INTRODUCTION
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Abbreviations and Symbols
A Amperes
AAP Ambient Air Pressure
AAT Ambient Air Temperature
ABDC After Bottom Dead Centre
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System
ABS / TC Anti-lock Brake System / Traction
Control
ac Alternating current
A/C Air Conditioning
ACE Active Cornering Enhancement
ACEA Association of Constructors of
European Automobiles
AFR Air Fuel Ratio
AP Ambient Pressure
ASC Anti-shunt Control
ATC Air Temperature Control
ATDC After Top Dead Centre
AUX Auxiliary
AVC Automatic Volume Control
BBDC Before Bottom Dead Centre
BBUS Battery Backed Up Sounder
BCU Body Control Unit
BDC Bottom Dead Centre
bhp Brake Horse Power
BP Boost Pressure
BPP Brake Pedal Position
BS British Standard
BTDC Before Top Dead Centre
BWD Backward
C Celsius
CAN Controller Area Network
CD Compact Disc
CDC Centre Differential Control
CDL Central Door Locking
CD - ROM Compact Disc - Read Only
Memory
CFC Chlorofluorocarbon
CHMSL Centre High Mounted Stop Lamp
CKP Crankshaft Position
CLV Calculated Load Value
cm Centimetre
cm
2Square centimetre
cm3Cubic centimetre
CMP Camshaft Position
CPP Clutch Pedal Position
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO
2Carbon Dioxide
COB Clear Over Base
CR Common Rail
CVS Canister Vent Solenoid
dB Decibels
DDM Driver's Door Module
deg. Degree, angle or temperature
DI Direct Injection
dia. DiameterDIN Deutsche Industrie Normen
(German Industrial Standards)
dc Direct current
DCV Directional Control Valve
DOHC Double Overhead Camshaft
DSP Digital Signal Processing
DTI Dial Test Indicator
DMF Dual Mass Flywheel
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
EACV Electronic Air Control Valve
EAT Electronic Automatic
Transmission
EBD Electronic Brake pressure
Distribution
ECD European Community Directive
ECM Engine Control Module
ECT Engine Coolant Temperature
ECU Electronic Control Unit
EDC Electronic Diesel Control
EEPROM Electronic Erasable
Programmable Read Only
Memory
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EKA Emergency Key Access
ELR Emergency Locking Retractor
EN European Norm
EOBD European On Board Diagnostics
EON Enhanced Other Network
ERL Electrical Reference Library
ETC Electronic Traction Control
EUI Electronic Unit Injector
EVAP Evaporative Emission
EVR Electronic Vacuum Regulator
F Fahrenheit
ft. Feet
FBH Fuel Burning Heater
FET Field Effect Transistor
FIP Fuel Injection Pump
FTC Fast Throttle Control
FWD Forward
> Greater than
g Gramme or Gravity
gal. Gallons
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GPS Global Positioning System
hHour
hc High compression
HC Hydro Carbons
HDC Hill Descent Control
HDOP Height Dilation Of Precision
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
HFS Heated Front Screen
Hg Mercury
HO
2S Heated Oxygen Sensor
HMW High Molecular Weight
