The accelerator is also known as gas pedal. It is the pedal located on the floor on the far-right. This pedal controls the amount of gas being fed into the engine and thereby controls the speed of the vehicle. You push the accelerator with your right foot with your heel resting on the ground.
On a manual car there are three foot pedals located on the floor beneath the steering wheel. The accelerator, the brake and the clutch. The pedal on the right is the accelerator - often referred to as the gas pedal. This is the power pedal.
When you step on the gas pedal, the throttle valve opens up more, letting in more air. The engine control unit (ECU, the computer that controls all of the electronic components on your engine) "sees" the throttle valve open and increases the fuel rate in anticipation of more air entering the engine.
On a manual car there are three foot pedals located on the floor beneath the steering wheel. The accelerator, the brake and the clutch. The pedal on the right is the accelerator - often referred to as the gas pedal. This is the power pedal.
When you step on the gas pedal, the throttle valve opens up more, letting in more air. The engine control unit (ECU, the computer that controls all of the electronic components on your engine) "sees" the throttle valve open and increases the fuel rate in anticipation of more air entering the engine.
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