Car: 124.036 500E
Question: If you have any tips on the installation, or a diagram of it's location, I would appreciate it.

The part # is A 140 545 01 14 - Switch Accel Control

Someone posted here previously that it was located on the accel pedal, but after inspection, I am not seeing the location.

Thanks in advance.

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Gary
1992 500E
1995 Impala SS
2000 C5 Hardtop
2006 Hummer H3
G Man's Rides

did you ever find the switch...supposidly mine is bad in my e320 as well.

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Daily Driver: 02 E430 4MATIC
In the family: '03 E500 // '04 ML500 // 64 220SE

Anyone?

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Daily Driver: 02 E430 4MATIC
In the family: '03 E500 // '04 ML500 // 64 220SE

Isn't it under the air cleaner housing on the intake throddle body ?

DanielW

Here is how to replace this part - Pics attached:

A. Remove the knee bolster
- pull head light switch out with pliers (cover with a cloth so you don't damage switch)
- remove large bolt that holds the trim piece on
- remove trim pieces on both sides of steering wheel (pry up/out from the left most side on both of these)
- remove the 5 bolts under these trim pieces and 3 more on the bottom (8 mm)
- unscrew the parking brake release (3 phillips) and hood release (1 phillips) and detach these two cables

B. Remove black plastic piece above pedals
- remove one 8mm screw
- gently pry the piece out starting along the footwell vent

C. Remove floor mat, then remove accelerator pedal clip by pulling outward (see pic - you may also need to remove the carpeting to get to this clip)

D. Disassemble acceleartor linkage (see pics)
- rotate the accelerator pedal ~200 degrees until it can be removed (1)
- detach spring (2)
- pry off the large clip (3)
- remove retaining clip (4)
- slide the assembly out off the hinge/rod

E. Unplug the idle speed contact switch (follow the cable)

F. Disassemble the plug to route the wires through the accelerator linkage

G. Replace the switch using the appropriate torx driver for the two screws (or a similar regular screw driver if the torx isn't available)

H. Put it all back together

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Daily Driver: 02 E430 4MATIC
In the family: '03 E500 // '04 ML500 // 64 220SE

More pics - note the last pic for the actual location of this switch

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Daily Driver: 02 E430 4MATIC
In the family: '03 E500 // '04 ML500 // 64 220SE

Is the part you are looking for also called the throttle micro switch? If so I had a problem with that. See post #13 in thread below.
Engine shuts down while I was driving: M103

No - see the last pic in post #6 for the location of the part - it is MB part number 140 545 01 14 - only used with ASR

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Daily Driver: 02 E430 4MATIC
In the family: '03 E500 // '04 ML500 // 64 220SE

Skier3 9 - Thanks for the incredibly helpful instuctions and photos. Took me a few hours of slow, methodical work, but I did it.

One thing I'd add for others. The torx you'll need is a Torx 7. I had to stop and go buy one (a set of mini-torx at Sears for ten bucks). Nothing lese I had would loosen them without the likelyhood of stripping.

I was replacing mine in an attempting to fix my 'bogging' problem detailed in this now (too) lengthy thread) - http://http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=267421

Thanks again.

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Thanks,

Joey

'88 560SL Pearl Black/Java 152K
'94 E320 Anthracite/Grey 89K


Previously:
'94 E420 Black/Bamboo
'90 300E
'71 280SEL 4.5