Circuit Description

The commanded throttle position (TP), based on the accelerator pedal position (APP), is compared to the actual throttle position. The TP values should be within a calibrated range of each other. The throttle actuator control (TAC) module monitors the commanded and the actual throttle position. If the TAC module detects that the commanded and the actual throttle positions are not within a calibrated range of each other or the TAC module or the powertrain control module (PCM) cannot determine the throttle position or if both TP sensors are invalid, a message is sent to the PCM across serial data and DTC P1516 is set.