Acronyms

Acronyms

A
A/C air conditioning
A/C P A/C Pressure Cut-out Switch
A/D Analog to Digital Converter
A/D Auto Drive
A/F air/fuel ratio
A/T automatic transmission
AAC Automatic Air Conditioning
AAC Auxiliary Air Control
AAT Ambient Air Temperature
AAV Auxiliary Air Valve
AB Air-Bag
ABC Active Body Control
ABS antilock brake system
ABV Air Bypass Valve
AC alternating current
ACC Adaptive Cruise Control
ACC Air Conditioning Clutch
ACC Activated Carbon Container
ACL Air Cleaner
ACP Air Conditioning Pressure
ACT Air Charge Temperature
ACV Air Control Valve
AFM air flow meter
AFR Air/Fuel Ratio
AIC Automatic Idle Control
AIS automatic idle speed motor
AIS Air Injection System
ALS Anti Lock System
AP Accelerator Pedal
APP Sensor Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor
ARS Anti-Roll Stabilisation
ASC Anti Slip Control
ASMS Automatic Stability Management System
ASR Acceleration Slip Regulation
AT Automatic Transmission
ATC Automatic Transmission Control
ATC after top center
ATCS Active Torque Control System
ATDC after top dead center
ATF automatic transmission fluid
ATI Advanced Turbo Intercooling

B
B+ Battery Positive Voltage
BAT battery
Bd Baud
BDC Bottom Dead Center
BOB Breakout Box
BOO Brake On/Off Switch
BP Barometric Pressur Sensor
BPA Bypass Air Solenoid
BPP Brake Pedal Position Sensor
BPT back-pressure transducer
BTC before top center
BTDC before top dead center
BTS Battery Temperature Sensor

C
C Celsius (degrees)
CAC Charge Air Cooler
CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CALPAK calibration pack
CAN Controller Area Network
CARB California Air Resource Board
CARB Carburator
CAS crank angle sensor
CAT Catalysator
CC catalytic converter
CC Cruise Control
CC cubic centimeter
CCEI Coolant Controlled Idle Enrichment (Chrysler)
CCM Cluster Control Modul
CCOT clutch cycling orifice tube
CCP Charcoal Canister Purge
CCS Cruise Control System
CCV canister control valve
CDI Comon Rail Direct Injection
CEAB cold engine air bleed
CEL Check Engine Light
CESS cold engine sensor switch
CFC Chlorofluorocarbons
CFM cubic feet per minute
CHT Cylinder Head Temperature
CID cubic inch displacement
CIH Camshaft In Head
CO carbon monoxide
CO2 carbon dioxide
COC Conventional Oxidation Catalyst
COP Coil On Plug Ignition
CPU central processing unit
CR Common Rail
CTVS choke thermal vacuum switch

D
DC direct current
DFC Damped Flywheel Clutch
DFS deceleration fuel shutoff (Ford)
DI Direct Injection
DM Diagnose-Modul
DOHC dual overhead cams
DOT Department of Transportation
DRCV distributor retard control valve
DTR Distronik
DV Delay Valve
DVDSV differential vacuum delay and separator valve
DVDV distributor vacuum delay valve
DVOM digital volt ohm meter

E
EAG Elektron. Steuerung Getriebe
EATC electronic automatic temperature control
ECA electronic control assembly
EDC Electronic Diesel Control
EDS Elektron. Diesel-System
EEGR Electronic EGR Valve
EEPROM electronically erasable programmable read only memory chip
EFC electronic fuel control
EGR exhaust gas recirculation
EGR S/O EGR Shut Off
EGRV EGR Vent vacuum solenoid Valve
EGS Elektron. Getriebe-Steuerung
EMI electromagnetic interference
EOBD European On Board Diagnostic
EOS exhaust oxygen sensor
EPA Enviromental Protection Agency
EPC Electronic Pressure Control
EPROM erasable programmable read only memory chip
ERS Engine Rpm Sensor
ESO Engine Shut Off
ESP Elektron. Stabilit�ts Programm, Fahrdynamikregelung
ETC Electronic Traction Control
ETS Elektron. Traktions System
EV Elektro Vehicle
EVAP evaporative emissions
EVE Elektron. Verteilereinspritzsystem

