ASJ ATW ATX AVV AWT AZB AZR
6-pin connector
10 Nm
Accelerator position sender -G79
Adjusting =>Page
20-134
To remove and install, remove mounting -Item
9
.
Cable cam
10 Nm
Operating rod
With threaded collar for adjustment =>Page
20-134
Accelerator pedal stop
Position on vehicles with manual gearbox: marking "H" or "HS" (hand-shift) must be visible
Position on vehicles with automatic gearbox: marking "A" or "AG" must be visible
Accelerator pedal
Mounting
Removing and installing:
=> Running gear, Front and four-wheel drive; Repair group 46; Removing and installing pedal cluster
Running gear, Front and four-wheel drive
Removing and installing pedal cluster
Adjusting accelerator position sender
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items
Fault reader V.A.G 1551 (or vehicle system tester V.A.G 1552) with cable V.A.G 1551/3
Vehicles with manual gearbox
Requirement for test:
Position of accelerator pedal stop: marking"H" or "HS" must be visible.
Note:
If accelerator position sender -G79 has been removed:
Fit cable cam as shown.
In its rest position, the continuation of the spanner flat should intersect with the centre of the drilling -arrow-.
Install sender with cable cam already fitted.
With ignition switched off, connect fault reader V.A.G 1551 or vehicle system tester V.A.G 1552 to diagnostic connector with cable V.A.G 1551/3.
V.A.G - SELF DIAGNOSIS
HELP
1 - Rapid data transfer 1)
2 - Flash code output 1)
Indicated in display
1)
appears alternately
Switch on ignition.
Switch on the printer by pressing the PRINT button (indicator lamp in button should light up).
Press key 1 for "Rapid data transfer".
Rapid data transfer
HELP
Enter address word XX
When this display appears:
Press keys 0 and 1 for address word "Engine electronics" and confirm entry with Q key.
8D0907551 2.7l V6/5VT G
D01
⇒
Coding 05211
WSC 12345
The display on fault reader V.A.G 1551 will show the control unit identification. For example:
Press ⇒key.
Rapid data transfer
HELP
Select function XX
When this display appears:
Press keys 0 and 8 for the function "Read measured value block" and confirm entry with Q key.
Read measured value block
Q
Enter display group number XXX
When this display appears:
Press keys 0, 6 and 2 for "Display group number 062" and confirm entry with Q key.
Read measured value block 62
⇒
xx %
xx %
73 %
xx %
When this display appears:
Check display in display zone 3 (accelerator pedal position).
Press accelerator all the way down and hold in position.
Specification: 72 ... 74 % (accelerator pedal pressed down)
If the specification is not attained:
Disengage eyelet of operating rod -1- from accelerator pedal -arrow-.
Turn threaded collar on operating rod.
After completing adjustment, carefully engage operating rod on accelerator pedal.
Check adjustment again:
Press accelerator pedal down slowly.
Read measured value block 62
⇒
xx %
xx %
73 %
xx %
Specification: figure in display zone 3 should constantly increase, reaching 72 ... 74 % when the accelerator pedal is pressed down fully.
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.