Safety Standard
Canister PurgeCANPControls pu
rging of the EVAP canister
Carbon dioxideCO2Colorless gas with
a density of a
pproximately 1.5 ti mes that of air
Carbon mon
oxide
COPoi
sonous gas produced as the re
sult of incomplete combustion
Case G
round
CSE GNDControl modu
le casing ground
Catal
ytic converter
In
-line exhaust system device used to reduce the level of engine exhaust
emissions
Ce
lsius
CSI ter
m for the Centigrade scale, with
freezing point at zero and boiling point
at 100°
Central
Processor Unit
CPUTh
e section of a computer that contai
ns the arithmetic, logic and control
circuits. It performs arithm etic operations, controls instruction processing, and
provides timing signals and other housekeeping operations
Cl
osed Loop
CL
Cl
osed Loop System
CLSControl
system with one
or more feedback loops
Col
umn/Mirror Control
Module
C/MC
M
Control ModuleCMA
self-contained group of electrical/electronic components, designed as a
single replaceable un it, and controlling one or more processes
Controll
er Area Network
CANA
communication system which allows control modules to be linked together
in a network.
Crankshaft Posi
tion
Sensor
CKPSGenerates crankshaft positi on informa
tion in conjunct
ion with the CKPTR (also
generates speed information in certain applications)
Crankshaft Posi
tion
Timing Ring
CKPT
R
Toothe
d ring which
triggers the CKPS
Crankcase Ventila
tion
System
CVSys
tem which scavenges camshaft cover and crankcase emissions and feeds
them into the inlet manifold
Cubic ce nt
imeter
cm
3
Curb weightWe
ight of vehicle with fuel, lubrican
ts and coolant, but excluding driver,
passengers or payload
D
Dat
a Link Connector
DLCConne
ctor providing access and/or control of the vehicle information,
operating conditions, and diagnostic information
De
gree
deg, °Angle or tempe
rature
D
epartment of
Transportation (US)
DO
T
D
epartment of Transport
(UK)
DTp
De
utsche In
stitut für
Normung
DINGerman stand
ards regulation body
Di
agnostic Module
DMSuppl
emental Restraint System (non-c
ontrolling) module for diagnostics
overview
Di
agnostic Test Mode
DTMA le
vel of capability in an OBD system.
May include different functional states
to observe signals, a base level to re ad DTCs, a monitor level which includes
information on signal levels, bi-directional control with on /off board aids, and
the ability to interface with remote diagnosis
Diagnostic Trouble CodeDTCAn al
pha/numeric identifier for a fault
condition identified by the On-Board
Diagnostic (OBD) system
D
ial test indicator
DTIA mechan
ical measuring
instrument, with a rotary indicating pointer
connected to a linear operating probe
D
ifferential pressure
Pressure di
fference betwee
n two regions e.g. between intake manifold and
atmospheric pressures
D
ifferential Pressure
Feedback EGR
DP
FE
An
EGR system that monito
rs differential EGR pressure across a remote orifice
to control EGR flow
D
irect current
dcCurrent which f
lows in on
e direction only, though it may have appreciable
pulsations in its magnitude
Du
al linear switch
DLSJ
-gate switch connected to the TCM on SC vehicles
E
EGR
Temperature EGRT
Sensor
EGRTSens
ing EGR function based on temperature change
EGR Vacu
um Regulator
EVRControls EGR
flow by changi
ng vacuum to the EGR valve
EGR Valve
Position
EVPAn EGR
system that direct
ly monitors EGR valve position to control EGR flow
Electrically E
rasable
Programmable Read-Only
Memory
EEP
ROM
