Mercedes-Benz C Class 2000–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 50012 · NHTSA communication 621570 · issued May 22, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2000–2001
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some vehicles, upon release of the brake pedal and / or application of the accelerator pedal, there is a 1-2 second delay until the actuator moves to the new accelerator pedal input position. This delay is integrated in the engine management system as a safety feature and is not subject to modification in the field. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.