F
F Fahrenheit (degrees)
FEEPROM Flash Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
FI fuel injection
FMEM Failure Mode Effects Management
FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
FSS Flexible Service System
ft.lb. foot pound
FTP Federal Test Procedure
FTS Fuelpump Temperature Sensor
FWD front wheel drive

G
GND ground
GPM grams per mile
GRND ground

H
HC hydrocarbons
HCU Hydraulic Control Unit
HEGO heated exhaust gas oxygen sensor
HFM Benzin-Einspritz- und Zundsystem
Hg mercury
HLOS Hardware Limited Operation Strategy
HO2S Heated Oxygen Sensor
hp horsepower

I
I/P instrument panel
IAT inlet air solenoid valve
IC ignition control
IC integrated circuit
ICP Injector Control Pressure
ID inside diameter
IDM ignition diagnostic monitor
IGN ignition
IM240 inspection/maintenance 240 program
INJ injector
IPR injection pressure regulator
ISO International Standards Organization
ISS Intermediate Speed Sensor
ITS Inflatable Tubular Structure

J
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K
KAM Keep Alive Memory
kHz kilohertz
kPa kilopascal
Km kilometers
KOEO Key On Engine Off Self-Test
KOER Key On Engine Running Self-Test
KPH kilometers per hour
KS knock sensor
KV kilovolts
KWP Key Word Protocol

L
L liters
lb.ft. pound feet
LCD liquid crystal display
LED light emitting diode
LH Benzin-Einspritzanlage LH Motor
LIN Local Interconnect Network
LSD limited slip differential

M
MAF mass airflow sensor
MAP manifold absolute pressure
MAT manifold air temperature
ME Motor-Elektronik
MFG Manufacturer
MFI multiport fuel injection
MIL malfunction indicator lamp
mm millimeters
MPFI multi point fuel injection
MPG miles per gallon
MPH miles per hour
MPI multi point injection
ms millisecond
MSDS material safety data sheet
MT Manual Transmission
MTF Manual Transmission Fluid
mV millivolts

N
NDIS Nissan Direct Injection System
NDS Neutral Drive Switch
Nm Newton meters
NOS New Old/Original Stock
NOX nitrogen oxides
NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient

O
O2 oxygen sensor
OASIS Online Automobile Service Information System
OBD on-board diagnostics
OBD2 on-board diagnostics (second generation)
OCIL Overdrive Cancel Indicator Light
OCS Overdrive Cancel Switch
OCT ADJ Octane Adjust device
OD outside diameter
OD overdrive
OE original equipment
OEM original equipment manufacture
OHC overhead cam
OS oxygen sensor

P
P/B power brakes
P/N part number
PCM powertrain control module (supercedes ECM)
PCR Piezo Common Rail
PCV positive crankcase ventilation
PECV power enrichment control valve
PPM parts per million
PROM program read only memory computer chip
PS power steering
PSI pounds per square inch
PSPS power steering pressure switch
PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient
PTS Park Tronic System
PVA ported vacuum advance
PVS ported vacuum switch

Q
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R
RFI radio frequency interference
RPM revolutions per minute
RWD rear-wheel drive

S
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SAVM spark advance vacuum modulator
SBC Sensotronic Brake Control
SDI Saab Direct Ignition
SIR Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (air bag)
SMPI Sequential Multiport Fuel Injection (Chrysler)
SO2 sulfur dioxide
SOHC single overhead cam
SRDV spark retard delay valve
SRS Supplemental Restraint System (air bag)

T
TACH tachometer
TAV temperature actuated vacuum
TBI throttle body injection
TCM Transmission Control Modul
TDC top dead center
TOT Transmission Oil Temperature sensor
TPP throttle position potentiometer
TPS throttle position sensor
TSB Technical Service Bulletin
TV throttle valve
TWC three-way catalyst

U
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V
V volts
VAC volts alternating current
VAF vane air flow sensor
VAPS II Variable Assist Power Steering II
VDC volts direct current
VDV vacuum delay valve
VICS Vehicle Information and Communication System
VIN vehicle identification number
VOM Volt-Ohm Meter
VREF Reference Voltage
VRS Variable Reluctance Sensor
VSS vehicle speed sensor
VVA Venturi Vacuum Amplifier

W
WAC Wide-open throttle A/C Cutoff
WOT wide open throttle
WSS wheel speed sensor

X
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Y
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Z
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