clockwise direction about the pivot pin 52 this rotation of the cam 14 retracts or pulls the cable 16 coupling the cam 14 and the door 76 such that the door 76 is drawn toward its closed position shown in fig2 b according to the preferred embodiment when the occupant manually depresses the pedal 18 the door 76 is only partially closed to bring the door 76 to within reach of the occupant thereafter the occupant can conveniently close the door 76 in a conventional manner alternatively however a door assist pedal assembly configured to fully close the door 76 may also be envisioned referring to fig3 a schematic illustration of an electronically controlled door assist pedal assembly 90 in accordance with an alternate embodiment of the present invention is shown the door assist pedal assembly 90 is operatively connected to a sensor 92 which is configured to selectively transmit a signal to an actuator 94 the actuator 96 is operatively connected to a vehicle door 96 and is configured to apply a force to at least partially close the door 96 the door assist pedal assembly 90 may include a pedal similar to the pedal 18 or alternatively may include any selectively actuatable device such as a button or a switch.